ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER Saints celebrated on the 3rd of December GEORG RATZINGER, PRIEST AND SOCIAL REFORMER Georg Ratzinger was a political economist and social reformer, born at Rickering, near Deggendorf, in Lower Bavaria [South Germany], on April 3, 1844; he died at Munich, December 3, 1899. HIS STUDIES Ratzinger was a pupil at the gymnasium at Passau during the years 1855-63, studied theology at Munich, 1863-67, and was ordained priest in 1867. In 1868 he received the degree of Doctor of Theology at Munich. POLITICAL ACTIVITIES During the following years he devoted himself partly to pastoral, partly to journalistic work. In 1869 he was chaplain at Berchtesgaden; 1870-71 he was editor of the journal "Fränkisches Volksblatt" at Würzburg; 1872-74, chaplain at Landshut, then editor, until 1876, of the "Volksfreund", at Munich. During the years 1875-77 he was a member of the Bavarian Diet; 1877-78 he was a member of the imperial Reichstag; during this...