The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-02-23

of the College of the Propaganda, Rome.
In London and its .suburbs there ar
seventy-two Catholic churches and chaneIs
served by one hundred and eighty al,
priests. =
The news of the conversion to Catholicism
OF the duchess de Moiny is confirmed, tn,
Archbishop of Paris having received he
abjuration when she was baptized. and ad
mltted her to communion and confirmation
The Duke de Luynes, who recently dice
at Rome, has bequeathed fifty Thousand
francs to the Pope as a Peters pence. IL
this sum fifty thousand more has been added
by his nephew and heir, the Duke de Che.
vreaux.
ID The he Archbishop of Algeria says that
100000 people have died of starvation in
that country during the past three months.
and that the 400, 900 francs granted by The
French Government for the relief of the
starving sufferers, will prove utterly made
qnate to the terrible emergency.
The Canonico PAstiglione and Padre
Maria, most holy and jealous Capucflin
irlar, have just been condemned to ten years
III the galleys for having preached against
the PROTESTANT propaganda at Barletta. Ten
other catholics, laymen, have been sent
cneed to the same punishment for having
taken part in the protest in favor of the
faith OF their ancestors. The Protestants
have been all acquitted.
Good Catholics throughout Italy are now
advised by the clergy to relinquish non-in
tertcrencein politics, and to take part in
the elections much good may come from
tils, as the majority of good Catholics have
hitherto abstained from all political action
through fear of being in any way implicated
IN the sacrileSes and injustice of the party
IN power through exercising the right of
election under Il government founded on in
justice.
The inita Catholica says that Gen. Kanz-
Ter has had long interviews with Gen. de
Failly; that they visited together the forti- |
|tications of Civita Yecchia, the French
camp, and the positions around the town.
|, y, 1T seems certain" it adds, "that the
French garrison of Corneto will be doubled. |
ana an: that even artillery will be sent there.
here is an unusual stir amongst the French
Officers, who speak of war as an event that
lis near and certain.'
We have reason to believe that before
many days are over conversion to the
Catholic Church will be announced that will
Dr Manning, or DIR. Newman, or Mr. Cake
icy, dld twenty years ago. If what we have
heard is true, the conversion to which we
hilude is more than likely to be followed by
many persons who for a long time have
Reen anxious, but afraid to pass the Rubicon
London Weekly Register, Jan. 25
A most important archaeological discovery
III eiAO hoSP1ldl OI Cu1QJ
Eiandrler, Toulon. While excayating in
he garden adjoining, there were found
FeNeral tomDs OF martyrs amongst Others
hose OF st. Mandrier, Bishop Of Pompo-
mana, and of st. Flavien, Bishop of Toro-
Fentum. A special commission has been
appointed to open the tombs and take charge
pr the precious relics therein contained. ,
" e have since learned that these relics 40
nlracuiously discovered, have been de-
troyed. =
The Feast of the Chair of st. Peter was 8
elebrated ON the morning of January 18th, 6
Cy solemn vespers. The Pope himself as :
listed at High Mass in the Vatican Basilioa. =
ne attendance of strangers was very con-
laerable, the greater part being, however, (
americans. The number. of French and N
Engllsh visitors is far FROM being SO great :
) usual this year, the absence of the former ),
|eing mainly attributable to the great Pc !,
un!lary sacrifices they have made and are
ally making, to the Papal cause. Toward 9
Eea mt, however, Rome will probably begin y
MI with its usual deyout pilgrims, who
F'rely arrive till after the Carnival. y
ne Steele says that when the officers of 4
II Guarda of the Pope went lately S
= oher their homage to Plus TX, his Holt o.
uelity and zeal which you have testified =,
WARD me during recent events, with the 81
se , OF one among you, who in that y =,
ro VI trouble remained away from us, in " "
! tSoh ana IN mind" The only member n,
me Guarda Mobile who was absent dur \
y en recent events, and who had passed the r
pn m''is Oh october and November at Flor ~ ~
his' was the Marquis Bourbon del Monte. I'd
,i s nobleman, Immediately after the audi III III
Pee, forwarded to the Pope his commission ., :!
oiieer, and his epaulettes. III
ME iiE JEsUITs. According to the latest m
n,isned statistics, the order of Jesuits -
| |napl Uses s,I6s members, of whom $50 III
4 = . Inc italian language; 2,422 French; NO
, ~ 'le various tongues of Northern Eu K,
Pc =; I4s Spanish; sos English. The A.
IRE o,re oldier rs distributed into twenty-one mn
o o,.l ices, From authentic records it an IN
" aus mat there is an increase of nearly 100 -.
az. it tt' yearly. Those on missions all =.