The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-11-01

an index of his own within his dominions.
Further, 1t is proposed that the election OF
bishops should be taken out Of the hands OF
the law authorities, since Christian govern
and concordats are torn to pieces every
where. Church property is to be used for
the subversiOn of the conservative press.
The care of the poor is said to be taken out
| of the hands of the State, and to be handed
over to Christian charity, as represented by
| There are to be held annual assemblies
| for promoting charity, Christian art, sci
ence, literature, and missions the care for
the wounded in battle, and the sick gener-
ally belongs to the chGfeh. The brethren
| without the pale, as long as they are Christ
be of positive mind in church matters, since
the spirit of negation does not declare war
to single confessions, but to all religions.
The foundation of Western universities,
both in Cairo and Constantinople, is to be
carried out with all possible speed, and the
preliminaries in this matter due to France
are to- be taken as the foundations. 1t is
supposed that the Germanic element will
be strongly represented by the council, also
that it may make itself very cOnsiderab ly
felt at the next Papal election.
PERSECUTION IN IrALY.-The Catholics
of Italy are nearly as ill-treated under the
government Of Victor Emmanuel as the
Catholics Of Poland are by the governm emit
of Russia. A sad instance Of the perse GU
ton to which religious communities have
been and are subjected by the Italian Gov
eminent fell under our notice few days
ago. A community of Clare nuns, thirty in
number, al living in the town of Rieti, in
the province of Umbrla, which, with other
provinces of the Papal States, was usurped
by the government of Victor Emmanuel in
1860. In that year the nuns Of st. Clare's
Convent were robbed of all means of sup
port by the Italian Government, and were
allowed only the bare walls of the convent
and the adjoining church. For the last
eight years they have been depending for
their support almost entirely on the Offer
ings of the charitable in different parts of
Italy. y
On September 10th His Holiness paid an
unexpected visit, about four o'clock in the
afternoon, to the military hospital, and was
received by the four military chaplains, who
are attached to the hospital, ministering to
the spiritual wants of the sick; also by the
DR.. Pagani and DR.. Pelagallo.
The Pope went through all the wards, and
for more than an hour went from one or
other of the patients, addressing words of
comfort and kindness to ef the in
mates.
The Austrian Government IS about to in
stitute a criminal prosecution against Car
dlnal Prince Won Schwargenberg, Arch
bishop of Prague, and the other bishops of
Bohemia, on account of the Instructions
issued by them to the clergy in reference
to the civil marriage law.
The Catholic clergy of England are taking
a deep interest in the approaching cleo
tons, and scarcely an opportunity presents
itself without being acted upon to secure
the privileges of the franchise.
The new Cardinals, Ferrieri and Barilli,
were received on Saturday, the 10Th Sep
TENDER, by His Holiness. They afterwards
visited Cardinal Antonelli.