INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY.

New Zealand Tablet, 20 November 1913, Page 43

INTERNATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY.

To the Editor.

Sir, —Some people may possibly be under the impression that absolutely nothing can be done at present to hasten on the projection, founding, and developing of the much-wanted International Catholic News Office. There is every indication that the instituiton is to come in God's good time. We may rest assured that his Eminence Cardinal Bourne, with many others, has only allowed the matter to temporarily hang fire, since he officially, in a speech at the Plymouth Congress, as reported by the papers, urged it as a powerful agency to spread the truth and rebut attacks of falsehood and calumny on the Church all over the world. Now, the nearest approach to the realisation of the above object is the founding of a Continental, or rather European, agency with headquarters at Munich now two years ago. Yet, though blessed by our Holy Father as a plan ' vasto e grande,' it has all the appearances of being only a tentative one. The organisers and sympathisers have formed themselves into a company, shares to be obtained at £2 10s. A well-known Archbishop in Germany is a financial supporter. Seeing that the N.Z. Catholic Federation has taken root, is developing and getting ready for action, would it be too premature yet for the said body to obtain more information in the meantime with the object of eventually linking up with the movement. If it should prove to have vitality enough to live and to expand? The names of the English-speaking members on the organising committee, as given in their last appeal to the Catholic world of Europe, —M. Heron, Edinburgh ; H. Hovelor, London; Rev. R. Parker, Kilmyshall; Rev. M. O'Connell, Enniscorthy.— am, etc., E. Schoonhof. Rotorua, November 6.

[Some time ago we wrote to one of the members of the above committee Rev.- M. O’Connell, Ennis—asking for full particulars regarding the organisation referred to, and we expect the desired information to hand any day. When it is available we shall have something to say on the matter. Ed. N.Z.T. 1