The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1888-08-25
CATHOLIC NEWS.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

The Diocese of Omaha will probabl.
be created an Archbishopric, with Rt
Rev. Bishop O'Connor the first Met. o
politan.
Mother O'Mara who was superior O
the Sacred Heart Convent in st. Loui:
for sixteen years has been transferred
to San Francisco where she will be a
the head of her order IN that city.
Vicar General Anthony Smith, o.
Trenton, N. j., is dead, He was borr
in Germany in 1921, joined the Re
demptorist order in France in 1889
came to this country in 1914. and was
ordained IN Baltimore June 81, 1915.
Rey. August K. Meyer, S j., form
er Professor of Detroit College, and at
present in Louvain where he has just
completed his course Of theology, will
be Vice President of St. XAVIER College,
Cincinnati, during the coming school
year.
Az At[sI4CbA SCfCA LII q SAANuA%A
to Catholic missionaries in Asia and
Africa. threatens to withdraw the sub
sidy to them unless they accept the
patronage of King Humbert and per-
1nit q government inspection of their
curriculum and books.
The conservation Of Bishop elect
Lcmmens of Vancouver island diocese,
took place at the Portland, Or, Cathe
dral, Sunday, August 9Th. His grace,
Archbishop Gross, of1iciated. assisted
by the other Bishops of the Province
and number Of the reverend clergy.
The Duke Of Newcastle, England,
who has hitherto been known as an en-
thusiastic Ritllalist, will probably Sc
cede shortly to the Roman Catholics
il, indeed, he has not already done SO.
This will be great blow to his Angli-
can friends, as he is ardent and liberal.
Bishop Strossmayer ispreparing de-
Tense Of his conduct, in which he will
contend that the act Of seeking to unite
the Catholic and Greek Churches ought
to meet with the appreciation Of the
Pope; and. further, that he does not
consider his sIaq sympathies incompat.
ible with his duties as an Austrian pre-.
late. ..t
The Chapter of the English Bene{iic-
tine Congregation. in session at st.
Lawrence College, Ampleforth, has
elected the Very Rev. Canon Austin
O'Nelll, o. s. g., sub-prior of St. Ed
mund's Douy, to which three or four
months ago he was transferred from St.
Michael's, Hereford, president gen.
eral.
The museum at Fergen, Norway, is
noted for it's collection OF chalices, vest
nents, affairs, and statues, Of the rich.
est Gothic pattern and workmanship
all Of which bear testimony to the fact
that the country was once thoroughly
Catholic. The long rows of Madonnas
show, too, how our Blessed Lady was
once loved in that Northern country.
before the cold heresy of Luther took
possession of the hearts Of the people
The London Irish Catholic recently
said: IA report has reached US from a
most reliable source which indicates as
almost certain the conversion to Catho-
icity Of much respected female mem
Der OF the royal family of Great Britain.
We should hesitate to give publicity to
this intelligence were it not that it's
origin gives us every reason to rely on
it's authenticity, AMI 1t is now only
necessary to say that the near relation
ship which exists between the distin-
tinguished lady in question and the
monarch of England will render her
conversion one Of the most memorable
which has occurred within the last
half century,"
Notre Dame is in holiday attire this
week in honor Of the Golden Jubilee of
its venerable founder, the Very Rev.
Edward Sorin. e. S. G. The occasion
and the ceremonies to signalize it haYe
drawn together large number Of lay
men, priests, aad prelates, all eager to
offer their congratulations to the VEN
cradle jubilarius, and to wish him a
prolongation Of his useful life. The
Feast Of Our Lady's Assumption, 1883,
will be a memorable one in the annals
of our little town. No day more appro-
pirate could have been chosen for the
celebration, marking as it does the COM
pletion Of fifty years Of devoted service
to the Queen Of Heaven, and the crown
ing Of d life's work which saints might
envy. The conservation of one Of the
most beautiful churches lat least interi-
orly) in the United States, and its first
Basilica; the dedication of magnificent
university buildings capable of accomo.
dating half a thousand students; Sol
emn Mass in presence Of scores Of pre-
lates and prince OF the Church: pro-
cession in honor Of the Blessed Virgin
such as many Catholic countries have
never witneSSed-W1at a CHANGE thev