The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-07
EUROPEAN NEWS.

College of notwithstanding the
past twelve months the Holy See has
had to lament the loss of two mem
bers of the Sacred College of Car
dinals, namely, Cardinal Satolli, who
died about year ago, and Cardinal
zabarella, whose death occurred few
weeks ago. The latter was nomin-
ated by Leo XIII. in 1899. His death
reduces the number of Cardinals to
fifty-one-nineteen short of the full
number of seventy. Only twenty-five
of these reside in Rome and take an
active part in the government of the
Church.
Silver Jubilee of Cardinal Moran
His Eminence, Cardinal Moran, of
| Sydney, New South Wales, has passed
the twenty-ffth anniversary of his
cardinalate. The occasion was made
memorable by the raising of sum of
! $25O,000 for the completion of st.
Mary's Cathedral at Sydney.
| Duke of Norfolk Honored by Pope
His Holiness, Plus x, has conferred
on the Duke of Norfolk the Order of
the Militia Aurata, one of the most
precious of papal distinctions. The
number of members cannot exceed one
hundred and as yet there are only
five who enjoy this distinction.
PontificaI Orders.-In order of pre-
cedence the Pontifcal Orders and dis
tinctions are as follows: The Order
of Christ Zone class); the Order of the
Militia Aurata Zone class, limited to
one hundred members); the Order of
Plus TX; of st. Gregory; of st. Syl-
vester, leach having three classes:
Grand Cross, Knight Commander and
Knight; the medal "Benemerenti,"
and the Cross "Pro Ecclesia ct Ponti-
| fice"
Woman Professor in Catholic Insti-
ute.-Madamoiselle Andre has been
elected to a professorship in the Cath
Ollie Institute of Paris, the first woman
to occupy such position in that in
stitution. She will lecture on Dante
and. his work.
Ladies of Compassion.-The Ladies
of Compassion, an order founded by
the late Cardinal Vaughan, have Sc
cured Orleans House, near Richmond
Hill, London, for the girls school
which they contemplate moving from
| Twickenham Park. A wing will be
added to accommodate one hundred
and fifty children of St. Agnes Or
phanage. Orleans House was once
owned by the French king, Louis Phil
lippe, and among it's royal guests it
numbered Queen Anne and King
George II.
| New Bishops.-Rev. James Bilsbor-
row, o. S. B., has been consecrated
Bishop of Port Louis, Nautilus, one
of the most Catholic of the English
crown colonies; and Rev. Gregory
Thompson, o. S. B., of st. Augustine's
College, Ramsgate, England, has been
appointed first Bishop of Gibraltar
! St. Patricks Church, Rome.-The
new Church of St. Patrick in Rome
is nearing completion. It is IT'S feet
long by 70 feet broad. 1t will be open
ed for public worship on March II, the
Feast of st. Patrick. The parish is in
charge of the Irish Augustinians.
School Of Sacred Music in Rome
/ The Italian Association of st. &C.
ella has decided to establish a CEN
trail school of sacred music in the
Eternal City itself. The course of
studies, according to the program, aims
to afford the clergy, in particular, an
opportunity for solid instruction in
Gregorian chant and for acquiring a
practical knowledge of the best method
for the training of pupils especially in
seminaries. At the same time there
will be course of instruction in the
theory of sacred music as well as in
the history and practice of plain chant.
/ There will also be a class for organ
lists. Father De Santi, S. j., is Presi-
dent of the Association.
1 st. Vincent de Paul Auxiliary of Aus
tralia.-Australia is in advance of
America in one respect at least The
ST. Vincent de Paul Society has the
assistance of an auxiliary branch-the
Ladies Society of ST. Vincent de Paul
governed by the same rules and en-
joying the same indu1gences and spir-
itual benefits as the older society.
; Catholic Press.-With the approval
, of His Eminence, the Cardinal Arch.
bishop of Lyons, a monthly Mass has
been founded in France for the pur-
! pose of invoking the blessing of God
: on the Catholic press and securing for
, every Catholic family a clean, honest,
Christian paper.
Native Nuns for ceyIon.-The Sis.
, tiers of the Good Shepherd whose
mother house is at Anglers have formed
) a society of native nuns in Ceylon
: under the direction of the Most Rev
) DR.. Coudert, o. M. l., Archbishop oil
Colombo. The Sisters of the Holy
Family Immaculate Conception
/ branch) have for many years been
training native Ceylonese nuns, who
: teach in the primary schools of the
island. The Sisters of the Good Shep