The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-08-02

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Holy See has approved of the meas
ures taken by Cardinal Andrieu, Arch
bishop of Bordeaux, against the publ
cation Bulletin de La Semaine" The
reading of it by the clergy is for
hidden.
The Portugal Situation.-Reverend
]. T. Roach thus summarizes the sit
uation in Portugal at the present time:
Portugal is today striking example
of lodge rule. 1t was lodge rule that
seventy-fve years back drove out the
peoples only teachers, the religious or
! ders, and left them practically without
schools or education. This lodge rule
has played fatal part in the history
of the last three generations, and was
largely responsible for the political
corruption. The people as a whole
are and have been sound at the core,
but Continental Masonry has been a
cancer at the nations heart
Aid for Spanish Catholic Press.-The
sum of 423.O0O pesetas has already
been raised in Spain for the purpose
of assisting and extending the Cath
olic Press throughout the country.
Church Property in San Marino.-
San Marino, the little republic of 10000
people and thousand years old, re
Gently passed laws empowering the
government to distribute the church
property. The Consistorial Congrega-
ton, with the Pope presiding, con-
sidered these laws and has issued
declaration saying that such power is
vested in the Holy See alone. which
refuses to recognize the new laws be-
cause they are unjust and violate the
liberty of the Church.
The Oldest cardinaI.-Cardinal Or
CELIA di Santo stefano, the dean of
the Sacred College, reached his eighty
fifth birthday anniversary last month.
He is the oldest of the living cardinals,
as regards appointment, having been
nominated to the Sacred College by
the late Plus TX in 1873. He is
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ated under that Pontifcate.
Tapestry for Sistine ChapeI.-A
great masterpiece Of tapestry weaving
by Prof Gentilli will after fifteen
years of labor be completed next year
as an altar piece for the Sistine Cha
pei It pictures st. Joseph holding
the Divine Infant Probably the Pope
will himself bless it for use on the
coming feast of st. Joseph.
Priest Stationed on Vesuvius.-
Father Mercalli, the scientist, and
world-renowned seismic expert, who
has succeeded the late Prof Matteuci,
on Vesuvius, says Mass in a tiny ora
tory on the volcano. He says that
most of the reports as to the state of
Vesuvius are invented or exaggerated
Cause of Poor Clare Princess.-The
canonization of the Poor Clare nun,
the Blessed Margaret of Lorraine, who
in the world, was Duchess of Alencon,
will probably soon be determined upon
by the Sacred Congregation of Rites.
This Princess founded several con-
vents and worked miracles as Poor
Glare.
Gar Would Honor St. Nicholas.-It
is reported that the Gar and Imperial
family of Russia propose to build at
Bari, the home of st. Nicholas of Bari,
the true Santa Claus, an immense
Russian church basilica in honor of
the Saint; but the great obstacle in
the way is that the Catholic Church
possesses the body of st. Nicholas and,
of course, refuses the Orthodox Rus
sian church it's sacred custody.
An Old caxton Print.-The British
Museum has come into possession of
the only two folio leaves known, of
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