Vatican City, Feb. 8.
'A lotter written by His Holiness the Pope has been published deploring the persecution in Russia jand inviting the whole, Christian world to join in an appeal to God for Russia on March 19, when the Pope will celebrate at St. Peter's Cathedral a mass of expiation for the Russian offences against religion and for the spiritual health of the Russian people.
The otter recalls that the Pope, since the beginning of his pontificate, has redoubled his efforts to stop the terrible persecution going on in Russia. It says that the Papacy by means of its envoys saved 150,000 children in Russia from horrible death until the Soviet forced it to cease its efforts.
Ho-announces in conclusion that he has appointed a special commis sion for Russia presided over by Cardinal, Sincero—Reuter.
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