The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-16

| Catholics under the reign of Eliza
| beth.
House of ST. Vincent de Paui.-The
demolition of st. Lazare will lead to
! the destruction of many old souvenirs
of Paris and her past. Among these
are the Church and Presbytery Of
| Clichy where st. Vincent de Paul was
pastor from 1912 to 1923. The modest
pulpit from which he SO often preached
| is still to be seen, and also the saints
wooden crucifix In the garden of
the Presbytery was Judas tree plant
ed by his own hand, which survived
to within couple of years ago. A
suggestion to re-erect the cell here
! is under consideration
Opening Of Papal PaIace.-For the
first time since 1870, the great halls
| of the Papal palace at Castelgando1fo
| will soon be thrown open to the pub
| lie, for a concert to raise funds for
! the restoration of the Constantinian
Basilica of Albano.
| Archdiocese of coIogne.-The Ca
thedral chapter of the archdiocese of
| Cologne has forwarded to the German
| Emperor ten names in connection
with the vacant see. He has not We
toed any of them. On Monday, Octo-
Der %, the chapter met and definitely
selected one name, which has been
sent to the Holy See for ratification,
which is expected to be announced in
few days. The name is that of
Right Rev. Felix Won Hartmann, D. D.,
who was consecrated Bishop Of Muen-
ster on October 26, 1911.
! Japanese Nobleman a Catholic.-A
young Japanese nobleman, Baron Mon
tono, son of the Japanese Ambassador
to Spain, was baptized and made his
First Communion in Toxic.
Religion i'm France.-Last year, the
candidates for the priesthood seeking
admission into the Grand Seminary
more than doubled the contingents of
previous years. These vocations are
not confined to youths, but include al
ready-fOrmed men, men of culture and
ability. In the past few years 100000
Parisians have been won over to the
Church. who before lived without any
kind of religion. Mgr. FACES, one
of Cardinal Amette's Vicars-General
is the head of an organization that
has constructed in the last few years
no fewer than fifty-four places of wor-
ship, in and around Paris, of which
twenty-four form new parishes.
Cochin, China, Cathedral.-The paint
ing of the Santa Cruz Cathedral,
Cochin, China, which is being carried
on by Mr.. de Cana, of St. Aloysius
College, Mangalore is nearing compile
ton. Except the two side affairs and
the wings of the Cathedral, the paint
is suspended for the present owing
| to the monsoon.
Cathedral Foundation Impaired. -
! The foundation of the great monu-
ment-C Cathedral of Mayence at the con-
| f1uence of the Rhine and Main rivers,
are impaired A Cathedral associa-
| ton has been formed to provide the
means for it's renovation The May
ence Cathedral dates from 97S-1009.
1t has six towers, nine chapels and
fourteen affairs.
Home for Girl Students.-The open
ing of a new home for the Catholic
girl students of Berlin, in Johannes :
strasse, under the auspices of the Ca
tholic Society for the Protection of
Young Girls took place recently. The
house is very comfortable and has
large club rooms. On certain nights
these club rooms are to be thrown
open to the proteges of the girls YER
Elm, including domestics, shop girls,
mattresses, etc.
A Life of Expiation.-There died,
recently, in Paris, an aged lady, whose
devotion was known unto God and
her neighbor Behind her persistence
in piety was memory-the memory
of her grandmother, who happened,
under notorious circumstances, to i'm
personate the Goddess of Reason dur
ing the Terror A thousand times
she knelt at the altar which her
grandmother had profaned-her love
and praise offered in expiation of the
ancient sacrilegee.
Miraculous Cure Announced.-The
Bishop of Cahors, Frances has an
nounced the miraculous cure of Marie
Fabre, of enteritis. During the Bene-
diction of the Blessed Sacrament, the
voiceless woman, got off her couch,
completely cured.
Religious in Relgium.-M. Joequart,
director of the Belgian statistical
bureau, has furnished to staff cor
respondent of the 'Koelnische Volks-
zeitung," the figures as to the number
of religious houses in Belgium. These
figures show that in 1900 there were
in Belgium 2,474 religious commun-
tiles, with total of $4,000 inmates of
both sexes. In 1911 Belgium har-
bored, all told, something more than
$4,000 religious of both sexes, $4,000
of whom were of Belgian nationality;
the number of monasteries and con-
vents was $500.
Progress on RasiIica in Paris.-The
Doc;1ioo IF tho Coorod EJoor& M,