The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-04-14
CATHOLIC NEWS,
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

Cardinal Moran OF Sidney, will SOOr
visit Rome.
The Pope has created MI. Laubat, OF
New York, a Roman count.
Rev. DR.. Higgins, .. F., lectured il
New Haven on the 25th ult.
Seventy per cent. Of the population Of
Boston, Mass, are Catholics.
Boston Archdiocese contributed 3d.
900 francs to the Jubilee Fund.
Greenvile, O., is to build new
$4,000 school house and parsonage.
Rev. John Moylan of the cathedral,
Scranton, Pa, visited New York city
recently.
Rev. James Z. O'Connor was ordained
priest at Los Angeles, CAL, on the
ieast of St. Patrick
Rev James M. Cleary, of Wisconsin.
ectured in st. Mary's Church, Bristol.
r. l., on the 9th ult.
Work has commenced on the new ST.
Roses Church, West New Brighton, S.
L.. Rev. Poole, pastor.
The corner stone of the new church Of
st. Rose Of Lima, West New Brighton,
5. l.. will! be laid soon.
Bishop Bonacum, Of Lincoln, is en-
jp9Unl!Yr tn irtrnG1nc ic,tc nF
Charity into his diocese.
The Convent OF the Sisters of the
Good Shepherd, Indianapolis, israpidly
approaching completion.
St. Charles Borromeo's new church,
San Francisco, Rev. Z. J. Cummirs,
pastor, will be dedicated in May.
The Little Sisters of the Poor at
Washington, D. g.. get $4,000 by the
will Of The late Banker Corcoran.
Thomas {. Kempis has been translated
INTO the Albanian language by Il Fran
.:iscan OF the mission OF Scutari.
On Passion Sunday Mass was ceIe~
grated. for the first time in tbs new
church at Kelseyville, Lake county. Cal.
Vicar General Byrne OF CHS archdio-
;ese, now in Europe, is about to visit
his birthplace, which is ia the county of
Meath.
Mr.. Augustus j Duarte, formerly a
student in Boston College, took his
lows as q Jesuit, at Frederic, Md, last
week
The i3enedictines hitherto located at
Belleyille. o., viii return soon to the
monastery OF their order in ST. Neinrad,
indiana.
archbishop Corrigan recently CON
1rued 300 candidates III st. Paul's !
Church, New York. During the re
cent missions in this parish the Paulists |
heard $4,000 confessions.
Mother Mary of tbs Incarnation of |
The Order of the Good Shepherd OF De-
IroIt, was formally installed as Mother !
Superior, on Sunday afternoon, March !
is, last, by Very Rev. Administration |
Joos. assisted by several priests.
The Institute Of tho Brothers Of the
Christian Schools now numbers ], 22n
establishments, scattered throughout
tbs world. There are 1l,712 Brothers.
aud $50 schools. with 307, 1897 pupils,
uesides many colleges and boarding !
sci culs.
Several charitable Pro5estants Of St. |
Angustiae, Fla, have turned over to4
Ut. Rev, Bishop Moore the SUM OF
b25 900 4 voluntary donation on their
part fer the purpose of restoring che
old cathedral burned short time ago. !
No bigo5ry there or conventional preju-
dice.
Messrs. D. and j. Sadlier sent through |
The rector Of the American College, a |
copy beautifully bound in white parch-
Inent, Of their most valuable Catholic !
to His Holiness. It WAS |
presented by the rector to the Holy /
Father who sent his blessings to the |
publishers.
In the Sacred College seven vacancies
are at present recorded, the total num-
her of Cardinals being sixty three. The
name Of Manning stands fifth on the
list of Cardinal Priests, and that Of
Newman third OIL the list Of Cardinal
Deacons while Cardinal Howard brings
up tlie rear OF Cardinal Bishops.
Converts are increasing with great
rapidity in Belgium. They were
counted in the country: no in 1915, e93
in 1856, 1922 i'll 1866, and ! $50 in 1880,
which is more than double after thirty
four years, or one generation, al al
most unparalleled rapidity of increase III
the history OF the Catholic Church.
A Catholic OF Char]ottetown. P. f. l.,
in his will gave $4,000 to Bishop Nc
Intyre for the erection of cathedral.
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