The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-24
Pope Urges
 Prayer, Hope

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 Today fog ihr first tlme the ha. man family VIII celebrate the fest. ivsiy when war oa land and sea and Va the air ls finiShed. Everyone l' sending thanksgivings 10 God fo' peace.
 Yesterday large territories wer, soWn with misery and destruction Nov men are jus; beginning 10 re. alize how much good V'ill ls neoes- ssry Co bring the Eorld back C peace and order"
 The list of Cardinal appointments announced ty inc Pope were Inc first he has made since ascending the papal throne March l2. i939
 The Pope said that the church "in spite of attacks launched agains' her 10 divide her. remains firm. ra- diating new light everywhere.
 eIn troubled times like these he continued. -the church must do everything to keep the individuality Of the church
 Ma all who suffer find in God and the church faith. serenity and support
 Grave Concerns
 Tn this hour in which We cele- brate the birth Of Christ We cant omit saying a word about the work Of peace Of the governing classes Never since creation have states men found themselves faced with SC many complicated and difficult problems. Vast and formidable ig the responsibility Of those who try and accomplish this work.
 "Artifical public opinion created by money and influence must be abolished. The struggle to capture the treasurers of earth and the frontiers between nations constitute a very dangerous game.
 "The strength of totalitariar states based on force and violence creates tyranny of such state. The building of peace would create de- struction and violence if totalitari- aniSm is not eliminated.
 Tn true and healthy Democracy totalitarianism is intolerable. The future work of peace is to ban from the world all acts of aggression and offensive wars. But this must not only De a beautiful gesture but a reality. There is only one solution Turn to God and church.
 New Cardinal
 The American nominees were Archbishop Francis J. Spellman ot New York; John J. Glennon of St Louis; Edward Mooney of Detroit; and Samuel Alphonsus Stritch o1 Chicago. The only American Card inal at present is Dennis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia.
 New Princes of the church also included five in South America four Italians of whom two are ir the Vatican and two are Nuncios abroad; three each in France, Spain and Germany; and one each ir Cuba, the British Isles, Canada Australia, Poland, Holland, Hungary Armenia, China and the Portugese Central African colony of Lourenco Marques.
 The Pope's international outlook was emphasized in the fact that only four Italians were named to the sacred college.
 An Italian majority has been maintained in the college since 100 With four new Italian appointees there will be 28 Italians in the col lege compared to 42 non-Italians meaning. the latter, in event of a vacancy in the papacy, could vote