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Bishop William Thomas Manning of the Episcopal Diocese of New York, quoting the words of His Holiness Pope Pius XI, who had denounced what is going on in Russia as "horrible, sacrilegious iniquities" (TIME, Feb. 7), and promising to hold a service in his Cathedral of St. John the Divine on March 16, when Christian groups throughout the world will offer up, without distinction of creed, a joint and fervent prayer that belief in God and his worship may flourish in the Russian people...
Rejoice, Rejoice! Swinging the telescope to focus upon Rome the Martian would have seen Pope Pius XI distressed by a sacrilege which had been perpetrated in the Holy City itself; but the Papal newspaper Osservatore Romano rejoicing to announce that a portion of God's work is being done even by the Bolsheviks, because they, by their infamies, have brought Protestants and Jews to kneel in prayer for a petition initiated by the Pope...
Later in the day it was learned that Pope Pius XI had been almost prostrated by grief at news of the sacrilege. "The Holy Father was much shaken," said a Jesuit prelate...
Still on closest, friendliest terms with Italy is Bulgaria, despite the fact that II Duce's plan of marrying Princess Giovanna to Tsar Boris of Bulgaria was blocked at the very last minute (when His Majesty was actually en route to Rome) by Pope Pius XI (TIME, April...
Born. To Marchesa Maria Luisa Persichetti Ugolini, niece of Pope Pius XI; a daughter, Maria Rio Pia. His Holiness sent his majordomo with blessings for his grandniece and namesake...