Unexpected Departure: A Reuter telegram from Cologne states that Mar Ivanios, Archbishop of Trivandrum and leader of the great Jacobite reconciliation to Catholicism, suddenly cancelled his European tour and was hurrying back to India by aeroplane. Accompanied by his secretary, the convert Archbishop boarded the airplane at Aachen.
Route and Schedule: Travelling via Cairo and Baghdad, he was expected to reach Karachi on Tuesday, October 18.
Reason for Departure: The message indicates that the reason for the Archbishop’s sudden departure and swift homeward journey is that he has received a cable from India announcing a strong movement in favor of the reconciliation of an increasing number of Jacobites with the Catholic Church.
Developments in Ireland: Two years ago, the establishment of a Chair of Catholic Action at Maynooth was suggested at the annual meeting of the Irish Bishops. Their Lordships were again meeting at Maynooth recently, and there is a general opinion that the matter will be more definitely dealt with, and that the question of a memorial, of the Eucharistic Congress will also be discussed.
Fundraising Efforts: The Knights of St. Columbanus are endeavoring to raise £8,000 to endow the Chair, the maintenance of which will cost £400 a year.
Copyright: The Southern Cross, 2nd December 1932.
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