HALT WAR, POPES PLEA TO WORLD LEADERS Peace Messages To LBJ, ^VOICJB Russia, China And Viets Weekly Publication of the Diocese of Miami THE VOICE BY JAMES C. O'NEILL P.O. Box 1059 VATICAN CITY (NC) — Pope Paul VI made peace his first concern of Covering the 16 Counties of South Florido Miami, Fla. 33138 the new year by sending personal messages to the leaders of the U.S., the So- Return Requested viet Union, Communist China and North and South Viet Nam to urge them to . Price $5 a year ... 15 cents a copy work for a settlement of the Vietnamese war. Separate messages were sent to Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny, Red VOL. VII, NO. 43 JANUARY 7, 1966 China's chieftain Mao Tse-tung, President Ho Chi Minh of North Viet Nam and Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu, leader of the South Viet Nam government. DURING LATE APRIL On Christmas the Pope had sent messages to the North and Bishop Carroll Will Lead South Viet Nam leaders thank- ing them for their "pacific ges- Pilgrimage To Polish Shrine ture" in agreeing to a 30-hour Christmas truce in the Vietna- Bishop Coleman F. Carroll pilgrimage to Our Lady's sacred mese fighting. has announced that he will lead shrine in Poland." a pilgrimage celebrating Po- Bishop Carroll continued, "I The following day, at his us- land's One Thousand Years of pray that many will join me in ual Sunday noon appearance at Christianity in late April. this holy pilgrimage." his window overlooking St. Peter's Square, the Pope re- Bishop Carroll will guide Cath- Poland considers itself a Christian nation from the mo- peated his peace appeal to the olics to the shrine of the Virgin ment when its first King, Duke world, urging everyone to make of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa Mieszko, accepted Baptism pri- the achievement of peace a for the national Millennium cel- or to marrying the Catholic New Year-'s resolution. ebration on May 3. Princess Dabrowka on March 7, 966. The king's retinue, entire The next day, the Vatican The pilgrimage will then con- army, and many others followed City newspaper reported that tinue on to Rome from May 12 in his example. The birth and Pope Paul had also appealed to to 1G. baptism of Poland are traced President Lyndon B. Johnson In announcing his plans, Bish- to this one single event. "not to overlook any favorable op Carroll said, "In order to occasion, however slight," to fittingly celebrate the rich gift The event was followed by bring about peace in Vietnam. of faith shared by the Polish the establishment of a diocese The appeal was made in a people throughout the world, I in Poland by Pope John XIII. written message to Arthur J. am very pleased to sponsor a (Continued on Page 4) Goldberg, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who was sent as a special envoy to see 7966 MODEL the Pope by President Johnson on Dec. 29. The Vatican City newspaper Development Fund Drive L'Osservatore Romano said that a written message had Opens At Dinner Tonight been handed to Ambassador Opening guns in the Diocesan lished in later editions of The Goldberg before he left Rome Development Fund Campaign Voice. for Paris. While its contents for 1966 will be fired tonight "Volunteer Sunday" will be were not given by L'Osserva- (Friday) at a dinner in Hotel January 30. At that time priests tore Romano, the Vatican press Everglades, down-town Miami. will deliver appeals at evsry office noted: Present will be members of Mass in all churches of the Dio- "Verbally the Holy Father, the advisory board, pastors of cese. At least 10,000 volunteer pleased by the truce taking all churcrhes throughout the Dio- workers will be required during place in Vietnam, recommend- cese all regional coordinators the campaign and each parish ed with all the ardor of his and all regional chairmen. is expected to fill its entire pastoral concern not to neglect quota. anything which might bring Bishop Coleman F. Carroll, minds closer together, not to Then on Sunday, February 6, who is executive chairman of overlook any favorable occa- the campaign, has appointed sermons will be delivered at all sion, however slight, to come Frank Rooney, prominent lay Masses in the Diocese explain- STATUE OF HOLY MOTHER AND CHILD is carried by a U. S. soldier from church at leader, contractor and builder, tContinued on Page 4) Binh Tan in South Viet Nam to an evacuation helicopter. (Continued on Page 2) as general chairman, with Ray- mond F. Fogarty and James W. ' .," . • • • .; • ! • ••• - McCaughan as co-chairmen. Thanks For The Christmas Diocesan coordinator will be jMonsignori To Be Vested In Purple Robes! sr Neil J. Flemming, di- Eight newly elevated Papal Msgr. Dominic Barry, Officialis, O'Shea, Diocesan Director of Jr of the Society for the Cards, Men In Viet Say L Chamberlains and Domestic pastor, Immaculate Conception the Radio and Television Com- Propagation of the Faith and South Florida Catholics have "I would like to take this mission and pastor, St. Mary Prelates will be invested in the parish, Hialeah; and the Right pastor of St. Lawrence Church, responded generously to an ap- opportunity to say, for myself Magdalen parish, Miami Beach. North Miami Beach. Frank Hil- purple robes of their offices Rev. Msgr. James J. Walsh, peal from an American in Viet and all members of the 61st lary is Diocesan Development during ceremonies at 4 p.m., Diocesan Director of Vocations Aviation Company, thank you Director. Nam for Christmas cards for Sunday, Jan. 9, in the Cathe- and Director of the Bureau of Ho Thanks Pope Regional meetings will be held the 61st Aviation Company from the bottom of our hearts dral. Information, all of whom were throughout the Diocese during which flies supplies to the men for making Christmas a little elevated to the rank of Domes- For Peace Effort A Mass of Concelebration tic Prelates. January. Those scheduled for in combat areas. brighter by your kindness. will be offered by Bishop Cole- SAIGON, Vietnam (NC) - Papal Chamberlains who will next week are: man F. Carroll and the Mon- North Vietnamese President Ho In its Nov. 26 issue The Voice "It made our job over here be invested are the Very Rev. January 10 — Southwest signori recently honored by Chi Minh has thanked Pope Dade, at King's Bay Yacht and published a letter from War- a little easier to know that there Msgr. Michael J. Fogarty, Paul VI for his efforts on be- Pope Paul VI following inves- Vicar Forane of the Broward Country Club, SW 62nd Avenue. rant Officer Richard A. Del are so many people pulling for titure ceremonies at which half of peace in war-torn Viet- County Deanery and pastor, St. nam. January 11 — Fort Pierce Conte a former student at Cor- us, instead of demonstrating Bishop Carroll will preside. Coleman parish, Pompano area, at Port St. Lucie Country pus Christi School asking that against our actions." Holy Communion will be given Beach; the Very Rev. Msgr. But the communist leader Club. South Floridians remember the during the Mass, Francis P. Dixon, Vicar Forane told the Pope that peace will January 12 — Miami Shores Members of the clergy who of the North Dade Deanery and not come until America with- men in his outfit at Christmas. draws its troops and armaments area, at the Bath Club, Miami Pictures Of Ball will be invested are the Right pastor, St. James parish, North Beach. A letter from DelConte dated Rev. Msgr. Robert W. Schiefen, Miami; the Very Rev. Msgr. from South Vietnam and charg- January 13 — Central Miami Dec. 28 reached the editorial Two full pages of pictures V.G., pastor, Holy Family par- Bernard J. MeGrenehan, Vicar ed that "U.S. leaders want war, Forane of the East Coast Dean- not peace." area, at the Playhouse Restau- office of The Voice this week of the Presentation Ball on ish, North Miami; the Right rant, Miami Springs Villas. pointing out he and the outfit ery and pastor, St. Juliana par- Pages 14 and 15. Rev. Msgr. John J. Fitzpatrkk, Ho Chi Minh's message to the Schedules and dates for meet- "have received hundreds of Chancellor, pastor, Corpus ish, West Palm Beach; and the Pope was broadcast (Dec. 29) ings in other areas will be pub- cards and packages." He added: Christi parish; the Right Rev. Very Rev. Msgr. Joseph H. from Hanoi. MESSAGES SENT TO WORLD LEADERS Pope Renews Peace Efforts (Continued from Page 1) will bring progress in peace, to a peaceful and just solution "the condition and fruit of every of the crisis in Southeast Asia. other good." ''These appeals of the Pope From his window, the Pope were certainly transmitted told the crowd of his prayers and there is no doubt that, as and hopes that "the efforts was the case in the recent which are being made during past, they will be received with an aware spirit and with a pro- these days to settle the conflict found consciousness of the re- in the Far East may have a sponsibilities which at this happy outcome." moment are incumbent on the heads of peoples and of After a personal greeting to • nations." those present and their families, he extended .a greeting to the L'Osservatore Romano's edi- entire Church "that the seed tor, Raimondo Manzini, gave a sown by the ecumenical council short speech over Vatican might vivify and sanctify it." Radio on Jan. 2 commenting on the Pope's messages to "Greetings also to the entire world leaders in which he world," he said, "with the wish noted that papal messages that it make progress in con- favoring peace had also been cord, well being and justice, and sent to other top leaders ARTHUR J.