The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-01-06

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splendid work in the cause of religion.
Spanish Minister to Quirinal.-It is
remarkable that Don Ramon Pima, the
new Spanish ambassador to the OUR
inal, who succeeds Marquis Gonzales
de Olaneta. fifteen years ago was
secretary to the Spanish embassy to
the Vatican. At that time Senior
Merry del Val, father of the present
i Papal Secretary of State, filled the
office of ambassador of Spain to the
Holy See.
! Untouched by the Reformation.-
There is small island in or near Lon
don, six miles in length, on which the
Catholic faith has been preserved
from before the so-called Reforma-
ton. The little house on it in which
the priests have lived for over 100
j years, has served, until recently, both
as church and rectory.
Catholic Stage GuiId.-The Catholic
Stage Guild of London has for object
to encourage Catholics to take up
profession that used to be Taboo"
Monsignor Benson Convert and son of
the late Protestant Archbishop of
Canterbury, addressing the guild re-
Gently, said that it's first object should
be to bridge over the gulf which it was
thought existed between Church and
stage. The reason why such gulf
had ever existed was because of the
Puritanism which had imbued a GER
tain class of Christians who would
allow nothing that meant only amuse-
ment.
Jesuit Scientist Barred from Russia.
The Australian scientist, Father
i Pigott, of the Society of Jesus, in
tended to cooperate with the Russian
scientist, Prince Galitzin, in earth
quake investigation. The British Am
bassador requested the Russian Gov
eminent to permit him to enter Russia
for this purpose and was refused.
The Diocese of Rome.-As every
Catholic knows, the Pope is Bishop of
Rome, but he rules his Diocese by
means of his vicar general, Cardinal
Respighi, and the vice regent, Mgr.
Cepettelli, Patriarch of Constantinople,
and anumber of secretaries attached
to their offices. According to an ar
rangement that will come into force
before very long, it is reported, Rome
will be divided into four quarters, each
Of xryhio will hn hx
prelate who will probably in the four
cases be Bishop.
Chna's Oldest Missionary.-The
oldest missionary in the apostolic field
of Cochin, China, the Rev. Charles Jo-
seph Gernot, recently celebrated the
fftieth anniversary of his elevation to
the priesthood. Soon after his arrival
at Caimong, he rebuilt the church of
brick, material thus used for the first
time in Cochin, China. He also rebuilt
the convent, reorganized the congrega-
tons of native Sisters, founded
schools, founding asylum and
hospital. His parish has a congrega-
ton of three thousand souls, five
schools, and one convent In addition,
two hundred Annamite Sisters, under
his direction, teach school in more
than thirty villages of the district.
Degrees Conferred at Maynooth.-
The ceremony of the comforting of the
degrees of Master of Arts and
Bachelor of Arts on students of st.
Patrick's College, Maynooth, who
qualified at the examinations of the
National University held in 1910 and
1911, was performed recently in the
College. In the absence of the Most
Rev. DR.. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin,
Chancellor of the University, the de-
grees were conferred by the Vice
Chancellor, Sir Christopher Nixon,
Bart, who delivered an interesting adj
dress. The M. A. degree was con-
ferred on four students and the B.A
degree on nearly two hundred.
Estate of Wegg-Prosser Probated.-
Francis Richard Wegg-Prosser, of
Merry Hill House, Belmont, Hereford,
a prominent convert, founder of the
Pro-Cathedral, Belmont, formerly
member of the Council of the Catholic
Union, MP. for Herefordshire 1847-52,
. and probably the last survivor of that
Parliament, who died in August last
aged Sc years, left an estate of the gross
l. value of G979 las. with net personally
sworn at f625 IS. I'd. Probate of the
will has been granted to his sons,
Major John Francis Wegg-Prosser, J.
= P, and Captain Charles Edward Wegg-
Prosser.
= Cardinal BisIeti's TituIar Church.
!. Cardinal Bisleti, former Majordomo
: to His Holiness, took possession re.
= Gently of his Titular Church of St
Agatha of the Goths, which belongs
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