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  Meeting with Pope Pius XI

  Cardijn recalls his providential first meeting with Pope Pius XI in Rome in 1925 in which the pontiff endorsed the JOC.
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  Women's social projects

  In this interview, Cardijn recalls his meeting with Victoire Cappe, founder of the Needleworkers Union and the Christian Women's Organisations.
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  Confrontation at Malines - Notes

  Cardijn recalls the accusations against the embryonic JOC and the hearing before Cardinal Mercier that almost led to the condemnation of the movement.
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  Difficulties

  Cardijn recalls the opposition that he and the embryonic JOC faced, not just in Belgium but also later in Rome.
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  Beginnings

  Cardijn recounts the beginnings of the JOC in the parish of Notre Dame at Laeken, his work with the Christian Worker movement and the women's organisations.