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...counted more that he is a strong Roman Catholic who has the earnest sympathy of Pope Pius XII; that his sister, Marie-Jose, married Crown Prince Umberto of Italy-possible checkrein to keep Benito Mussolini from jumping in on Hitler's side; that his late wife was the King of Sweden's popular niece, which is one more tug at Sweden's fearful heart; that Franklin Roosevelt called himself Leopold's "old friend" and sent a message saying the U. S. people were shocked and angry. Now it mattered that King Leopold retained Lieut. General Henri...
...Roosevelt's foreign policy clearer. Since his Christmas Eve appointment of Steelman Myron C. Taylor as his personal representative to the Vatican, the President has been extremely solicitous about U, S.-Italian relations, has regularly back-patted King Vittorio Emanuele III, and upheld the hand of Pope Pius XII for peace. The time had come for a more pressing effort to keep the war from spreading to the Mediterranean...
Bellicose Benito Mussolini last week found himself in the odd position of owing the protection of his life to peace-loving Pope Pius XII. After a bombproof shelter with walls nine feet thick had been prepared for His Holiness, and gas masks were distributed to all Vatican City residents, the belligerent powers belatedly came forth with formal assurance that Rome would not be attacked even if Italy got in the war. Reason: Even with the most accurate bomb sights, it would be practically impossible to bomb the Italian capital without hitting the Church's Holy City. No side wants...
...many saints the Roman Catholic Church has recognized not even the wisest hagiologist knows. There are at least 3,000.* Last week Pope Pius XII recognized the first two of his reign at a four-hour canonization ceremony in vast St. Peter's, Rome. Before him knelt two cardinal-advocates, pleaders for the two saints whose visages and miracles the congregation of 40,000 beheld on great oil paintings over the high altar-Marie Euphrasia Pelletier, French foundress of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd (1796-1868), Gemma Galgani, Italian stigmatist and mystic (1878-1903). Thrice the cardinals begged...
...novelist who can swim skillfully in imaginary worlds, Hugh Walpole was hired by the Hearst press to eyewitness the funeral of Pope Pius XI and the election of Pope Pius XII. Roman Fountain is a reflective record of this experience...