The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-17

as Such IN England after the SO-called
Reformation.
Cause of Founder of English Pas
sionists Opened.-An Episcopal Com
mission, presided over by Bishop
Whiteside was opened at the Pas
sionist Monastery at Sutton, England,
on the 18th inst, to inquire into the
Cause of the Beatifcation of the ven
cradle Father Dominic, founder of the
English Passionists.
Able de Lamennais Declared Ven-
erable.-The Sacred Congregation of
Rites has declared the Able Jean
Marie de Lamennais, founder of the
Brothers Of Ploermel, France, Venera-
BILE.
Request to Charity In Isle of Wight.
Mrs. Ellen Catherine Randolph, Of
Orchardleigh, Bonchurch, Isle Of
Wight, bequeathed $4,000 to religious
and charitable objects.
Stolen Treasures Recovered.-The
precious articles stolen from the pal
ace of the Archbishop of Messina
after the earthquake have been re
covered by the cathedral authorities
there. The treasures include an
ancient gold cope studded with gems,
jewels of the fourteenth century and
church furniture Of historical as well
| as archaeological value.
Catholic Chaplain At Oxford Re-
tires.-Mgr. Charles Kennard, Chap
lain of the University Catholic Ora
tory, Oxford, England, has gone into
retirement.
Death of Bishop Of Diion.-The
Paris 'Eclair" records the death of
Mgr. Dadolle, Bishop of Dion, by
which the Church in France suffers a
severe loss, for he was learned and
energetic prelate. Mgr. Dadolle was
one of the fourteen Bishops pre-
conised after the separation between
Church and State and consecrated by
the Pope himself at st. Peters.
Auxiliary Bishop of Malta Conse-
crated.-Mgr. Angelo Portelli, O.P.,
Bishop of Selimonte and Auxiliary of
Archbishop Pace, of Malta, has been
consecrated in the Cathedral of ST.
John, Malta. In the ceremony of con-
secration Monsignor Pace was assisted
by the Bishops of Acireale and Sira-
cuse. The new Bishop got an ovation
from the people on leaving the Cath
edral.
The Church In ceyIon.-The Island
OF Ceylon is reputed to be the most
beautiful place in the world. 1t is so
beautiful that the Arabs have not
hesitated to place there the garden of
paradise, where Adam and Eve lived.
The Oblate Fathers of Mary Immacu-
late have charge Of this part of the
world. Within the past five years
they have registered a thousand con-
verts, and seven churches and chapels
| have been built in the jungle places
OF the island. These churches are
temporary buildings and later will be
replaced by permanent structures
when the increase of converts war
rants the expenditure of the money.
Condemnation of D'Annunzio's and
Fogazzaro's Works.-The liverpool
Times offers this explanation concern
ing the condemnation by the Sacred
Congregation of the Index of Gabrielle
d'Annunzio's romances, novels, drama
tic works and choice prose writings
and the late Antonio Fogazzaro's
Leila" Fogazzaro merely continued
the strain in which Ell Santo" ran.
D'Annunzio has just produced new
drama San Sebastiano,' dealing with
the death of the soldier-martyr, which
has called forth stern rebukes from
the Catholic press, with exhortations
to the people to give it a wide berth
The Archbishop of Paris has forbidden
the Catholics of his Diocese to attend
the representation of the piece given
in the French capital.
Gems Stolen From Irish Church.
A most daring outrage was committed
| in the Claremorris, Ireland New
Church recently, when a number of
precious stones set at the four ex-
tremities of the cross on the door of
the tabernacle in the high altar were
unfastened and taken away. The
church, which is one of the most
beautiful in Ireland, is almost com
plete, there being only a few minor
matters to be attended to, and the
outrage which has created the great
est Indignation, has been everywhere
condemned The police are pursuing
every enquiry into the affair, but SO
1 far have elected no clue.
Catholic Club for BeIfast.-The
Most Rev. DR.. Tohill, Bishop of Dover
/ and ConnOr, opened new Catholic