Religion: Body & Soul

In his fight to get better wages fc Filipino workers, Jesuit Father Walter I Hogan, Manila's "labor priest," has mad himself some formidable enemies (TIMI March 12, 1951). But he has had the COE consistent support of Papal Nuncio Egidi Vagnozzi, a brisk, 46-year-old Italia whose plain speaking long ago got him th nickname of "II Americano" in Vatica circles. Since his arrival 2½-years ago Archbishop Vagnozzi has given heavy be hind-the-scenes support to the efforts of Roman Catholics like Philadelphian He gan to give Filipinos a fresh deal before the Communists do. He has also strengthened the position of his...

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