What was in The Criterion in 1966?
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- What was in the news on Jan. 7, 1966? First black bishop for the U.S. in the 20th century is ordained, and Race-Religion group moves to Indiana
- What was in the news on Jan. 14, 1966? A new name for the Rhythm Service, prayer in public schools discussed, and the Index of Forbidden Books
- What was in the news on Jan. 21, 1966? Faiths join together to fight poverty, the Anglican Primate to visit the pope, and money saved by archdiocesan Purchasing Office
- What was in the news on Jan. 28, 1966? Pope Paul VI is concerned about a startling rise in invalid marriages, and the cause of canonization for Blessed John Neumann is opened
- What was in the news on Feb. 4, 1966? A hope for peace in Vietnam, confusion over decrees on the use of Latin, and Father Hans Kueng expresses changes he’d like to see
- What was in the news on Feb. 18, 1966? Pope Paul VI changes Lenten fasting regulations, the birth control commission to be amended and a shortage of priests worldwide is noted
- What was in the news on Feb. 25, 1966? More on Lenten fasting and abstinence, and deacons conduct a high school ‘experiment’
- What was in the news on March 4, 1966? Understanding Vatican II’s call for religious liberty, the cost of the council, and a condemnation of war
- What was in the news on March 11, 1966? Ecumenism in Great Britain, a new birth control commission, and the value of Catholic schools
- What was in the news on March 18, 1966? A rebuke on U.S. policy in Asia, and more English in the Mass hopes to add more meaning
- What was in the news on March 25, 1966? An historic meeting with the archbishop of Canterbury, and a light-hearted take on the Batman sitcom
- What was in the news on April 1, 1966? Centuries of state domination over religious seen ended, and Jesuit magazine calls for discussion on priestly celibacy
- What was in the news on April 8, 1966? Mass revisions, a new bishop for Evansville and challenges on a new view of the Eucharist
- 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
- What was in the news on April 22, 1966? Marian College expanding, the end of the Index of Forbidden Books, Mass in sign language, and ‘God is dead’
- What was in the news on April 29, 1966? New local priests, division concerning ‘deicide’ charges, and the new concept of a council of priests
- What was in the news on May 6, 1966? Good riddance to the Index of Forbidden Books, and a decision about female altar servers
- What was in the news on May 13, 1966? Archabbot Bonaventure of Saint Meinrad resigns, housing law reversed, and Poland reacts to church construction being blocked
- What was in the news on May 20, 1966? A record number of high school graduates, the role of women in Catholic journalism, and mixed marriage reactions
- What was in the news on May 27, 1966? Condemning Marxism, Supreme Court rules on obscenity, and a great local religious education program
- What was in the news on June 3, 1966? Post-conciliar work comes to a close, a call for theologians to ‘go home’ and new music for youth Masses
- What was in the news on June 10, 1966? A new archabbot for St. Meinrad, criticism for stifling dissent against the Vietnam War, and racial equality in purchasing
- What was in the news on June 17, 1966? Playing God, smearing a good woman, Catholic schools run by lay people and the Index again
- What was in the news on June 24, 1966? The authority of bishops expanded, a new mother superior, and a writer argues for women priests
- What was in the news on July 8, 1966? The Vietnam War, birth control issues and, Christians exiting the Holy Land
- What was in the news on July 15, 1966? Christians churches working against social evils, blaming Communists, and religious freedom in Spain
- What was in the news on July 22, 1966? Racial tensions, the war in Vietnam, clerical celibacy and a deficit for Catholic high schools
- What was in the news on July 29, 1966? The Dutch Church takes risks, and a priest gets punished for birth control comments
- What was in the news on August 5, 1966? Church opposition to prayer in public school, and clergy helping quell race violence
- What was in the news on August 12, 1966? Race violence affects a nun, parish holds a ‘Beatle Burning’ protest rally, and the council that never was
- What was in the news on August 19, 1966? More changes implemented from the Council, and ‘sweeping changes’ predicted for nuns
- What was in the news on September 16, 1966? The ICC is formed, and pope warns priests about ‘doubt, anxiety’ after council
- What was in the news on September 30, 1966? A new office to fight poverty, an encyclical on peace, and the start of a nursing program at Marian College
- What was in the news on November 4, 1966? A delay in the decision on birth control, a new school in Madison and the first session of the ICC