The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-12-28
OLD WORLD NEWS.

OLD WORLD NEWS.
Priest Has INTENTIONAL Cork
priest, the Rev. J. H. Murphy, has
invented an ingenious device that
makes it possible to keep open to any
desired extent the windows of railroad
cars. 1t is a simple contrivance of a
screw and spring and is in use on
two local Irish railroads. The inven-
ton can be applied inexpensively to
existing windows and patents have
been secured in many countries.
Apostolic Delegate to Bogota.-
After eight years of work in the office
of the Papal Secretary of State, Mon
signor Montagnini, sometime Auditor
of the Papal Nunciature to France, is
about to return to the world of
diplomacy in the capacity of Apostolic
Delegate of Bogota. Monsignor Mon
tagnini was, it will be remembered,
Auditor of the Papal Nuncio, Arch
bishop Lorenzelli (now CardinaD, at
Paris when the Separation Bill came
to be passed by the French Govern
ment, in virtue of which all bonds,
between France and the Holy See
were sundered, to the grave detriment
of the French Republic.
To Learn Gaelic Tongue.-His i'm
perial highness, Francis Charles,
Archduke of Austria, who has entered
Stonyhurst College, the famous Jesuit
educational academy in Lancashire,
has made up his mind to go back to
his kingdom equipped, among other
qualifications with knowledge of the
Irish language. 1t was the enthusiasm
OF the Irish boys at Stonyhurst, who
spoke their native language on every
available occasion, that confirmed him
in his view that the tongue of the
Gael was living reality and he forth
with had it added to his curriculum.
Recent Growth of Church.-During
the brief Pontifcate of the Holy
Father Plus x. the Church has grown
greatly. Thirty-three of the Cardinals
are the creation of Plus X. He has
erected Is Archdiocese, A Bishop
! RIGS and about Sc Vicariates and Pre-
fecture-Apostolics
Priest ExpIorer.-The English Gov
ernor at Soudan has commissioned
Father Deiber, the Dominican, to make
archaeological excavations at Napata,
the former capital of the Kingdom of
| Kousch
Portuguese Priests.-The priests of
| Portugal number about $500. Of this
| number only about 500 accepted the
Government pensions and of this num-
| Der only about 200 so far have re-
| tanned the pensions.
Friars Minor in Peru.-The Sacred
| Congregation of the Propaganda has
created new mission in the Putu-
mayo district, Peru, and confded it
to the Friars Minor. The Rev. Leon
| SanbrOok is Superior of the mission.
Catholics in ConstantinopIe.-In
Constantinople there are $4,000 Cath
olics. The Patriarchal Vicar, and
Apostolic Delegate is the Most Rev.
Sardi Di Rivosondoli
Catholics in Siam.-Pagan Siam has
over 100000 inhabitants, of which
$4,000 are Catholics. Under the
Paris Foreign Mission Society the
Church is making Roadway there. 1t
has 20 churches, 33 chapels, 1927
school children and number of Or
phanages and dispensaries.
Most Valuable ChaIice.-Among the
most beautiful and valuable chalices
in the Universal Church is that of ST.
Remi, of the 18th century and now in
the treasury of the Cathedral of
Rheims.
Sisters in Japan.-In the village of
Yatsushiro, Japan, the Sisters of st.
Paul de Charities began their work
twelve years ago. Now they have a
hospital, dispensary, orphan asylum
and school, In their hospital they
have cared for 143,317 invalids includ-
ing TO lepers; in their orphan
asylum they have 80 orphans; in their
school over 100 pupils.
Borgian Museum Transferred.-The
celebrated Borgian museum which has
been hitherto located in the Propa-
ganda, Rome, and is composed of OBJ
jects from the mission, arms. utensils,
prehistoric instruments, religious anu
let's, ETC., has been transferred to the
Latern palace.
Errors Condemned. The Sacred
Consistorial Congregation has pub
lished letter specifying the errors in
the writings of Father Lagrange, o. p,
4 the famous Biblical scholar, which
caused the issuance of the recent de.