The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-11-17

nation and Tor each diocese"
rchbishop Alter said the
letter also expressed the hope
that the unanimity of purpose
and execution, which alone
can achieve satisfactory re-
suits for such great programs,
may become even stronger.
There are now 40 episcopal
conferences in countries
Throughout the world, most
of which used NCWC as a
model.
Highlights Of NCWC re-
ports made to the Bishops
include these:
THE DEPARTMENT or
EDUCATION reported that its
greatest challenge" was to
explain Catholic education to
an audience created by the
Federal aid to education de-
bate.
The NCWC Legal Depart
Hnent said the controversy
over Federal aid to education
was uniquely significant
because it ''probed the ma
ture of the whole Church
State relationship"
THE PRESS DEPARTMENT
reported that the u. S. Cath
olics press reached an all
time high circulation of 81.
500, 781 and that the N.C.W.C.
News Service was distributed
to Church publications in IS
countries.
The Social Action Depart
ment warned of ~anticommu-
mist groups which divert at
tention from critical Red
gains outside of the United
States.
The Family Life Bureau re-
ported expansion in its eff
forts to strengthen family
life, but also warned of a
drive to "liberalize" abortion
laws.
The Bureau of Health and
Hospitals pointed to a "real
service" to the Church from
the tWice-yearly meetings of
the Bishops Representatives
for Catholic Hospitals.
The National Council of
Catholic Men reported that
it sent to its affiliated organ
izations in the past year more
than 100, 600 pieces Of liter
ature on the Federal aid to
education issue.
The National Council of
Catholic Women said that an
increase of 1,104 in the past
year brings to Is, 582 the total
number of organizations affili-
ated with it.
THE YOUTH DEPART
MENT emphasized two serious
problems confronting the
youth apostolate. The first,
it said, is a new trend in the
method Of gathering funds
from the community for vol
untary social agencies and
the second is the .dearth of
trained personnel in Cath
Ollie youth work.
The immigration Depart
ment reported that its work
load was made heavier dur
ing the past year because of
its efforts on behalf of refu-
gees from Castro Cuba. 1t
also reported an increasing
degree of cooperation by gov
eminent officials.
The Latin America Bureau
noted that u. S. priests and
Religious serving in Latin
America totaled some 2,700
by the end OF 1860. 1t esti-
mated that some so laymen
would go to Latin America
as Papal Volunteers during
1861.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL
OF CATHOLIC Nurses, report
ing that it has 104 diocesan
affiliates and a membership
of 18,000. noted that. it had
voted in 1860 to accept Cath
olics who are licensed practi-
cal nurses as members and
said IL diocesan councils are
now enrolling them.
The NCWC Bureau OF In
formation reported that SO
archdioeeseS and dioceSes now
have their own information
directors.
The Business Office cited
a new high of 10 pamphlets
printed in the course of the
year, with the English trans
Iation of the new Rubrics of
the Roman Breviary and
Missal in high demand.
THE FOREIGN VISITORS
Office, in addition to hand
ling details for 3U-day visits
to the u. S. by 10 foreign stu
dent-leader groups, said that
it was in contact with 1900
foreign Catholic students
studying at non-Catholic cen
tiers in the United States.
The Office for United Ma
lions Affairs said that decen-
tralization of UN activities
makes it imperative that or
CARNATIONS and persons con
cerned with the UN increase
their efforts to share infor.
nation.