The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-08

Lenten Preachers in Rome.-Up-
wards of eighty chosen pulpit orators
for Rome made the profession of faith
at the beginning of Lent, in presence
of the Cardinal Vicar, The preacher
for the English-speaking Church of s..
Silvestro in Capite, is Rev. R. Fl. Ben
son.
New Catholic Churches in Russia
Several new churches are being
erected in and near ST. Petersburg.
PeterhOff, the Versailles of Russia, is
to have it's church; also CATCHING and
Schusselburg, and other places. The
new French church, which for several
years never got beyond the crypt, is
finished.
Catholic Peace Society for France
A movement has been inaugurated in
France for the establishment. of a
Catholic Peace Society. The idea is
to get the Catholics throughout the
different countries to oppose the war
like spirit, and any tendency toward
hostilities between nations
Leader of Bavarian Centre Party
Oead.-The death of Mgr. Won Daller,
leader of the Centre Party in Bavaria,
is deeply regretted by the Bavarian
people. Prince Luitpold telegraphed
his regret
Catholic Activity in Germany.-Cath-
olics are doing great things in Ger
many and that with great sacrifices
Take the society of Catholic Journey
men as an instance. They offer pro-
lection to wandering journeymen in
their 1872 hospices, "a of which have
arisen in the last four years. There
is always an average of 5000 journey
men living in these hospices, and there
are $4,000 society members throughout
the land to open their doors to them
and give them shelter and lodging
gratis. The society offers it's members
industrial, technical and commercial
training There we're LOAF courses
!. of instruction given last year with an
attendance of 1884.
Death of an English Capuchin
Father-The Capuchin Friars Minor
in England have sustained severe
: loss through the death of Very Rev.
Father Alphonsus Loughnan, Provin-
cial. He was born AZ years ago at
Maidstone, England.
, Father Fleming Preached Dedication
Sermon at St. Patrick's, Rome.-The
Very Rev. David Fleming, o. F. M,
Consultor to the Sacred Tribunal OF
the Holy Office, preached the sermon
, at the dedication of the Church OF
st. Patrick, Rome, on March 18th.
) Prominent Men Pay Debt on House
, of Good shepherd.-At recent meet
ing called by the Mayor of Cork OF
prominent men of the city, the sum Of
$4,000 was subscribed to help pay the
, debt on the House of the Good Shep
herd in that city.
Scope of Prayers and Good Works
r for EngIand's Conversion Extended
English-speaking Catholics everywhere
f will be happy to learn that, by apos
tolic letters dated February 2, the feast
of the Publication of the Blessed Vir
gin, the Holy Father has granted 8
petition for the extension of the work
of the Automatically of our Lady
of Compassion to "all the peoples who
use the English speech as their mother
tongue The object of this associa
ton, which was founded at St. Sui
pice, Paris, in 1897, is to promote by
prayers and good works the return oil
the world to the unity of the Catholic
faith and to allegiance to the Holy See
!, Enrolment at the Gregorian Univer
sity.-The world-famed Pontifical Gre
gorian University is frequented this
year by 1,090 students, SAB in the
theological courses, 37S in the philo
sophical and SO in canon law
Famous Celtic Scholar a Convert
> Mrs. Hutton, the world famed Celtic
scholar, has just been received into
: the Catholic Church, in Dublin, Ire
land. She is the daughter of noted
Protestant divine and author, the Rev
DR.. Drummond. Before her husbands
death she lived in Belfast and she is
still member of the senate in the
Queens University in that city. She
now resides in Dublin.