The Irish standard., 1886-11-06
CATHOLIC NEWS.
Church Notes.

L ne CaCuOllC ScuA1ud1y GU oAeees A'et'
been reopened.
The Pope last week received Father
Jean, prefect apostolic OF Indian Terri
tory.
The cornerstone Of St. Thomas
Church at Hyde Park, Chicago, was
laid Sunday, Oct. 8.
The parish of St. Hedwig, in Berlin
contains 10000 people. This is pro
badly the largest parish in the world.
Rev. Able Bocler, chaplain Of the
French frigate MinerYe, lying IL Bos'
ton harbor, called on Mayor O 'Brien the
other day.
Bishop Becker Of Savannah is tc
preach the sermon at the conservation
Of Bishop-elect Curtis Of Wilmington
on Nov. IL.
The Pope has refused to allow any or
nament to be placed Oil I,iszt's grave
beyond an unpainted wooden cross
bearing the name and words "Ora Pro
-Nobis.;'
The sea Of Arichat, Nova Scotia, has
been changed by order Of the Holy See
at A.ntigonish and henceforth Bishop
Cameron will be known as his lordship
OF Antagonist.
Bishops Ireland and Keane are en-
route for Rome with the plans of the
Catholic University for the final ap-
prevail of the Pope. They will be back
in few months.
In the chapel OF St. Louis, at Lon
don, Princess Helene, Of Orleans, was
confirmed Tuesday: by Cardinal Man
ming, in presence Of the count and
countess Of Paris and the duke of Or
leans.
Miss Mckay \Sister Anthony) and
Miss Burfelt (Sister I}ercbmans) were
recently received into the Sisterhooh Of
Merry at st. Brides Convent. Little
dale, n t., by Bishop Power of St.
Johns
Miss Elizabeth Foss Of Cincinnati,
after returning from Europe, where
she spent three years in the Notre
Dame Convent at Belgium, entered the
convent of the same order at Read
ing, Q.
There have recently arrived in Phila-
delpIlia five Italian religious Of the Or
der Of the Daughters Oil Charity of Ca
nossa, as they were commonly called in
Italy and China, where they have
houses.
The bath in which the infamous
Mnrat was when Charlotte Corday rid
the world of him has been sold by
priest OF the diocese Of Vannes to
a Paris wax work Snowman. The
price was devoted to the uses OF q re-
ligions school.
The Fathers Of the Holy Cross have
set aside their college at Watertown,
Wis, as normal school, for the in
struction OF Young men who wish to
devote themselves to this work of teach
ing as Brothers OF the Congregation.
A French priest OF VionvilIe has
been sentenced at Metz to two months
imprisonment for causing the choir of
his church to chant prayers for divine
protection over the French army while
acting in defense Oh France. The judg-
meDt was based on the charge OF ex-
ciJing seditiOus cries,
The Catholic seminary at Perigeux,
Department of Dordogne, France, was
entirely destroyed by iire last week. All
Of the inmates escaped without injury,
out saved none Of their effects. The
loss is 100000 Many valuable paint
ings and works of art, together with q
large number Of volumes. were burned.
Rey. Henry Shomberg Kerr, S. j.,
has been designated first Archbishop OF
Bombay. The new Archbishop is son
OF the late Lord Henry Kerr, a brother
Of the Marquis of Lothian. and in early |
life was captain in the Royal Navy.
lie abandoned the sea and became
Jesuit. He was chaplain to the Mar
uuis Of Ripon when the latter was
Governor-General of India.
One day last week Bishops Ireland
ard Spalding, Rev. d. j. Riordan. Col.
". G. Rend, w. G. Quan, and w. j.
members Of the Irish Catholic
Colonization Association, held an H.
formal meeting at the Graud Pacific
Hotel, Chicago, and transacted a little
routine business. :, The meeting par-
took more OF; the nature Of a farewell |
10 Bishop Ireland than a regular bnsi
ness meeting.
Two Nuns Burned.