The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-18

UkD WUKkD NEWS.
Pope Issues New ConstitutIon.-The
Pope has issued the revised constitu-
ton of the Popular Union of Italian
Catholics. At present it has only
about hundred thousand members.
The object which he has at heart is
to make it a really popular union"
corresponding with the German Volks
verein, which unites all Catholics,
ecclesiastics and laymen, exercises a
powerful influence upon public opinion
and stimulates the Jealous perform
ance by Catholics of their religious,
social and civil duties in accordance
with the principles of the Church, and
under the direction of the Bishops
Progress on Code of Canon Law
Cardinal Gasparri recently reported to
the Holy Father the work already ac-
complished in the Codification of the
Canon Law. The first part of it has
been returned to Rome with the OBJ
servations made upon it by the Bishops
of the whole world, to each of whom a
copy had been forwarded; and copies
of the second part have just been sent
to them. The third will soon be COM
pleted 1t is expected that the final
draft of this great compilation will be
ready in years time.
Cause of Negroes opened.-The
Cause of the Beatification of the TWEEN
ty African blackmen, many of whom
were baptized in their eightieth year,
and all of whom suffered martyrdom
on the hill of Kampala, Nyanza, Africa,
few years ago under torments equal
ling if not surprising those Of the
martyrs of the Coliseum, has now been
opened in Rome.
In the Home of St. PauI.-The Ca
puchin Father Cyrille, at Tarsus, Tur-
key in Asia, the home of st. Paul
the Apostle, is building church there
in honor of the Apostle.
Cause of Missionary Presented
The cause of the Venerable Michael
LIE Nobletz, a missionary priest, has
been presented at Rome for beatifi-
cation.
For Union of Catholicism letter
to the Count de la Tore, editor of La
Liberia, of Padua, who was lately ap-
pointed president of the Union, Car
dinal Merry del Val expresses an earn
est hope that the Popes new consti-
tuition may be the means of bringing
all the Catholics of Italy into the or
ganization for the purpose of defend
ing the interests of Holy Church.
Study House in JerusaIem.-A mem
Der of distinguished Indo-Jewish
family at Sasson, France, has devised
$4,000 for the erection in Jerusalem
of a Jeschibah, or House of Study of
the Talmud, in which twenty scholars
are to prosecute study of the Talmud
and Cabbalistic writings.
Franciscan in Holy Land.-The Sa
cred Congregation Of the Faith has
nominated Very Rev. H. Carcaterra
o. F. NJ, Custos of the Holy Land
Archbishops Receive PaIIiums-
Last month Cardinal della Volpe, dean
; of the Cardinal Deacons, imposed the
pallium on the Archbishops preconize6
at the late consistory, either personal
ly or through their procurators, among
them being Archbishop MacNeil, OF
Toronto, Canada; Archbishop Casey
of Vancouver, Canada, and Archbishop
Caron, of Genoa.
Stolen Altar Piece Recovered
dispatch from Venice dated December
26 announces that the police have re
covered the famous altar piece valued
: at $4,000, stolen two years ago from
: st. Vitus Church at Feltre. The police
ascertained that the thief, who is &
laborer named Kenegasi, went tt
Paris to try to sell the gem. Detec
, tives, posing as art dealers, induced
him to return to Italy to dicker fol
the sale. On his return he was ar
= rested.
: Messina Church CoIIapses.-The
r walls of the Church of San Michael a.
. Messina, Italy, which was shattered
f in the great earthquake of 1908, col
!, lapsed Friday morning, December 81
: The remains of many buried there
2 were exposed and after considerable
j difficulty were removed to neighbor
) ing cemetery.
Chinese Educator in Ireland.-A
notable and unusual visitor who re
Gently made an extensive tour in Ire
land, is DR.. W. G. Chan, the President
i of the Chinese Government Educa
} tional Department His tour is fol-
the purpose of obtaining detailed in,
J formation with regard to the working
of schools and factories.