Pope Escalates Efforts for Peace
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— a ceasefire at least for th<
blessed days of Christmas. And w<
know of many government offi
cials eagerly looking for ways tc
resolve the difficult dispute. Bui
we know especially that millions
of hearts are trembling and suffer
ing, awaiting the return of peace,
“Certainly we applaud those
who are conscientiously dedicated
to halting the menacing conflict.
We would hope that at least — at
least! — the proposal for a truce
could be accepted and put into ef
fect so that Christmas might be
for all a day sanctified in peace!
“We recommend it to the wis
dom and compassion of the res
ponsible leaders. We further ex
press the desire that reflection and
negotiation follow such a truce,
Dominic Sovio Club
Poster Contest Opens
The St. Dominic Savio Classroom
Club has announced the launching
of its fifth National Poster Con
test, January 1, 1966. The annual
event is open to 110,000 Savio Club
members throughout the United
States.
All posters submitted to Nation
al Headquarters must be 9 x 12
inches in size. They will be judged
especially for their originality and
neatness in depicting one of Saint
Dominic Savio’s virtues. Entries
must be postmarked by January
31, 1966.
Two of the best posters from
each of the fifty states will be se
lected: One from the junior divi
sion, grades five and six; the other
one from the senior division, sev
enth through ninth grades. These
will then compete in the finals
for national awards. Winners will
be announced in February by Na
tional Headquarters, New Rochelle,
New York.
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IN WASHINGTON the next day,
a White House spokesman said
President Johnson shared the
Pope’s hope for ending the Viet
namese war. The spokesman re
peated Mr. Johnson’s willingness
to “talk unconditionally any time
the other side is ready.” But he
did not refer to the Pope’s speci
fic appeal for a Christmas truce.
But on the Wednesday before
Christmas, United Nations Secre
tary General U Thant called for
acceptance of the Pope’s appeal.
He said flatly (Dec. 22) that the
Vietnamese war must be stopped,
and added:
“In its place let there be — in
the words of the recent appeal by
Pope Paul VI — an immediate
truce, to be followed by reflection,
negotiation, and finally peace.”
The same day, it was announced
in Saigon that the U.S. and South
Vietnamese commanders had order
ed a 30-hour ceasefire over Christ
mas.
Pope Paul in his annual Christ
mas broadcast on Dec. 23 did not
mention Vietnam by name. But he
said in his address “to all men on
earth”:
“Brothers, do heed the message
of peace which Christmas brings
to men who even now are the ob
ject of God’s love. Check the way
things are going. It is possible that
you are on the wrong track. Stop
and think!”
After the Christmas truce was
announced in Vietnam, the Pope
sent messages to President John
son and the goverment heads of
both North and South Vietnam
thanking them for “this pacific
gesture.” He voiced a prayer that
the ceasefire would be “a step to
ward the establishment of a just
and brotherly peace for the whole
of Vietnam.”
His identical cable to Ho Chi
Minh of North Vietnam and Gen.
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nam was sent Dec. 24.
On Christmas day, the Pope
spoke of the “noble truce” to the
throng which attended his outdoor
Mass in St. Peter’s Square. “We
are all the happier,” he said, “in
the knowledge that this ceasefire
was granted following the appeal
we made some days ago in the
name of Christmas in our Sunday
words in this very square. We
praise him who by welcoming our
exhortation shows to his honor
and to the comfort of so many
anxious and afflicted hearts that
he harbors lofty sentiments of re
ligious pity and a sincere desire
for justice and peace.”
AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG’S
special flight here Dec. 30 was ini
tially described as a mission to
thank the Pope in behalf of Mr.
Johnson “for the continuous effort
he is making in furthering peace
in Southeast Asia.” Goldberg re
vealed nothing of his discussion
with the Pope. But he said at a
news conference afterward that
“everything the Pope has to say on
this problem is of great interest
to the President and the country.”
Shrines m n
Gibson Flats, Mont. — (NC) —
A landscaper with time to spare
and a desire “to do something
with a grotto” has built a series
of seven shrines into the hillside
near his home here.
Joe Morang, a former rodeo
contestant and golden gloves
heavyweight boxer, used six years
and 170 tons of rock in his project.
Using statues donated or lent
by a mission, a convent, a high
school and friends, Morang built
them into an overall display that
is 150 feet long and 14 feet high.
The display includes a nativity
scene, a reproduction of the grot
to at Lourdes, a shrine for the
Sacred Heart, a rustic setting for a
statue of St. Anthony, and an
amphitheater with niches for stat
ues of St. Joseph, St. Anthony,
and the Pieta.
In warm weather, water from
the Lourdes grotto flows down the
hillside into a small pool: Water
also flows past the figure of St.
Francis, which is surrounded by
small replicas of the birds and
animals the saint loved. Many of
WINSTON SALEM KNIGHTS
PLAN YOUTH TRACK MEET
Santa Maria Council No. 2829, Winston-Salem, N.C., plans to
hold a Catholic Youth meet to be scheduled in April 1966. The
track and field event which is open to all Catholic boys in Winston
Salem from grades 3 through 8, will consist of the following:
* 200 Yard Relay_3rd to 8th grades
* 100 Yard Relay___7th and 8th grades
* Baseball-Throw for distance_3rd to 6th grades
* Rope Climbing _3rd to 8th grades
* 50 Yard Dash_3rd to 6th grades
* Standing broadjump_3rd to 6th grades
* Football __punt for distance
The Council, through its Youth Activities Chairman, Francis
Brannan, has sent letters to Catholic grammar schools and
churches in the city announcing this event.
the animal figures were made by
the Morangs’ son, Bill.
The amphitheater is adorned by
massive stone planters, weighing
up to 800 pounds. Heart-shaped
planters surround the figure of the
Sacred Heart. And over the nativity
scene is a huge star, made of Mon
tana travertine and concrete and
weighing some 500 pounds.
During Christmas the Morangs
erected special lights on- the dis
play, .along with two loudspeakers
to provide holiday music.
Catholic University
Scholarships Offered
Catholic High School students of
the Diocese of Raleigh are invited
to compete for an undergraduate
scholarship to the Catholic Uni
versity of America, Washington,
D.C.
One tuition scholarship for a
complete college course which has
a total value of $5,200 to $6,500 is
made available every year to each
Archdiocesan Province of the
United States.
Every diocesan superintendent
and every Catholic high school
principal is being sent complete
details concerning the scholarship
program.
In announcing the scholarships
for 1966, Bishop William J. Mc
Donald, Rector of the University,
stated that the program is intend
ed to express gratitude for the
generous support given to Nation
al Pontifical University by the
clergy and laity of the United
States.
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