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

VIII "VAAD AN6 "
Japanese Ruler at Vatican.-It has
been arranged that the new Mikado of
Japan will come to Rome and pay a
visit to the Pope in May next. His
interview with his Holiness will be
an event of more than ordinary i'm
portance, in view of the great progress
which Catholicity is making in the
Island Empire.
Italy Prepares to Confiscate.-The
Italian government has completed its
secret estimate of the value of the
property of religious orders that will
become seizable under the proposed
confiscatory law The total value of
the property is placed at hundred
million dollars. At present the inten-
tion is to introduce the law in the
month of March. The measure can
United States, for considerable
amount of the property is held by
American citizens.
Portugal Bans PapaI Instruction.
The Portuguese government has Off
cially forbidden the introduction of
the issue of the ,''Acta Apostolicae
Sedis' which contains the pontifical
instruction regarding the acceptance
by priests of the state pensions Of
fered to them under such insulting
conditions. The reason alleged is that
it is violation of the law separating
Church and State and constitutes an
attack upon the supremacy of the
State.
Necessity of Vatican's independence.
Count De La Tore, president of
lies, delivered speech in Venice on
Sunday last, which was important be-
cause it was previously submitted for
the approval of the ecclesiastical
authorities and because it contained a
public declaration of the necessity of
the complete independence Of the
Pope, which he said is primarily a
religious matter Catholic action, he
asserted, should be organized upon a
basis of the freedom of the Pope and
the freedom of the Church to pursue
her divine mission without hindrance
religion to carry on it's work for the
salvation of souls.
American Dioceses to Participate
The central committee in charge OF
the Constantinian centenary celebra.
lions has placed the dioceses of Bos
ton and Trenton, in the United States
and Montreal and Toilette in Canada
among those which are to participate
in them.
Qualification of Foundress.-The
preliminary steps for the Beatification
of FRANCESCA Schervier, of Aix-la-C Cha
pele, foundress of the Poor Sisters OF
st. Francis, have been taken.
Roman Calendar Adopted.-The
Most Rev. P. P. Terzian, Patriarch OF
the Catholic Armenians, has adopted
the Gregorian Calendar for the Arch
diocese of Constantinople.
Constantine Centenary at Milan
Milan, as the diocese in which the
famous Edict of 313 was promulgated
to the Roman world, is making great
preparations for the Constantinian
celebrations, both at home and by or
ganizing great pilgrimage.
ST. Anne in the Litany.-Permissio
has been accorded by the Holy Father
to the Bishops of Brittany to add the
name of Saint Anne in the Litanies
of the Saints, in their dioceses. There
is great devotion to Saint Anne, espe
cially in Lower Brittany, the "Basse
Bretagne," and advantage was takeI
of the permission for the first time Oh
the occasion of the benediction of the
first stone of a new church at Quimper
Catholic Athletes in ltaly.-Undel
the auspices of the Federation o.
Italian Catholic Athletic Associations
an international athletic meeting i:
announced to take place in Rome il
September. The 5th of the month
will see the arrival of the teams il
Rome, competitions taking place OF
the 9Th, 7th and 9Th, prize giving OF
the evening of the 9Th, and conclud
ing general meeting of the societie:
on the 9Th.
Spain Again at the vatican.-W WORD
has come from Rome that the mes
Spanish cabinet has definitely decided
to appoint an ambassador to the Hol.