April 15, 2016

What was in the news on April 15, 1966?

Pope Paul calls for peace in Easter message, a birth control report should be finished by summer and local plans for dialogue

Criterion logo from the 1960sBy Brandon A. Evans

This week, we continue to examine what was going on in the Church and the world 50 years ago as seen through the pages of The Criterion.

Here are some of the items found in the April 15, 1966, issue of The Criterion:
 

  • Pope Paul chides world for discord and injustice
    • “VATICAN CITY—In his Easter message to all men, Pope Paul VI warned that the world’s postwar resolutions ‘of brotherhood, of unity and of peace’ are dangerously veering toward totalitarianism, racism and the other gaunt outriders of war. ‘Mankind is hesitating between peace and war,’ he warned. The pope spoke from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica before a crowd of perhaps half a million, who had gathered in the vast piazza for his Easter Mass. His address was beamed by Vatican Radio across the world, and a direct linkup of the Eurovision network brought him and his words into homes throughout Western Europe.”
  • Cardinal Ottaviani: Sees birth control report ‘by summer’
    • “VATICAN CITY—Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, head of Pope Paul VI’s birth control commission, has stated that it will probably submit its conclusions to the pope this summer. On the basis of the commission’s findings, Cardinal Ottaviani said, ‘the pope will freely make his judgment for an eventual decisive statement.’ ”
  • ACCW Convention slated April 20-21
  • Richmond plans lay ‘dialogue’
    • “RICHMOND—Organization of living room dialogue groups for laymen will be started Monday, April 25, at an interfaith dinner meeting in Holy Family parish hall at 6:30 p.m. Plans for the dialogue groups resulted from the recent Faith to Faith Symposium held here and from dialogue meetings of clergymen which have been taking place for three years at the Yokefellow Institute. Participants will seek to know and understand their neighbors better and to deepen knowledge of their own faith. A guidebook will be considered for use in discussions.”
  • Indianapolis is host: Race parley to probe seminary education
  • Bishop Perry due to Indianapolis
  • Vatican ‘mishandling’ of news is charged by Catholic paper
  • NCCM, NCCW launch ecumenism project
  • St. Dismas Society plans open house at Reformatory
  • World shares blame for famine in India
  • The age of the dialogue and Christian optimism
  • Notre Dame gets $1 million gift
  • Nurse delegation from St. Vincent to attend rites
  • Kickball action opens this Sunday
  • Boy Scout Retreat slated May 20-22
  • Start ‘YCM House’: Youths promote race harmony
  • Sees large out-of-town convention delegation
  • Fears Church’s image ‘promoting’ divorce
  • Benefit dinner is set at Schulte High School
  • Impact of council on music is topic
  • St. Michael’s sets Cana Conference
  • Sees Church eligible for WCC membership
  • Advise enlargement of Reitz Memorial
  • Lourdes campaign passes $190,000
  • Guidelines issued: Seek to educate for ‘ecumenism’
  • Nuns given grants for summer study

(Read all of these stories from our April 15, 1966, issue by logging on to our special archives.) †

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