The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-01-03
FOREIGN CATHOLIC INTELLIGENCE.

The General Connctl.-While the Greek schls-
NAUTICAL Patriarch of Constantinople Is refusing
to attend the General Council, another Portlon
of the Bulgarian Church, which till lately
recognized his jurisdiction, is declaring ITS III
dependence of his authority, and considering
the question of submission to the Holy See. |
Among the Armenian Schismatics there Is also
u strong party in favor of accepting the invita-
ton to the Council, and there Is reason to nope
that three of their Patrarchs will undertake.
journey to Rome next year. In the north OF
Europe the Jansenists of Holland are pre-
pared to submit to the General Councll.t One
of the Dutch Jansenist priests writes to the
Iyd, the Catholic journal OF Amsterdam, In his
own name, and that of his companions IN
schism: ave universally and ardently desire
that the Council should put an end to the
separation which exists between us and our
brethren of Holy GENERALIZATION Tablet.
The Cardinal Archbishop of Santiago and
his suffragans have just published an address
to the provisional government in Madrid, upon
the relation of the Church to civil governments
and religion opinions This is a remarkable
document, and deserves attentive consldera-
ton, not for any novelty in doctrine but as n
clear manifestation to the world of Catholic
teaching in respect to ecclesiastical tolerance
OF intolerance of the various forms of State
governments and false religions.-Ibid
We observe, with satisfaction, among the
diplomatic papers, lately published, that NJ. le
Baron de Beust not only instructs the Count
Crivelli to express to the Holy Father the 'pro-
found devotion and unalterable attachment of
his august master" but to add, that he had as
sured the Emperor of the French, during his
visit to Paris, that he might count upon the
moral support of Austria in all his measures
for defending Rome against the attacks of her
enemies."-I6id.
Three Irish ladies took the veil November %
at the Convent of st. Joseph, Blackness-road,
Dundee. The Very Rev. Dr. Mcdonald, Vicar
General for the eastern district of Scotland,
offciated in the absence of the Bishop from
indisposition, assisted by the Rev. DIR. McCorry,
of Arbroath, as deacon, and the Rev. Mr..
Goldie, of St. Mary's, Maxwellton, as subdeacon.
There were present the Rev. DR.. Grant, Lochee;
the Rev. Mr.. Grady, Cupar, Fife; Rev. DR.. Smith,
Kircaldy, and Rev. Messrs. McGuinness, Nc
Dirmid, Hare and Ware, Dundee. The Sisters
of the Order are engaged in teaching girls and
young women, of whom about four hundred
| attend their day schools, and an equal number
| in the evening. They also visit the sick poor
when asked to do so-Dublin Freeman.
| The Hon. Colin Lindsay brother of the Earl
of Crawford and Balcarras, and late President
| of the English Church Union, received
into the Catholic Church on November 18th, by
DIR. Newman, at the Oratory, Edgbaston, near
Birmingham. Mr.. Lindsay was for many years
| in the Indian Civil Service, and was for u long
time Session Judge at Delhi.
| Catholic Bishops for India.-In the Consstory
held at Rome, on September 24th the following
appointments of Bishops for India were Off
cially proclaimed: To the Episcopal See of
Flaviopols, i. p. l., the Right Rev. Francis John
the Episcopal See of Media, i. p. L., the Right
Rev. Christopher Bonjean, Vicar Apostolic of
Jaffnapatam to the Apostolic See of Nemesis,
i. p. l., the Right Rev. DR.. Maria Ephrem, Vicar
| Apostolic of Quilon; to the Episcopal See of
Ofympium, /. p. t., the Right Rev. DIR. Leonard,
of ST. Louis, Coadjutor Of the Vicar Apostolic
of Verapoly.
Archbishop Manning has purchased in Car
Isle Place, Victoria street, London, site fol
the erection of a Roman Catholic Metropolitan
/ Cathedral. The foundation stone will be laid
when q sum sufficient to insure the uninter
rupted progress Of the work has been accumu
lated, and the building will have such proper
tions of scale, grandeur and utility as befit thu
dignity of the see of the metropolis of thu
British empire. The style will be early English
A considerable sum has already been con
tribnted toward the undertaking.
On December 2, solemn Requiem Mass TO
the repose of the soul of Rossini, the grea
composer, was sung at the italian Church, Hat
| ton Garden, London.
: Archbishop Manning is expected at Rom
. about Christmas, and will probably take par
, in the preparatory conferences relative to tn
Council.