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The article reports on the eight-country tour of Pope Paul VI to Asia, Australia and Oceania. According to the Pope, the theme of the tour was the discovery of the church. During his tour, he visited the home of Carlos Navarro, a construction worker, in Tondo slum of Manila, Philippines, who tries to support family which include eight children on a dollar a day. It is reported that in Western Samoa, he was received like a king and presented with a huge roast pig after his address at the church of St. Anne at Leulumoega, Samoa. It is stated that in Indonesia, 50,000 people stormed into the Djakarta stadium in Djakarta, Indonesia, for the Pope's Mass. In Ceylon, the Pope was received by Ceylon Prime Minister Sirimavo Bandaranaike and a 50,000 strong crowd.

The article reports on the concerns over the announcement made by Pope Paul VI that he would elevate Giovanni Benelli, executive director of the Vatican, to the College of Cardinals and appoint him the new Archbishop of Florence in Italy. It expects that Paul was giving Benelli the cardinal's hat to make him a prospect for election as the next Pope. It states that Benelli has a wide background as an administrator and diplomat, however, he lacks the pastoral experience that he will gain as archbishop in Tuscany, Italy. It contends the Benelli dislikes delegating authority and has trampled on a good many official sensibilities.

The article offers information on the celebration of the 1975 Holy Year at the Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City. As part of the celebration, a largest group ordination was held on the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul presided by Pope Paul VI. The attendance of 150,000 pilgrims and the throngs at other events were proof of the continuing strength of Catholic piety . This article also accounts several challenges of the Holy Year including political problems. Moreover, it relates a brief history of the celebration since it started in 1300.

The article offers religion-related updates around the world. Rumors on the near-death illness of Pope Paul VI have circulated in Rome after the visit of a foreign diplomat. The Vatican City is expected to broaden the conclave of papal electors to include members other than cardinals. New York Jesuit priest Joseph F. O'Rourke has anticipated some sort of trouble when he baptized the baby of abortion-advocate Carol Morreale in Massachusetts.

The article focuses on the proposed reform of the indulgence system and the modification in the word outline on The Church in the Modern World. It states that during the assembly of 2, 300 prelates, the 30,000 word outline of The Church in the Modern World was approved by the majority. According to Pope Paul VI, he will start actions for the beatification of Pope Pius XII and John XXIII to declare them as saints. It adds that the time period for indulgences was also repealed from the provisions.

The article focuses on the 32-hour pilgrimage of Pope John Paul VI to the U.S., wherein the world saw the kindness and inner warmth of the real Paul. It mentions the peacemaking address of the Pope focusing on various issues including the task of United Nations (UN), which is to organize cooperation among nations for the common good of humanity. Moreover, the Pope suggests welcoming Red China to the UN, which easily added encouragement to nations who are against the U.S. policy.

The article discusses the preparations for the visit of Pope Paul VI to the U.S. in 1965. It states that the preparations started from September 9 when the Pope announced that he accepted the invitation of United Nations (UN) Secretary-General U Thant to speak at the General Assembly. It says that Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) men and New York City police, worried over an assassination attempt, placed potentially dangerous anti-Catholic fanatics under surveillance.

The article presents an analysis on the meeting between Pope Paul VI and Socialist Party chieftain, Pietro Nenni in Vatican City. According to Rome's neo-Fascist II Secolo the meeting should have taken place being dangerous and unnecessary concession to Communists and fellow travelers. It provides an overview on the issues continued by Nenni such as the long tradition of anticlericalism, Vatican's exemption from dividend taxes, and on state aid to parochial schools.

The article discusses the issues involving Roman Catholics in communist countries in Eastern Europe. Led by Pope Paul VI, the Catholic Church has negotiated with socialist governments for a consent to give spiritual space for the 65 million Roman Catholics under communist rule. The author notes that in Hungary, significant changes were observed as socialist theoretician Josef Lukacs argued that Communism should cooperate with religious people to achieve common social goals.

The article discusses the practice of celibacy by catholic priests and nuns and the mounting criticism against it. Pope Paul VI considers celibacy a crowning jewel whereas most of the priests have termed it as a crown of thorns. It is stated to be a spiritual discipline that has become an ecclesiastical law over the years. The reasons why celibacy became mandatory for priests are discussed. Critics of Pope Paul argue that the church has confused priesthood and celibacy.

The article focuses on the significance of the bill which was adopted by the Chamber of Deputies permitting divorce for the first time in modern Italian history. It notes the declaration of Pope John Paul VI, before an audience of 250 Italian newlyweds, addressing legislators about the honoring of the indissolubility of marriage. It cites the move of Premier Mariano Rumor as well as a coalition of Socialist, Communist and Liberals including Deputy Loris Fortuna concerning the bill.

The article reports on the trip of Pope Paul VI in Latin America. It states that his trip aims to prevent a disastrous worsening of the division in the region's church, a schism between entrenched reactionaries and radical clerics advocating social and political revolution. "Time" Correspondent John Shaw emphasizes that the Pope hopes to satisfy the radicals without alienating the large number of reactionaries, who are strongly allied with the church.

The article reports on the demonstrations held by 214 left-wing Roman Catholics at the Cathedral in Santiago, Chile. It mentions that the religious militants are opposing Pope Paul VI's visit to the 39th International Eucharistic Congress in Bogota, Colombia arguing that the visit will ratify the unity of the Church with military and economic power. It also explores the social problems facing Latin America and the role of the Catholic church.

The article focuses on the visit of Archbishop of Canterbury F. Donald Coggan in Rome, Italy to discuss with Pope Paul VI the Anglican and Roman Catholic intercommunion. It states that Coggan announced his aspiration among the Roman Catholic congregation and Anglican clergy for a joint communion in relation to reconciliation of both churches. It mentions that in 1960, Pope John XXIII invited Archbishop of Canterbury Geoffrey Fisher in Rome for a reunion of Anglicans and Catholics. Meanwhile, it tells that despite Coggan and Pope Paul's desire for an eventual reunion, the issue on women ordination as priests at the Episcopal Church in the U.S is still unsettled.

The article focuses on the argument between the Vatican and the Roman Catholic Church regarding the decision of Pope Paul VI to reject women entering priesthood. It states that the decision was formally declared on February 1977 in a form of a papally endorsed decree issued by the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It mentions that the decision relied on tradition that priests must have natural resemblance to Christ; however, missionary priest to Asia criticized the reasoning that priests must be men. It adds that female ordination represents an ecumenical problem and could cause pain. Meanwhile, Sister Margaret Ellen Traxler from the National Coalition of American Nun comments on the decision of the Vatican.

The article focuses on the appointment of Hanoi, Viet Nam Archbishop Joseph Marie Trinnhu-Khue as cardinal. It states that Trin was one of Pope Paul VI's appointed members of the College of Cardinals in 1976, becoming the first prince of the church from Viet Nam. It says that since Cardinal Trin did not have the idea of the honor that awaits him, he arrived in Rome wearing only purple episcopal cassock which was covered with a sash and scarlet cape. Meanwhile, Cardinal Trin's appointment provided a quick view of the delicate rapprochement process between Viet Nam and the Vatican, in which 2.7 million Catholics were gathered in the South.

The article focuses on Pope Paul VI's appointment of cardinals who comprised the College of Cardinals in 1976. It states that speculation on whether the successor of the Pope would be non-Italian stirred up during the appointments since non-Italian Jan Cardinal Willebrands was the leading papable. It also mentions that several Vatican City observers were surprised by the Pope when he avoided the top diplomats of the Vatican, who were Archbishop Giovanni Benelli and Archbishop Agostino Casaroli. It adds that after the appointments, the of College of Cardinals was then made up of ten cardinals from the Third World countries and one from the U.S., referring to Archbishop William W. Baum from Washington, D.C.

The article discusses the "Declaration on Certain Questions Concerning Sexual Ethics," issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under a mandate from Pope Paul VI. It states that the statements took seven years to prepare and was not just a Vatican idea, rather than a response to the complaints from Roman Catholic bishops in many nations. It also mentions other reasons why the Vatican came up with the statement because the church was not providing sufficient guidelines for sexual behavior in the wake of the sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. The mentioned topics in the statement include homosexuality, premarital sex and masturbation.

The article reports on the decree of 1179 of Pope Alexander III which confers to the College of Cardinals the sole authority to choose new popes. It mentions that in 1973 and 1974, Pope Paul VI suggested that he might go further and admit a few bishops to the conclave that elects a pope; however, he relieved the rules for choosing his successor in 1975 wherein the cardinals-only tradition survived. It also notes that the pope bans conclave voting by cardinals who have reached the age 80.

The article reports on the conviction of József Cardinal Mindszenty, Primate of Hungary, for patently false charges of treason and conspiracy. It mentions that he was to spend the next 22 years either in prison cells, under house arrest, or in asylum in the U.S. embassy in Budapest. It indicates that Mindszenty and his bishops issued a pre-election pastoral letter urging Christians to vote against parties that used violence and oppression. Following his death, Pope Paul VI concludes that Mindszenty was and certainly will continue to be a contradictory figure, the object of veneration and of violent attacks.

The article reports on the move of Pope Paul VI to control the proudly independent Society of Jesus. Paul VI wanted all the Jesuits to take the fourth vow of special loyalty to the Pope in which less than 50% Jesuit priests are not allowed to take it. In addition, Pope Paul VI required that all Jesuit documents should be approved by him except major constitutional changes. The pope reassured Jesuit Superior General Pedro Arrupe that they could still leave an option for the fourth vow.

The article focuses on the celebration of the Holy Year of 1975 headed by Pope Paul VI at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy. It says that Pope Paul stood before the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica and tapped it three times with a silver hammer before midnight on Christmas evening, and prelates washed the doorposts and threshold. The workmen lowered the door on pulleys and chunks of broken masonry fell after the move of Pope Paul. It adds that Paul walked through the doorway into the Basilica as cardinals, bishops, priests, and lay people streamed in behind him, starting the holy year with the theme of renewal and reconciliation. Meanwhile, the Roman Catholic Church started its tradition of Holy Years in 1300 and the custom of jubilee years dates back to ancient Judaism.

The article presents the 1974 Synod of Bishops met in Rome, Italy, where Pope Paul VI sat silently throughout the plenary session as Roman Catholic bishops around the world criticized their church, making bold suggestions for improving it. After the final session, the pope then reminded the bishops about his role as "the successor of St. Peter" and pointedly quoting a major Vatican II document which define the scope of his role. It is said several bishops were not happy with Paul's criticism about their pet theological theses. It is said that the synod fathers have turned down major portion of a final summary document on evangelization due to vague generalities.

The article reports on the emergence of reasonable rumors on the plan of the Roman Catholic Church to alter its mind about birth control seize in Vatican City in 1974. A proposal in the Italian weekly "Panorama" that Pope Paul VI may be planning an alteration of his 1968 encyclical Humanae Vitae, condemning all artificial contraception. One source of the supposition was a letter from the Vatican to the conferences of the bishops round the world recommending responses to the current United Nations population year. One section of the 5,000-word document included a suggestion that couples should take into account the common welfare's demand in deciding the size of their families.

The article reports on the conflict between the Vatican and Dutch clerics over two books that deals with fundamental church issues. It states that Pope Paul VI issued a statement to The Netherlands cautioning the faithful about ultra-reformist tendencies in the wake of the Second Vatican Council. The books "The Grave of God," by Father Robert Adolfs, and "De Nieuwe Katechismus" reportedly stirred controversies among clergymen and are still awaiting approval for publication in other countries.

The article offers information related to the papal visit of Pope Paul VI on the shrine of Mary's believed apparition in Fatima, Portugal. It comments that Pope Paul VI was the first Roman Catholic pontiff to visit the shrine of Fatima. According to Pope Paul VI, the spiritual motive of his visit to the shrine was to seek Mary's intercession in favor of the peace of the Church and of the world.

The article focuses on the issues concerning the Roman Catholic Church's stand on contraception. Pope Paul VI states that he demands more time to examine the issue on contraception before he could establish a decision. It says that the recommendations of the pontifical commission on birth control were refused by the Pope. It adds that under the recommendations, couples would be permitted to employ any contraception method if the couples would have a good reason for practicing birth control.

The article reports on the decree released by Pope Paul VI to lift the ban of excommunication against Catholics who marry outside the Roman Church. The Sacrament of Matrimony allows marriages to be valid within the law of the church if it is performed by a Catholic priest and the clergyman of the other partner's faith may be present at the wedding ceremony. It adds that the non-Catholic partner must be clearly told of the obligation to raise the children of the union as Catholics.

The article focuses on a decision made by Pope Paul VI to revive the movement of worker-priests in France. It states that the movement, which started in 1944 under the direction of Cardinal Emmanuel Suhard, was restrained by Pope Pius XII after the failure of the movement established in Rome to serve the goals of the Church. However, Pope Paul VI agreed for the reestablishment of the movement for three years in Paris to be led by Archbishop Coadjutor Pierre Veuillot.

The article focuses on the designation of Reverend Harold R. Perry as auxiliary bishop in New Orleans, Louisiana by Pope Paul VI. It states that Perry's appointment was aimed to provide an American Negro bishop who will help eliminate racial dissension. It mentions that Perry will serve in New Orleans where some of the most extreme racial disputes were found. Moreover, Catholic Bernard J. Gaillot says that the appointment of Perry offered another reason for God to destroy the Vatican.

The article focuses on the plans of Pope Paul VI to make a plea for peace before the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on October 4, 1965, after the war between India and Pakistan heightened. It says that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson will presumably meet the Pope after its prior engagement with UN Ambassador General Arthur Goldberg to establish diplomatic relations. Meanwhile, Catholic theologians investigate the consecration of bread and wine, trying the Pope's duty in keeping the faith.

The article reports on the new religious ceremony of Pope Paul VI in creating a Roman Catholic Cardinals in Rome. It states that Paul VI simplifies the ceremony of the 27 clerics and cut the number of consistories from four to two including the quaint little ceremony that symbolizes the duty of cardinals to advise the Pope and the obligation to keep secret. Francisco Franco, head of state of Spain conducted the ceremony for Archbishop Angel Herrera Y Oria of Malaga as part of the tradition.