The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-12-21
OLD WORLD NEWS.

German Catholic University.-Over
$1,750,O00 has so far been raised for
the new University of Frankfort on
the Main, assuring it's foundation
League for Catholic Sailors.-Late
in November plans were laid in Rome
for the establishment of an Interna-
tional League in behalf of Catholic
Sailors. The purpose of the new
foundation is to secure homes for
sailors off ship duty, to provide for
them trustworthy friends and to rem
der them assistance at least in all
the big ports of entry. The move
ment has already the assurance of
cooperation from the department of
the Consistorial Congregation in
charge of Catholic emigrants.
Roman Colleges. - The Gregorian
University in Rome now has 1000 stu
dents. The South American College,
Rome, has $50; the North American
has 100; the English College has 35.
This year, it is said, all the foreign
colleges in Rome have an increased
enrolment and are taxed for room.
Archduke at Stonyhurst.- Stony
hurst, the great Catholic College and
Seminary in England, has as it's most
distinguished student Francis Charles,
Archduke of Austria, and destined to
be the future Emperor of Austria. He
is eighteen years old.
Catholic Women's Congress.-The
Bishop of Stafford has consented to act
as president at the International Con-
gress of the Catholic Women of Eu-
rope, which is to take place in London
next year. Bishop Casartelli is much
interested in the movement and there
is strong branch of the League in
Manchester.
Canon Lynch Honored.-The Ho1v
to the late regretted Provost BouIaye,
ing on Canon Lynch. The Canon is a
for nearly forty years.
Cardinal Logue on Gambling
Speaking in Armagh Cathedral on
Sunday, November oath, Cardinal
Logue urged upon his listeners the
Immediate formation of an anti-gamb-
ling league, with branches throughout
the country, and said that if some
thing were not done very shortly, he
should himself move by invoking the
severest penalties of the church
against gamblers.
Archdiocese of MISUNDERSTANDING
present Archdiocese of Westminster
will probably be divided into three
parts, the County of London alone con-
shutting the Cardinals care, while
there will probably be two other Bish-
ops of the northern and southern por-
tons of the present great dioceses,
who may take the titles, Bishop of
Hertforshire, and of Surrey. Then, if
an understanding is reached in Rome,
where more than half the English HER
archy are now assembled, the seat of
the present Southwark See will be
transferred to Brighton, which town
will give it's name to the bishopric
and that portion of Southwark which
lies south of the River Thames will
become part of the Westminster arch
diocese.
Dominican Historian Honored.-By
order of the Holy Father, a bronze
bust of the late Father Denife, o. P,
has been placed in the Vatican Library
where for so many years the distin-
guished Dominican laboured as Papal
Archivist and successor to the histor-
ian, Cardinal Hergenroether.
Belgian Boy Scouts.-The Belgian
Catholic Boy Scouts now number be-
tween four and five hundred. Owing
to the undenominational aspect of the
scout movement, established in Bel
GUM some three years ago, parents
hesitated in letting their boys join.
The Catholic scouts, however, are
steadily increasing, and receive special
support from the Jesuits
ST. Charles Verein.-The national
Catholic st. Charles Borromeo Verein,
of Germany, is on the increase at the
rate of 10000 members a year. It's
total membership now is 223,403 COM
prised in 4,214 guilds. The st. Charles
Borromeo Association has for it's OBJ
ject the publication and circulation
of Catholic literature, establishment
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France Honors Prelate.-The Most
Rev. Peter Chebli, Maronite Arch
bishop of Beyrouth, has been given
the Cross of the Legion of Honor by
the French Government.
Zeal for Education.-Out of the
twenty-seven Catholic county councils
of Ireland nineteen have instituted
scholarships tenable at the National
University out of the rates, while from
the six Ulster Protestant ones not a
single scholarship has come.
Irish Bishop as Envoy. Bishop
O'Dea, of Galway, and the Mayor of
Dublin will be among the personages
who will repair to Canada this month
with the object of having Galway
made transatlantic. port.
Reunion of Ransomers.-The silver
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