The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-15
OLD WORLD NEWS.

OLD WORLD NEWS.
Site for Biblical Institute.-The
Pontifical Biblical Institute has pur-
chased an excellent site for it's new
branch house in Jerusalem.
Vicar General of Franciscans.-On
account of the continued illness of
Very Rev. Father Soltas, Minister
General of the Friars Minor Conven-
tupals, the Holy Father has appointed
the Procurator- General, Very Rev.
Father Dallolio, Vicar General, with
all due faculties.
Spain Exempts Protestant Soldiers.
"A royal decree was issued from Ma
drid recently exempting Professionals
engaged in military pursuits for the
Spanish government, from attending
the services of the Catholic Church
Jesuit Law in Germany.-Professor
Hans Delbruck, one of the many in
fluential non-C Catholics, who are trying
to reconcile the position of the Ger
man government regarding the Jesuits
with that of the centre party urges
that whilst the prohibition of new
foundations and of the establishment
of schools by the Jesuits may be al
lowed to stand, the activity of individ-
ual Jesuits in the domain of religion
should be no longer restricted. The
Budesrat, he thinks, might advan-
tageously modify the law in this way
without abrogating it.
Christmas Abolished in Portugal
The Portuguese Republic has officially
abolished Christmas, instituting in it's
stead the Feast of the Family, that
basis of society which by it's legis-
lation it has done it's best to disinte-
CRATE.
PiIgrimages to Lourdes.-The Stats
tics of the pilgrimages to Lourdes dur
ing 1912 have been published They
show that during the past year there
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pilgrims trains, of which 319 came
from various places in France. The
total number of pilgrims was 1902,
of whom 200,696 we're French and
1896 foreigners $4,000 Masses were
celebrated The Miracles Bureau
was visited by $50 medical men,
among whom 100 were foreigners and
over sixty we're professors or directors
of public or private hospitals. One
hundred and four miraculous cures
were registered.
To Beatty Bernadette.-The Bishop
of Nevers, France, declares that dur
ing the present year the Sacred Con-
gregation of Rites may admit the
cause of Identification of Bernadette
Soubirous, the little girl to whom Our
Lady appeared over fifty years ago in
the now famous grotto of Lourdes.
Religious not to Read Condemned
JournaIs.-The Sacred Congregation
of the Affairs of Religious has issued
a circular to the heads of religious
institutes for the purpose of removing
all misunderstanding that may exist
in connection with the Pontifical in
struction in regard to the newspapers
belonging to the Italian journalistic
trust. Members of religious orders
and congregations are forbidden to
subscribe to, and even to read, any
of them. If it is deemed necessary,
for just reasons, for any religious to
read one of them, special authorize
ton in writing from the superior will
be required.
Distinctions for Louvain.-The Cath
Ollie University of Louvain, Belgium,
| has scored again. 1t received eight
distinctions from the government; the
Brussels University, only two; and the
Client and Luettich Universities, each
! four.
Pope Knights Physician.-The Holy
Father has made Sir Joseph Michael
Redmond, ex-President of the Royal
College of Physicians of Ireland, a
knight Commander of the Order of
the Holy Sepulchre.
| A Crew Saved From Death.-Owing
to the prompt assistance rendered by
Rev. John O'Shea and the men of the
Helvic Head lifeboat, the crew, con-
sisting of twenty-four men, of the
French barque Marechal de Noailles,
which was wrecked recently, off Mine
Head, Co. Waterford, were saved
from almost certain death.
Nuns for South Africa.-The need
of the missions in South Africa for
the services of an Order of teaching
Sisters who would tighten the labors
of the clergy, by undertaking the in
struction Of the children has been
recently supplied. The Right Rev.
DIR. Gaughren, Vicar-Apostolic of Kim
berley, has secured the services of six
nuns of the Order of Mercy, Werneth
! Convent. They left Oldham en- route
for London, January 81. They were
joined at Euston by Bishop Gaughren,
who will accompany them to their
new convent at Harrismith. They
sailed on Wednesday, January %, by
the Aberdeen liner Indiana, for Cape
town.
Socialists Death-bed Repentance