The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-12-26
1852 National Review

Gil of Catholic Women convention
in Seattle. The 33th annual Ma.
tlonal Conference of Catholic Char.
tiles convention was held jointly
with the st. Vincent de Paul Soci.
ETY. and the Apostleship of Sea in
Cleveland. Fir. Patrick Peyton,
csc, opened a Family Rosary
Crusade in the New York arch.
diocese. Catholic Bible Week Sept
28-Oct. 81, a nationwide commem.
oration of the 500th anniversary OF
the Gutenberg Bible, opened.
OCTOBER
Death sentences were given after
a mass trial in a Bulgarian com
munist court to Bishop Eugene
Bossilkoff of Nicopol, and three
priests and prison sentences were
imposed on 21 priests, a nun and
IA laymen. Denounced throughout
the free world, the incident was
characterized by U.S. State Depart,
ment as communism's attempt to
destroy the last remnants of the
Church in Bulgaria.
Catholic Youth Week was mark.
ed nationwide October 10 to 26.
The 1852 Hoey Awards for pro.
noting interracial justice went to
Charles F. Vatterott, jr., st. Louis,
and Joseph J. Yancey, Negro
founder OF Pioneer Athletic Club,
New York. Rep. John Mccormack
Of Massachusetts received the 1852
Peace Medal at the Third Order Of
ST. Francis convention in Milwau-
kee. Bishop Ralph L. Hayes of
Davenport was elected president
at the 30th annual National Cath
olic Rural Life Conference conven-
tion in Saginaw, Mich.
NOVEMBER
Pope Plus named "a prelates as
Cardinals, scheduled a January II
consistory to bestow Red Hats. The
action brings Sacred College of
Cardinals membership from as to
the full 20.
AT the annual Washington meet
ing, the us. Hierarchy issued a
statement called Religion, Our
Most Vital Asset" pointing up the
secularist threat to the us. gov
ernment. The Pope sent congrat-
ulatory message TO Dwight ID. Els
enhower after his defeat OF Gov.
Adlai Stevenson in the presidential
election. Joining the AZ other
States, California, in a referendum,
voted tax exemption for parochial,
other non-profit, non-public schools.
A Thanksgiving Clothing Week
campaign to aid war needy was
conducted in 104 us. Sees with
4,000-ton of clothing goal.
Michael T. Keller, Boston insur-
ance executive, was named NCCS
executive committee chairman
George Meany, So, was elected A.F
of l.. president to succeed the late
William Green. Dixie Lee Crosby
40, wife of Bing Crosby, was re
ceived into Catholic Church short
ly before her death OF cancer
First annual Peace Award went to
late Sen. Brian Mcmahon of Con
necticut at silver jubilee conven-
ton of Catholic Association for In
ternational Peace in Washington.
Death came to CI0 President Phil
ip Murray. sc: Bishop James Nc
Fadden, II. of Youngstown.
DECEMBER
As ii did last year, the us
Hierarchy called on Americas 30,-
100000 Catholics to observe De.
cember % as nationwide prayer
and reparation day for the perse-
cuted of the world. Cardinal Spell
man left New York to spend his
Christmas for the second success.
sive year with the nations fighting
forces in Korea.
President-elect Eisenhower nam
ed Martin p. Durkin, So, labor
leader and daily communicant, to
be Secretary of Labor. A Cardinal,
8 ArchbishopS, 20 Bishops, thou
sand of priests. nuns and laymen
attended the third national Mis-.
sionary Congress in Monterrey.
FIR. Georges Bissonnette, 81, As
sumptionist, was issued visa by
Russian Embassy to replace FIR.
Arthur Brassard in Moscow. In
dignation mounted in Britain over
the governments invitation to
Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito to visit
the nation. The racial segregation
issue in the nations public schools
was argued before the us. Su-
preme Court. First US. seminary
of the Missionaries of SIS. Peter
and Paul was dedicated in Colum-
bus. O. Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia
broke off diplomatic relations with
the Vatican. yoicing his anger over
elevation OF Archbishop Stepinac
to Cardinalate.
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