The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1952-11-14

mitted by Archbishop Cushing,
cited 1852 membership of 1850
in II Sees in % states.
Catholic Youth
Catholic youth work in the Unit
ed States was reported on by Arch
bishop John j. NIFTY OF San Fran.
cisco, episcopal chairman OF The
Youth Department of the N.C.W.C.
He added the National FEEDER.
alton of Catholic College Students
now embraces the entire United
States and is affiliated with Pax
Romano The Travel Program, OF
fering loW-eost education-tours 10
Europe has done much, he said, to
promote international goodwill.
He also reported on the Nation.
al Newman Club Federation, Ca
tholic Boy and Girl Scouts and Ca
tholic camps which now total be.
tween 300 and 400 in the US.
Social Action
The NC.WC. Social Action De
partment report presented by the
Episcopal Chairman. Archbishop
Patrick A. 0'Boyle of Washington.
detailed activities o industrial
problems, international peace, bet
ter race relations and exposing
and fighting communism.
The confrsternity
Priest directors OF the Contra.
ternity of Christian Doctrine have
been officially appointed in %
arehdioceses and 80 dioceses, and
assistant directors have been nam.
ed in % dioceseS. according TO the
Confraternitv's repor' submitted
by Bishop Edwin V. 0'Hars OF
Kansas City, Mo, episcopal chair
man.
Systematic weekly instruction OF
Catholic pupils in public grade
schools is now being given in III
dioceses. the report disclosed. The
majority of the classes are held
after school. or on Saturday or
Sunday. and many are held in pa
rochial schools (which provide a
religious atmosphere. More than
500. 900 children arc now enroll
ed in the courses. the report add
ed. but there is an additional 2
100000 yet to be reached.
Church and State
The annual report of the Legal
Department by its Episcopal Chair
man. Coadiutor Bishop Emmett Nj.
Walsh of Youngstown, cited sew
eral Supreme Court decisions
which. he said, "reaffirmed the
traditional philosophy of h e
church-state relationship in the
United States"
Among these were the decision
upholding the New York State law
regarding released time for relig-
ious instruction, censorship of mo-
ton pictures. nuns teaching in pub
lie schools and school bus trans
portation.
The department made studies of
amendments to the Social Security
Act and the Korean Veterans &c.
l." Bill, the proposed Universal
Military Training and Service Act,
and assisted Catholic institutions
with taxation, customs and com
munications problems.
Tragic Refugees
The tragic refugee situation in
Europe and Asia following shut
down of the US. Displaced Per
sons program was mirrored in the
NC.W.C. immigration Bureau an
nual report which recounted that
requests for assistance were re
7 ceiyed in 1878 cases after the pro
gram expired.
The report, submitted by Bu-
reau Director Bruce M. Mohler,
said most of the cases were ''rath-
or hopeless because of quota limi-
tations." but that each was given
sympathetic attention with detail
ed explanation and the expressed
hope that Congress would grant
some relief"
The report detailed the follow
ing: immigrants and emigrants as
sisted at the ports. 18649; inter
views in behalf of migrants and
other aliens. f91 1854; letters. tele-
grams. cables and telephones, 86,-
696: assistance to clergy. religious
and candidates. 3,901; help with
naturalization and problems of cit
izenship, 953
Catholic Information
The annual report of the Bureau
of Information of the NCWC cites
the Vatican Embassy question" as
the most notable instance of its
services TO newspaper editors and
radio commentators. More than
| 900 copies of a release describing
the historical aspects of diplomatic
relations with the Holy See were
sent to editors and congressman,
The report was submitted by BiSh-
op Lawrence J. Sheehan as As
sistant TO the Chairman for the Bu-
reau of Information.