For the second time within a year, New York's Archbishop Francis Joseph Spellman was out in the warring world last week. The flying prelate (he once held a pilot's license) is Military Vicar of all Roman Catholics in the U.S. armed forces. Bent on visiting as many of them as he can, he stopped first in North Africa, then flew on to Italy. He visited the Fifth Army's General Headquarters just behind the firing line, had lunch with King George VI and Lieut. General Mark W. Clark, offered an afternoon Mass for servicemen.
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