The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1957-11-29
us. Bishops Report
Power of Press lin US. Greatest
In History, Bishop German Says

1887. 1t now employs a full-time
editor, the report said.
MEMS COUNCIL
During the past year the Ma
tional Council of Catholic Men
held its first national moderators'
meeting at Notre Dame, Ind, and
further developed its training of
lay leaders at its biennial con-
vention at Cincinnati and at sew
eral regional leadership insti-
tuteS.
The NCCM report was present
ed by Archbishop Karl J. Alter of
Cincinnati, episcopal chairman of
the N.C.W.C. Department of Lay
Organizations.
The report also showed that
during the past year NCCM en-
rolled two new national affili-
ates and nine additional diocesan
councils. The number of affili-
ated organizations was increased
from 6,858 to 1889. At the re-
quest of the chaplains of the
us. Armed Forces, NCCM
formed a Military Council of
Catholic Men and assigned a
staff member temporarily to Eu-
rope. The National Catholic Com
munity Service sponsored the
NCCM military program.
An assessment of the years ac-
tivities by NCCM Departments
showed:
The radio. teIevisicn and
film apostoisfe continued TO
grow during the past year with
the total number Of half-hour
network programs reaching the
t mark. These programs
reached . weekly audience es-
fimsted at 10 million.
OF the I76 programs, Is
were feIevision programs on
NBc and CHS. A program on
the Jvdeo-christian Heritage,
entitled THE Bridge" received
more mail than any other teie.
vision program in the six-year
history Of CHS religious pro.
grams.
- One Of NccM's most am
bilious projects, The filming Of
four, hsif-hovr shows depicting
the Rome Of the Popss" has
been completed. For This prof.
Get the Holy See gave the
NccM special permission to
film for the first time the inn
portsnt excavations under 81.
Peters Bssiiiea.
- In September, 1857,
NccM's publication, Catholic
Men, completed its 10Th year
with On annual circulation Of
$4,000 reaching about is mil.
lion persons.
According to the report, NCCM
is faced with two basic problems,
to consolidate its growth and to
continue expansion of the dio.
cesar council pattern.
For continued expansion NCCM
must continue to supply national
services. Cost of such services
must be met by new sources Of
income. Currently, three-quarter.
of the NCCM budget is based or
homecoming sources of revenue
Such a situation must be re
versed, the report emphasized, il
NCCM is to meet the demand:
made of it.
CATHOLIC YOUTH
One of the steps taken in the
field of youth work during the
year 1956-1957 was the publica
ton of a handbook containing ;
history and description of worl
among Catholic young people il
the United States.
The handbook's publication |.
noted in the annual report on the
work of the Youth Department
of the National Catholic Welfare
Conference by the department.
episcopal chairman, Archbishop
Leo Binz of Dubuque.
Other significant achievement.
of the year included in Archbish
op Binz's report include:
y An overall gain of q new
members, including 18 new camr
members, by the National Cath
olic Camping Association. The as
ISOLATION is now able to list a!
members 1T of the country!
298 known Catholic camps. Tht
association also saw the estab
lishment of two aquatic institute.
during the past year, at camps il
Missouri and Massachusetts.
D Inauguration of a new mag
azine by the National Newman
Club Federation. Called "New
man." the magazine is edited BY
students of the Boston provinces
Of the federation and replaces ar
earlier, newspaper-type publica
ton, Contact"
- Raising of over $4,000 BY
the National Federation of Cath
olic College Students for the ait
of Hungarian refugee students