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...year, U.S. Roman Catholics have eagerly awaited the announcement of a Papal Consistory and its list of new cardinals. At the last one, in February 1946, four red hats went to U.S. churchmen.* This time, in view of their increasing importance in church affairs, e.g., U.S. contributions account for one-third of the Vatican's foreign revenues, the U.S. clergy hoped to get three or four more. The most talked-about candidates: Archbishops Richard J. Gushing of Boston, John Francis O'Hara of Philadelphia, Joseph E. Ritter of St. Louis...
Last week the long-expected news came -and it was a disappointment. The Vatican announced the appointment of 24 new members to the Sacred College of Cardinals, to be installed at a four-day Papal Consistory starting Jan. 12. There was only one American on the list: Los Angeles' Archbishop J. Francis A. Mclntyre...
...miracles, he casts a skeptical eye on some of them. One is the famous story that, after Xavier lost a crucifix overboard at sea, a crab miraculously returned it to the shore the next day. The saint never mentioned this himself and, although the story was cited in the Papal Bull announcing Xavier's canonization, Brodrick does not believe it. ("It is entirely a matter of evidence.") Another legend: Xavier's reputedly miraculous "gift of tongues." Father Brodrick notes that the Basque saint was a notoriously poor linguist, not even fluent in Latin. But before visiting different groups...
Religion and Education 91. Bishop Fulton J. Sheen announced he: 1. Had been appointed Papal Secretary...
...Italy, on an inspection tour of U.S. Navy installations, Secretary of the Navy Dan Kimball stopped off at the summer papal palace at Castel Gandolfo, was received with his wife and staff by Pope Pius...