Cor unum et anima una

Publication of the first missionary encyclical of Pius XII, "Evangelii Praecones". The Pope praises the work accomplished by missionaries and sets them new tasks. He talks of the place of…

Death in Pittsburgh, USA, of P. Joaquim Alves Correia of the Portuguese Province. He had a great influence on the catholic renewal movement in Portugal during the time of the…

The only priests in the country are military chaplains. The Church of Rosso is built by Fr. Salomon (Spiritan) but it is not occupied until 1958.

Bishop Ambrose Kelly welcomes the Xaverian Fathers from Italy into his diocese; they are given the care of the Northern Province, centered on Makeni.

The first two Nigerians make their profession in Ireland as Spiritans: Frs. Godfrey Okoye and Anthony Nwedo.