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...work ground to a halt, Théas appealed to Pope Pius XII, who put him in touch with energetic, persuasive Monsignor George Roche, onetime parish priest in Poitiers, France, head of a lay order, Opus Cenaculi (work of the cenacle). The group, originally backed by Melvina Rivet, a wealthy Canadian widow in her 80s, had raised millions to build schools and churches in France and Italy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Costly Basilica | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

Last month the smoldering fuss flared further. The tinder: Lourdes' new Information Center, founded with the blessings of France's Cardinal Tisserant. Bishop Théas discovered not only that one of the center's staff priests belonged to Opus Cenaculi, but that it was planning to start its own publishing house instead of devoting all revenue to the basilica...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Costly Basilica | 3/2/1959 | See Source »

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