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Plans Canon of'Paterson, J. t Law Revision VOL. 8, NO. 5 JANUARY 30, 1959 FRIDAY, PRICE: TEN (jENTS VATICAN CITY I (RNS) Pope John XXIII. in a move of Text of regarded as epochal importance by religious leaders Communique everywhere, announced his of intention convoking an Name (Ecumenical, or General, Council, one of Bishop Wright the chief purposes Council of which will be to of I study ways bringing about unity be- !ttl*l*n Ihe P sthnlie •, «.l Announcing Chnrnk tween the Catholic Church and NCV'C Newt Srrvict other Christian communities. visit to St. Paul's Outside the- it Pittsburgh the text of the official one of Ordinary; Following communique issued Ecumenical are Walls, Councils gath- the four major hy the Vatican Secretarial of Stale the erings of ecclesiastical basilicas in Rome, to mark the on summoning of an dignita- ries and Feast of the St. Elevate ecumencial council by Pope John XXIII: theological experts re- Conversion of Maryknoller the Paul and the lflth of On the occasion of the visit carried out this morning at the presenting entire Church for centenary the of the Apostle's the Ro- Ostian Patriarchal Basilica (St Paul Outside-the Walls), purpose discussing, defin- Epistle to WASHINGTON John J. of Wor- the Bishop Wright ing mans Supreme Pontiff John XXIII, after having assisted and regulating matters of at a Papal cester, has been named of The Mass., Bishop Pittsburgh and delivered Church doctrine and Pope met the Cardinals chapel, an allocution to Their Eminences the Car- discipline. Rev. John W. dinals The Pope presides in a monastery adjoining the Comber, M.M., Maryknoll Superior General, present at the solemn rite. over such councils basilica, where he had has been named Titular of cither in person or pre- Bishop Foratiana HIS HOIJNESS dwelt by Pope. upon certain points of more important through a legate and their de- viously attended a Solemn John XXIII. The were announced apostolic activity appointments here by suggested the experience of these first Mass and recited by crees have no binding force un- a special Achille Lupi, Charge d'Af- three months of his and Msgr. pontificate regarding his for an responsible less he confirms them. prayer end to the perse, ad faires interim of the Apos Cardinal'll ties as of Rome and Of death. Bishop Supreme Pastor of the Universal rution Catholics in commu- tolic Church. THE Delegation. The is one ANNOI'CEMENT hy the In Bishop of the nist China. this prayer, the 77-year-old Bishop succeeds Bish- Church’s best-known As Bishop of Rome, the Holy Father stressed the Pontiff, whom Pope also Wright orators. In great de many reaserted his claim Arch which have op John F. Dearden, now Worcester vclopment the city seen hailed as the to he introduced the Le- has in these last 10 years and already Pope spiritual primary and urged of gion of the grave problems which connected the Unity because of his special the Mary, established a di- are with spiritual as Catholic flock to "remain of ocesan paper, and di- sistance the population. interest in the problem of Chris- obedient to who organized a the Pontiff, As Supreme tian reunion, came the ocesan youth program. Pastor of the Church, hr noted dangers become at close is the onr universal shepherd.” the annual more greatly the of Chair of Unity A menacing every day to spiritual life of the subsequent Vatican com- BISHOP-ELECT Comber faithful, that is, the Octave, an eight-day period of was errors which enter everywhere and the im- munique said the forthcoming for the of all bom in Lawrence, Mass., Mar moderate attractions of material increased prayer return sep Council will he aimed goods, today more ' toward 12, 1906, and was than ever with arated Christian groups to Rome the of ordained at technical progress edification Christian peo- No date has been Maryknoll on Feb assigned ple.'' but it l, 1931. He TO did not specify what ENCOUNTER the needs of the Christian served in Manchuria present people, for the opening of the until 1943, Ecumen- topics, besides that of Christian the Supreme Pontiff, taking inspiration rector from the centuries old ical Council. hut Vatican was of the would be on the Maryknoli of unity, agenda. practice the Church, has announced the at coming of three sources speculated it be The Seminary Maryknoll from might only hint was that 1944 events of the givrn greatest importance: a diocesan synod for held this to 1953, when he the year, provided all the the Pope, in his talk was named su city, celebration to the Car- of an ecumenical council for the of Universal preliminary work can be had Perior Maryknoll missioners in ac- dinals. "underlined the daily Church, and the bringing Chile, up to date of the Code of Canon complished in time. It a post he held until his was an- increasing perils threatening tha Law, preceded by the election forthcoming promulgation of the Code ticipated that close lives as Superior General in to 2,000 spiritual of the faithful, of Oriental Law. 1956. was Cardinals, Archbishops and It during his service in notably errors which are infil- As far as the council is FATHERLY EMBRACE: embraces Manchuria that he ecumenical concerned, this, in the Bishops, as well other Pope John XXIII wa's as eligi- trating their ranks at various impris of thinking the Pope, looks not to the ble an old an oned the only edification of the clerics would attend. This and colleague during unannounced visit to a hos- by Japanese. points the immoderate at- Christian people, but would he. besides, an invitation to the will be the largest gathering of traction of material for in Rome. His consecration is goods which pice aging priests Overcome with emo- expected to separated communities to find unity, to which so many souls Bishops in the history of the have than take increased more ever tion, the received the Pontiff’s place shortly after Faster in of priests apostolic bless- today every part the world aspire. Church. with the advent of technical pro- ing and heard him “Bear the ” say: tribulations of old Special invitations may he is gress with and and At sued to Protestant and Eastern age patience charity, offer your sacri- Bishop Wright Most Recent Council Orthodox POPK JOHN, who lo the Churches to send ob- spokr fices for your brethren in the pastorial ministry." Cardinals in I.atin. also bishop of Detroit. It is his third servers Iff the sessions. an- nounced The Ecumenical Council the calling this year of episcopal appointment. He was will be the first since a synod, or ecclesiastical council, named Auxiliary to Archbishop From Newark the Vatican Coun Bishop of the of the Rome Dio- ell of 1869 IR7O clergy Church Provided (now Cardinal) Cushing of Boston Opposed at which the cese "to doctrine of discuss the grave prob- in 1047 at the age of 37 before Papal infallibility was lems proclaimed This Council and increasing danger to named of Worcester when Definition of never Bishop the actually adjourned hut spiritual life" of Romans. that diocese was erected in 1950 Papal Infallibility was su} in Cuba Another Asylum pended six weeks after Piedmon major project, he Bishop-elect a Comber is vet VATICAN CITY An doubt regarding the Pope s in- tese disclosed, would he bring jurisdiction), an entire nation, troops entered the states of to ecumenical council is a gather but the HAVANA Hundreds of fallibility rather belief or the the Code of Canon I.aw the that several provinces sub- Church and the up to Cubans, sought by ing of the reigning world's residential definition and of the doctrine at ject to a date, to publish a Batista its primate who has pre Pope, Pius IX. became a separate regime before overflow, were granted and other prison- asylum Bishops Church offi- that time would ( has raise another cedcnce over all Bishops er in the Vatican On ode, which been under Catholic monasteries and cials of a Oct 20. in rectories, colleges, it has been and ranks highest barrier for among Protestants. country or district. 1870, the bull study, for the Eastern, or Ori- Pope issued a sus the various types of Church revealed. At any rate, it is a matter the ental Church. of Baltimore has been the scene pending Council "until councils. a them Jose Miro record that The made was Bishop Fitzgerald of three more Pontiff also it known Among Cardona, veteran presi- national councils in the convenient and more op Under the and the dent of the Cuban Bar Aiaocia presidency of the Italian Bishop made U S. time.’’ that "the Church intends to give ] They were held in 1852, portune or Pope, of his legat«s, such their submission and subscribed 1866 dioceses better tion and now Premier. He was murdered and 1884. a ecclesiastical or crippled by Ba- POPE JOHN’S councils are convened to to the decree announcement and structure." disguised as a priest at Holy dis- after the vote.