0 4 7 9 8 0 0 0 3 d u q u e s n e u n i v e r s i t y l i b r a r i a n _ t c Pennsylvania's LOCUST *. COLBERT STR E E TS largest weekly PITTSBURGH PA 152 ATHOLIC circulation Friday, February 3, 1984 139th Year, CXLIV No. 47 15 cents Established in 1844: America's Oldest Catholic Newspaper in Continuous Publication Inside N e w N . Y . l e a d e r ' s c a r e d t o d e a t h 9 SCRANTON, Pa. (NC) — Archbishop John J. O'Connor, appointed Jan. 31 to head the Priest dies Archdiocese of New York, said he was "scared to death” by his new Fr. Louis P. Hohos. pastor of duties and asked friends in St. Matthew Church, South Side, Scranton to pray for him. for 36 years and a priest of the At a press conference in Pittsburgh Diocese for 48 years, Scranton, where he was bishop for died Jan. 27 in Mercy Hospital. eight months, he said he was Pittsburgh. He was 74. Obituary "shocked” when he learned of his on page 9. appointment Jan. 16 from Archbishop Pio Laghi, apostolic delegate in the United States. Faith Today The press conference was held The Pittsburgh Catholic this two hours after Archbishop Laghi .week begins the first of 26 made the official announcement installments of Faith Today, a in Washington. The new four-page supplement. It will archbishop of New York had been carry material from National bishop of Scranton since May 10, Catholic News Service’s Know 1983. Your Faith religious education Scranton is “ absolutely the best diocese in the United States,” said series. Designed and assembled by NC’s educator-joumalists, it Archbishop O'Connor, whose trademark in the Pennsylvania will contain material to communicate Catholic teach­ diocese was his sense of humor, "but remember, New York is an Bishop Adam J. Maida accepts the acclamation of the people Pio Laghi, apostolic delegate to the United States, and Bishop ing. archdiocese. immediately after tile papal bull of appointment was read at Vincent M. Leonard, retired bishop of Pittsburgh, (See also editorial on page 4.) During the 55-minute press installation ceremonies in Green Bay. To the right are Archbishop — Photo by H Marc Larson, Groan Bay Naws-Chromcta conference, he said that he learned of the appointment in a Bishop Maida says Other deaths casual phone conversation with Fr. Walter L. Creahen, Archbishop Laghi. Archbishop formerly of Pittsburgh, a O'Connor said the apostolic A feeding of 9w onderm ent...aw e9 member of the Dominican delegate was jovial and they talked about a number of subjects. Order. One thousand persons — including a delegation of priests. Then Archbishop Laghi By STEPHEN KARLINCHAK Sister Mary Staley, a member Religious and laity from Pittsburgh — attended the "casually” added, "by the way of the Sisters of St. Joseph, ordination/installation on Jan. 25 in St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, the holy father has appointed you GREEN BAY- T bis experience quite naturally fills me with Baden. wonderment and aw That which happened today is not an Green Bay. Another 250 persons viewed the ceremonies on closed Sister Mary Louise Molchan, the archbishop of New York." Archbishop O’Connor said insignificant event." circuit television from a nearby Methodist church. In addition, two a member of the Sisters of Green Bay television stations broadcast the ordinal ion/installa­ because the apostolic delegate Those two sentence s are how Bishop Adam J. Maida, former Charity of Seton Hill, vice chancellor and legal counsel of the Pittsburgh Diocese, tion Mass live and both were to re-broadcast the Mass at later Greensburg. had been joking throughout the conversation, he did not believe reflected upon his o rldination as bishop and his installation as times. Domenico Flamino, New ordinary of the Dioce se of Green Bay. Wise. (Continued on page 2) Castle. (Continued on page 3) N ew archbishop ty loya l to the H oly F a th er9 Bishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua, in welcoming endowed with a quick and keen mind, t itally said. “ His contribution was invaluable in the working with Archbishop O'Connor. the appointment of Bishop John J. O’Connor as committed to the defense of life, intensely lo yalto development of this important document which "Bishop O'Connor is an outstanding person and bishop who will bring to New York the qualities ol archbishop of New York succeeding the late the Holy Father and to the Church. ultimately was accepted by the vast majority of Cardinal Cooke, said the new archbishop is "While Pennsylvania and Scranto n in the bishops." „ experience and leadership and a love ol intensely loyal to the Holy Father and the Church particular lament the departure of B is hop Cardinal William Baum, head of the Vatican learning," said Bishop Francis Mugavero, head and is totally committed to the defense of life. O'Connor, we must all be grateful that the Holy Congregation for Catholic Education and highest of the neighboring Diocese of Brooklyn "H e is a In a statement to the Pittsburgh Catholic, Spirit has placed a great son of Pennsylvani a ina ranking American at the Vatican, praised pastoral bishop and a loving and compassionate Bishop Bevilacqua said: position where he can achieve greater gloil'y for Archbishop O'Connor for his "universal vision man." “ I join the countless thousands who rejoice that God and the Church.” and "profound faith." Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, international alfairs the Holy Father selected Bishop John O'Connor of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago. in a New York Gov. Mario Cuomo said Archbishop director of the American Jewish Committee, Scranton as Archbishop of New York. National Catholic News Service story, sa id he O'Connor's "reputation as a man of total said, "Bishop O'Connor has a long and Cardinal Cooke was an outstanding, saintly came to know the new archbishop well durit g the commitment, sanctity and intelligent distinguished record of effective service on spiritual leader who literally spent himself for the more than two years they were members )f the understanding of the problems people face in this behalf of the poor and homeless and the pursuit of Church and for all peoples. Bishop O'Connor is committee drafting the bishops' war and lieace world make him an exciting addition to the family peace.” eminently qualified to continue and build on the pastoral. of New York." Prayers for the new archbishop were also expressed in a letter from Greek Orthodox great work of Cardinal Cooke. He is a deeply “ I admired his integrity, his opennes: and Both the governor and New York Mayor prayerful, spiritual man, an eloquent speaker, great capacity for work," Cardinal Bernardin Edward Koch said they looked forward to Archbishop Iakovos. W orld refu gee problem bein g bnried9 sa gs bishop By WILLIAM FODIAK of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops In August, Bishop Bevilacqua was appointed to the Bishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua called for an Pontifical Commission for the Pastoral Care of international solution by all countries to solve the Migrants and Itinerant People by Pope John Paul refugee problem, saying the issue is "being II. buried" and that refugees are a forgotten people The bishops visited various refugee camps in living in despair. He addressed 200 members of Thailand, Cambodia. Hong Kong, the Philippines the Pittsburgh Press Club at a luncheon on Jan. and Macao. He recalled visiting the border of 30. Cambodia and Thailand, where literally “ The refugee problem has not disappeared, thousands attempt to flee communism in an area he said. "It is still a very serious problem...that controlled by communist guerillas. literally affects hundreds of thousands of people Technically. Bishop Bevilacqua explained whose very lives are at stake." those in these areas were not “ refugees" since In 1971-79, there was "great publicity" on the they have not left Cambodia. "They are not m plight of the boat people, who often were robbed, refugees by law," he said. raped and killed by Thai pirates. But world He recalled that a group of 700 Vietnamese in attention on the issue has since faded and nations Cambodia had waited for the bishops and began have become reluctant to resettle refugees. singing when they arrived. Bishop Bevilacqua was one of four bishops who "A 30-year-old young man named Joseph had W m p H p m i visited the refugee camps last May in order to studied for the priesthood in Vietnam but had to Bishop Anthony J. Bevilacqua, guest speaker at Club members Genevieve Cohen, Zora Unkovich direct attention and raise the consciousness of the flee.” Bishop Bevilacqua said, recounting the and Jean Farrish. people to the problem. He served as chairman of the “ Newsmakers” luncheon Monday at the (Continued on page 3) Pittsburgh Press Club, poses with Women’s Press —Photo by John C. Keenan the ad hoc Committee on Migration and Tourism Sagan praises pope9 e x p l a i n s * organisms, the argument that the United States But it is still too soon to say whether papal ‘A nuclear war using less than 1 percent of our By SR. M ARY ANN WALSH and Russia can battle it out and the rest of the statements about the moral responsibility of present nuclear arsenals seems sufficient to VATICAN CITY (NC) — Under Pope John Paul world will survive is simply untenable," he said. scientists to work to improve life rather that to trigger a ‘nuclear winter,’" he said.