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...week long the rumors swirled and eddied through the windswept streets of Montreal; for one reason or another, by resignation, illness or dismissal, Msgr. Joseph Charbonneau was through as Archbishop of Montreal and chancellor of the University of Montreal...
Painful Conflict. Though the Vatican termed stories of intervention by Duplessis "ridiculous," its spokesman noted that the archbishop's resignation "automatically dispels what had become a painful conflict of opinion between ecclesiastic and civil authority." Msgr. Antoniutti, charged with settling the conflict, had put his problem to Charbonneau. The archbishop said he could not draw back from his pro-labor stand, but added that his health had been poor and that he had been intending to resign. Said the Vatican statement: "The greatest possible freedom was left Charbonneau in taking the decision, which was entirely...
...World Council and its members were pleased by the fact that Protestant and Roman Catholic cooperation on the refugee problem was progressing. Taking part in the conference was Msgr. Jacob Weinbacher, chief of the Austrian Caritas, international Roman Catholic welfare organization. Said he: "When I received the invitation, I was hesitant. I asked my papal nuncio whether I should go ... whether I should merely sit or join in the talks. It is most fortunate that both churches have decided to meet the social implications of refugee work together...
Wear Gloves. Several years ago she described to her good friend, Msgr. Luigi Ligutti, executive secretary of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference, how she had tried to emphasize "the why of religious feast days by preparing special food for the children [she has five], and explaining its significance as they ate.'' Msgr. Ligutti suggested that she make a book of her recipes. The 130 pages that resulted contain 75 recipes, liberally interlarded with explanatory background...
Pope Pius XII's step was springy and he mounted his throne with more than usual vigor. To thin, 87-year-old Msgr. Alfonso Carinci, Deacon of Protonotaries, he handed a brilliantly illuminated parchment manuscript-the papal bull* which proclaimed 1950 a Holy Year of pilgrimage to Rome. Then, with his face almost constantly lighted by smiles, he spoke to the mauve-robed Apostolic Protonotaries assembled before him, in the most optimistic terms he had used since before...