The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-04-27
EUROPEAN NEWS.

EUROPEAN NEWS.
Our Lady of Lourdes Honored in
Rome.-Our Lady of Lourdes is hon.
cured and celebrated in Rome, espe-
cially in the Church of S. Rocco. On
her feast day, 5000 members of the
Pious Union of Devotion to her, par
ticipated in the solemn 'devotions in
her honour, 1000 received Holy Com
munion, and marched in procession
through the streets.
African Vicar-ApostoIic Dies in
France.-The news cabled from France
of the death of the Right Rev. DR..
Lang, Titular Bishop of Paralaide and
Vicar-Aposto1ic of the Coast of Benin,
was received in the Vicariate with pro-
found regret. The Governor sent
message of sympathy to the Vicar-Gen-
eral, and at the Requiem Mass in
Lagos the Deputy Governor and other
prominent local men were present.
The panegyric was preached by Faith
er Paulisson. 1t was ably translated
into Yoruba by Mr.. w. S. Beecroft,
headmaster of St. Francis Xavier's
School, Lagos.
Mass for Brazilian Ex-Minister.-
in St. Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle
on-Tyne, on Friday, a solemn Requiem
Mass was celebrated for Viscount de
Ouro Preto. The late Viscount de
Ouro Preto was chief of the Cabinet
in the last period of the reign of Dom
Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, whose
reign terminated in 1889. The Mass
was celebrated by request of Admiral
Huet de Bacellar, who was present,
accompanied by his family
Nine Fine Frescoes Found.-Nine
frescoes by Tiepelo, dated 1853, and
covering the entire apse of church
at Meolo, near Venice, have been dis
covered by Prof. Benz. They are in
an excellent state of preservation
Memorial to Father Massino.-The
Patrician families of Rome are con-
to the Prince-Priest Father Massino,
the rector of the Massino institute for
the education of youth, and the de-
scendant of the princely Massino
house, one of whom was raised from
the dead by St. Philip Neri.
Diocese of Portsmouth.-The clergy
list of the Diocese of Portsmouth,
England, totals 435 seculars and regu-
lars. Of the number; however, 1853
are exiles and others not engaged in
mission or parochial work. The Cath
, Ole population is estimated at 48,OOO
{ There are 1876 churches, AZ converts,
and go schools, in which 1914 children
are being taught. The charitable
establishments total nine
Many German cathoIics.-Accord-
ing to statistics just published the
Catholic population using the German
tongue in the German empire, it's col
| onies, and in Luxembourg, Switzerland
t and Austria, amounts to 41,45O,3S5,
f with over $4,000 priests, secular and
regular.
= The Capuchins in Rome.-The old
convent of the Capuchin Order in
, Rome, founded in 1926 by Cardinal
Barberini, a relative of Pope Urban
/ vi, was confscated by the Italian
? government and demolished. The Ca
puchins occupy now few rooms near
their Church S. Maria della Conce-
: zione, in which the Cardinal is buried,
r and in which are the tombs of st. Felix
{ of Cantalice, and the Blessed Crispin.
) The body of the B. Crispin is incor-
rupt.
: A crimeIess Countrywide calen-
dars at the Spring Assizes show clear
r ly that Ireland is practically free from
crime. White gloves, emblematic of
peacefnlness, have everywhere been a
J prevailing feature. The judges have
been congratulating the people on the
/ country's satisfactory condition. They
; could not well have done otherwise
: as the business with which they had
/ to deal was extremely light and at
. forded no material for judicial homi-
i lies, in which their lordships are so
: prone to indulge. Addressing the Dub
+ lin Grand Jury, the Recorder said
i the city preserved its reputation for
J peace and order. The space at my
{ disposal will not permit me to give
: even fair summary of the compli-
mentary remarks of this character
addressed to both grand and petty
: juries throughout the country by the
: presiding judges.
t Mural Decoration Of churches.-A
: NEW form OF decoration is likely to be