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Thus to all the faithful wrote last week the Beatissimus Father, Pope Pius XI. He entitled his encyclical. "Miserentissimus Redemptor;" in it. after the above recital of woe, he called upon the faithful to make reparation for the sins of the world-especially on the day sacred to the Sacred Heart of Jesus...
These were the mournful words which Pope Pius XI wrote in an open letter to Cardinal Pompili, vicar of the Rome diocese, apropos of a "gymnastic" competition which was held in that city last week. The Pontiff proceeded to explain that he was not, in principle, opposed to athletics but that when competitions became too exhibitionistic, he felt compelled to frown. Governmental circles in Rome regarded the Pope's letter as another manifestation of the Vatican's opposition to what the Pope calls "Fascist monopolization of the education of youth." At the end of his document the Pontiff...
...drop the usage to which we have become so accustomed, however, but merely create some additional designation. You might reverse the allegation, and write something like this, each time you refer to the Roman Pope: "Achille Ambroglio Damiano Ratti, Pope Pius XI, who is mortally hated and feared by U. S. Senator James Thomas ("Tom-Tom") Heflin...
...shower of silver sparks. The fountain was in the form of human figures, incompletely clothed; around the Square of Quiretti are numerous convents and educational institutions. The inmates of these houses disliked the fountain because of the nudity of its statuary; not long after its erection, Pope Pius XI himself sent deputies into the sunny plaza to gaze upon the fountain and determine the degree of its propriety...
With his bearings firmly taken, Correspondent James proceeded to shed light on the recent acrimonious exchange of speeches between Pope Pius XI and Il Duce, as to whether the Church or State shall predominate in educating Italian Youth. Mr. James significantly revealed that in the course of smoothing down this quarrel, Signor Mussolini has agreed that the Fascist Youth organizations shall hereafter receive spiritual training under the auspices of the Church, while all other instruction shall continue lay and Fascist...