The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-03-17
LATTER FROM ROME.
THE HOLY FATHER.

THE HOLY FATHER.
ROME, Feb. 1.-THE Pope's health con-
tinues good On the 18th inst. (Monday)
he received another very numerous, body
visitors, consisting of more Populations
from the various Roman parishes. In his
to pray for the final triumph of their cause;
and also for the National Assembly ut YER
sailles, that, In the coming debate on Ca
tholic pesitions, the representatives of the
French nation may take such resolutions as
shall be for Gods glory, and show that
by Him. The Pope also aaked for prayers
for Catholic Germany, that it may main
tain its devotion and obedience to the Holy
See under the present trials.
BISHOPS FOE ITALY, POLAND, AND RUSSIA.
A meeting Of Cardinals is to be held
on the 23d inst, at which several more
Italian Sees arc to be filed up, aud
Bishops appointed for number of dioceses
in Poland and Rassia that have long been
vacant. S.
THE CARNIVAL AND THE KING
King. Wnf0Rs Emmenuel, who had LEFT
Rome at the beginning Of the Carnival, has
now returned. He has been giving balls
at Naples; the. papers say that be went
away out Of respect to the Pope! The real
reason, no doubt, was the anti-royalist de-
monstrations, that everywhere meet his
Dc
with such cries as "Morte/ q Vittorio En-
manuele !" viva Garibaldi !" and the like.
In the theatres the "Royal march" is hissed,
and "Garibaldi's Hymn" is called for.
Everybody is glad that the Carnival is
over; it was dreary affair, and the
frightful outrages which the bussmrrt took
advantage of it to commit would have made
its longer duration insupportable. Amongst
the innumerable crimes that have been
committed the following is thoroughly
characteristic of the present state of things
in Rome. The other day a poor monk,
who acted as sacristan at the Church of San
Nicola del Cesarni, was lighting the lamp
curri rushed in and stabbed him with
knife. The monk did not know the buSsur-
no the assassin was merely keeping his
hand in. One hears Of scarcely anything
bnt priests insulted and school children
beaten for attending Catholic schools.
cANoNIzATIoN.
Under all these troubles the Church's
normal action goes on as calmly as ever.
A decree of the Congregation of Rites,
Sovereign Pontiff on the lst inst, has for
warded by a step the process of the canOni-
cation of the Blessed Bernardino da Feltre;
declaring that the examination has proved
him to have practised in an heroic degree
the theological virtues, the cardinal virtues,
and the other virtues appertaining to them,
and-that- Ganseanently the discussion of
the four authentic miracles requisite for
canonization may now be- proceeded with.
THE PROTESTANT DISCUSSION.
The public disputation between the Ca
tholic divines and the two Protestant
ministers has terminated, and the triumph
of the Catholic argument, which was a
matter of course, has produced u great eff
feet upon tho audience. and has completely
discounted the champions of error. IL
was agreed in the preliminary articles that
a report of the discussion should be pub
lished with the joint concurrence of both
parties, but hitch seems to have occurred
in that part of the business. 1t appears
that the Pi otestant party are dissatisfied
with the report prepared by the short hand
writers, and say that it does not give fair
account of their reasoning.
THE CoMTE DE PARIS.
The Unita Cattolica of Turin publishes
letter written by the Comte de Paris in
1868, to the Marquis de Villamarina, then
Project of Turin. In this letter, evidently
not meant ever to see the light, the Comte
de Paris makes no secret of his sympathy
for the Italian Revolution. He says to the
to share with my brother his Fecollections
of the campaign of 1s59-the Duke de
Chartres accompanied the French army in
that -campaign-still feel the same
warmth of sympathy for those liberal insti
tutions which constitute at the present
time the honor, and for the future the best
security of the Kingdom of Italy" These
words are not without their Importance in |
estimating the probability or impro liability |
of fusion between the elder and the Or
leans branch of the Royal family of France.
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