Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-08-31 | Page 4 | Vatican Makes Peace Appeal

VATICAN MAKES PEACE APPEAL VATICAN CITY Aug 31 UP uP- uP Pope Plus Pius XII JUr is Issued an urgent I app appeal al to the powers today to halt I their war preparations v and and- pre pree 1 e p ag f Simultaneously imul aneO I the he pope issued from his summer summer residence at Castel Gandolfo an order that Catholic churches throughout the world offer special peace pr prayers The pope transmitted his appeal to the envoys of all the powers accredited to the Vatican through Cardinal Maglione papal secretary of state It was delivered by Cardinal Maglione when he summoned to his office the ambassadors and minIsters ministers min min- attached to the hol holy s see e. e Among those who responded were the German French Italian and Polish ambassadors and the British minister The new B Belgian Belgian Bel Bel- l- l gian glan ambassador r to the holy see aee arrived today ahead head of time and will wili present his Credentials imme Imme- diat ly tf An international pilgrimage of workers and y youth uth organizations of 20 countries scheduled at Vatican City on September Sep Sep- r 2 has r t been indefinitely postponed A copy of the popes pope's peace message mes roes sage was delivered red to William Phil lips United States ambassador by Msgr Duca Duca pa papal al nuncio nuncio nuncio nun nun- cio to Italy