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...month ago, Hungary's Premier Janos Kadar returned from Moscow's 40th Anniversary celebration with new orders from his Kremlin bosses: finish off the trials of those who led the 1956 revolt, sentence them heavily, spare no one-priest, worker, soldier or political leader. Last week Kadar was zealously carrying out his orders. Currently in the dock were...
...painting (24 in. by 38 in.) came to light when the priest of the Church of Lucignano d'Arbia in Monteroni, eight miles from Siena, called in restorers to repair the undistinguished painting that for centuries had hung over the main altar. Preliminary cleaning flaked away the overpainting, revealed a lovely eye, "long, sweet and melancholy." Shipped to Rome's Restoration Institute, the painting has been carefully worked over for the past seven months. The Madonna which emerged, with amaranth-red robe, gilt-edged blue veil and glittering gold medallion is judged by critics the finest Martini...
BISHOP JOHN KODWO AMISSAH, of the Cape Coast archdiocese in Ghana, was consecrated last June at the age of 35, less than eight years after he became a priest, and now serves as auxiliary to white Archbishop William Thomas Porter, 70. The archdiocese numbers 157,293 Roman Catholics, 27,158 taking instruction, and includes 82 priests (64 white, 18 Negro), with 40 parishes, three secondary schools, three teacher-training colleges, five hospitals and 329 primary schools. Bishop Amissah's thesis at St. Peter's College in Rome was on a comparison between Catholic canon law and native customs...
With Pete Akers and Boom-Boom Reynolds for brainstormers, the Sun-Times developed a rare knack for offbeat reportorial ventures, such as a hard-hitting and successful campaign to secure the release of a Roman Catholic priest who had been imprisoned for four years by the Chinese Communists. But Reporter Reynolds was unable to win staffers' loyalty, and showed open distaste for the way Larry Fanning and business-minded members of the Sun-Times cabinet ran the paper after ailing Publisher Field had a nervous breakdown last year. Managing Editor Reynolds turned down Field's face-saving offer...
...oldest Jewish family name, stemming from the priestly family (kohanim), which is traditionally descended from Aaron, the first high priest and brother of Moses...