Word: hlond
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...suffering." So last week reported a "reliable Vatican source" to the secular press. Presently "authoritative Vatican circles" declared that they "deny and resent" such rumors. True it was that austere, saintly Pius XII was shocked and grieved by the destruction of Catholic Poland, whose Primate, Augustus Cardinal Hlond, arrived at the Vatican during the week. The Pope was profoundly apprehensive of the future of eastern Poland, occupied by godless Russians. But, said a Vatican voice, "even if the Pope fasted and performed self-mortification, he would not be the man to flaunt it in public. One should keep in mind...
...among the Cardinals was papabile (in line for the papacy), who were the most able papeggianti (promoters of candidacies). Some thought there was a better chance for a non-Italian Pope than at any time since the last one (in 1522). To them, these seemed papabile: Auguste Cardinal Hlond, Primate of Poland, Joseph Cardinal Schulte of Cologne (both strongly anti-Communist), Pierre Cardinal Gerlier of Lyon, and bearded Eugene Cardinal Tisserant, Wartime French staff officer and for 30 years Vatican librarian...
...minimum of necessary furniture. In the centre of Palermo Park, one of the world's largest, was erected a great cross, 100 ft. high, of white stucco, with great altars on all four sides. There Cardinal Pacelli joined with four other Princes of the Church-Verdier of Paris, Hlond of Poland, Cerejeira of Portugal and Leme da Silviera of Brazil-in opening the Congress to 600,000 Catholics, 75,000 of whom had come from outside Buenos Aires, 5,000 from overseas. As papal legate Cardinal Pacelli read a bull from the Pope. Excerpt...
...accompaniment. To assist at this mass with Pius XI as celebrant, 70,000 people jampacked St. Peter's. Among them were the King & Queen of Siam, the Crown Prince of Italy, 20 other European princes, and delegations led by Alfred Ildefonse Cardinal Schuster of Milan and Augusto Cardinal Hlond of Poland. Rain pelted down during the canonization but the sun appeared afterward as the Holy Father mounted the balcony facing St. Peter's square, gave his blessing urbi et orbi to Rome and the world...
...centre of Poznan's municipal park last week pointing to a granite map of Poland with an enormous outstretched arm which promises to be a great convenience to Polish pigeons. Mrs. Wilson, Poland's President Ignacy Moscicki, U. S. Ambassador John North Willys, Auguste Cardinal Hlond, Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Mannes Baruch and Daughter Belle piled wreaths about Statue Wilson's ankles. Out by the gate was a smaller bust of Democrat Wilson's faithful lieutenant Herbert Clark Hoover. President Hoover, now unalterably Republican, sent a message: "It has been my own good fortune to visit Poland...