0 3 t , nrUST & COU»^- p* Av ï T O U L 140th Year, CXL No. 20 15 cents' Established in 1844: America's Oldest Catholic Newspaper in Continuous Publication Friday, August 3, 1984 In side International community is key ìJoèè to Africa’s problems, says bishop By STEPHEN KAKL1NCHAK surplus fish for cash. He said that such programs benefit not only the The "ultimate solution" to the refugees but the nationals who will problems of refugees in Africa remain after the refugees return must come from the international home. community, Bishop Anthony " I don't feel you should make D u q u e s n e Bevilacqua said after returning to the refugees dependent on Pittsburgh from a 18-day l'act- »(direct) aid," he said. "The focus Fr. Donald Nesti takes a look linding trip to six nations. of the United Nations is to make at his lour years as the 10th "W e can hope and pray, but the the refugees self-sufficient by president of Duquesne Univer­ international community must developing an infrastructure. sity. Page 2. use their means to establish peace Direct aid makes refugees overly and justice in Alrica so that the dependent on aid. However, in M ercy colleges relugees can return home," the areas of drought, you must use bishop told reporters at a July 31 direct aid to feed people. " Increasing enrollments at press conference at the diocesan The bishop said that he couldn't colleges operated by the Sisters office building, Downtown. estimate the amount of aid ol Mercy leads to optimism at a Bishop Bevilacqua, chairman of contributed by the Catholic meeting of the Association of the National Conference of Church to aid refugees in Africa, Mercy Colleges. Page 7. Catholic Bishops' Committee on but said that the amount was Migration and Refugees and a extensive. He said that Catholic D ebt cleared member of the Pontifical sources of aid include the Commission for the Pastoral Care International Catholic Migration Bishop of Reno-Las Vegas, of Migrants and Itinerant People, Commission: Caritas, the Nev., completes final payments headed a delegation that visited international Catholic relief on a 10-year debt of more than refugee centers in the Sudan, organization: Catholic Relief $3.5 million that threatened to Kenya, Zimbabwe (formerly Services of the United States: the throw his diocese into Rhodesia) and Zambia. Also in the Society for the Propagation ol the bankruptcy in 1974 belore delegation were Stockton, Calif., Faith, and the Catholic charities bishops across the country Bishop Roger Mahony, Chicago organization ol West Germany. In came to its aid. Page 7. Aux. Bishop Alfred Abramowicz addition, Bishop Bevilacqua cited and Fr. Silvano Tomasi, director the efforts of Protestant E c o n o m y of pastoral care for migrants and denominations working in Africa, relugees for the United States in particular the Lutherans. The differences between Catholic Conference. Catholic church leaders and In addition to the tour African "The Catholic Church is used economic conservatives over nations, the delegation traveled to more frequently to distribute aid morality in the U.S. economy Geneva and Rome. In Geneva, the in Africa," he said, "that's because the Catholic Church is begin to take clearer shape w ith delegation received briefings A young African refugee peers from behind his Bishop Bevilacqua makes a point about refugee more structured. Parishes are a series ol hearings at the end of from the United Nations High problems in Africa at press conference. shielding arms. used to distribute aid. " July. Page 3. Commissioner for Refugees, the — Photo by John Keenan ■ A/C photo by Jim Whitmer International Catholic Migration Bishop Bevilacqua said that relugees can go home and they and other agencies. D e a t h s Commission and the International included the prolonged droughts Pope John Paul II has had a Conference on Assistance to in Africa and the economic want to go home." Bishop Bevilacqua said that the special interest in relugees. Sister Gabriella (Margaret) Refugees from Africa. In Rome, opportunity. The bishops' trip had as its United Nations and other discussing their plight when he Goncur ol the Benedictine the delegation gave its report to "It has to be a political solution objectives: to witness the international agencies have has made papal visits to Sisters ol Ml. St. Mary Priory in' Pope John Paul II. to the relugee problem," the suffering and needs of the placed an emphasis on building an Switzerland, Kenya, and infrastructure (roads, schools, Perrysville. Bishop Bevilacqua said Africa bishop said. "The international relugees: to raise consciousness Thailand. The bishop said that the Sister Mary Justin Carr, a had five million refugees — one- community, working through in the church and in the world to etc) and establishing projects that pope was appreciative that the half of the world's total refugee such organizations as the United the scope of the problem: to give help relugees become selt- bishops' trips would raise member ol the Sisters of sufl'icient. For example, in Charity, Greens burg. population. He said that political Nations, must secure a political encouragement and support to consciousness about relugee those who deal w ith the problem: Zambia, one program develops Edward (Haggerty) Starko- strife was the major cause for solution...II going through the problems. and to stimulate greater aid to the lish ponds so lish can be raised as wicz, Polish Hill. refugee displacement. Other international community can reasons for the displacement solve .the problems, then the refugees by the U.S. government a source of lood and to sell the (Continued on page 2) H oly Fam ily Institute beyins em eryency fund By PATRICIA BARTOS w ill be renovated ordemolished — immediately. Also, individuals hinge on the results ol still began delivering clothing and Holy Family Institute in incomplete insurance investiga­ lood, linens and sheets and Emsworth, in the wake of a major tions and appraisals. Sister added. pillowcases to the molherhouse to fire that struck its main dormitory The board authorized Holy help with the children's needs. building last week, has named Family officials to investigate the Sister Patricia said. Pittsburgh National Bank as possiblity of renting facilities in And former residents of Holy depository for contributions to a the area to house the children tor Family, now grown, offered help. "Holy Family Institute Emer­ one year in the event reconstruc­ Several have pledged small gency Fund." tion w ork is begun on the building, she said. monthly donations to help meet The fund was established by the institute's needs. In Holy Family's board of directors On Tuesday ol this week some 40 "touching" letters they let the to coordinate the many donations volunteers responded to a call lor Sisters know how much Holy coming in to help the institute and help — to begin clean-up work in Family Institute lorrned part ol the some 70 children with the damaged administration their lives, she added. emotional disturbances or building and to remove sal vagable learning disabilities who live items and place them in storage. As to the present residents of the there, according to Sister Patricia institute, Sister Patricia tound Ruth Pilarski. The efforts ol these volunteers many ot them at first "devastat­ Checks or money orders should were just the latest chapter in the ed" by the lire. "They were be made out to the fund and taken continuing story ol help and already uprooted from one home or mailed to any of the 107 branch support the Holy Family Institute to another, and now that's gone," offices of Pittsburgh National. family received lollowing the fire, she said. One boy in particular had Women help homeless, imprisoned Bank officials also will accept Sister Patricia said. seen his family's house hit by fire cash donations. belore he arrived at the institute, It began with the all-out efforts she recalled. Enjoying a break from Iheir Summer Ministry women joined with seven Sisters of St. Joseph this The fire was started Monday, of some 200 firemen from dozens Program work are, seated front from left, July in a program of shared service and July 23, by a 15-year-old resident of companies throughout the area Worries such as "Where are we Stephanie Terril, Karen Fornari, Sister Marilyn community living, working with the homeless, ol the home in an apparent who responded to the alarm. And, going? W hat are we going to do? Llewellyn and Sister Maureen Clark. Rear, from elderly, shut-in's, the young and imprisoned women attempt to gain attention from his the live-in stall members at Holy Will we come back?" occupy the left, are Chris Mrazik, Sister Brenda Strobel, in the city. Story on page 3. counselors. The blaze, which was Family immediately took on children's minds as institute Donna Thimons and Terri Gray. Fifteen young — Photo by John Keenan started in his room, destroyed the added responsibilities to meet the officials try to normalize the situation lor them during this top two floors of the four-story needs of the children. structure. period ol upset. "The telephone keeps ringing M other Teresa not com ing Some 50 children from the Gratelul lor the cooperation ol institute — including 37 housed in constantly from lriends and strangers alike. They want to area television, radio and dorms in the building — were newspapers in the aftermath ol transferred that day to Mt. know how they can help the to Pittsburgh, reports say children," said Sister Theresine the fire, institute officials Nazareth Center in Bellevue, promised to keep people advised, molherhouse of the Sisters of the Spellacy, executive director of the institute.