The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-30
OLD WORLD NEWS.

OLD WORLD NEWS.
Historians Congratulate Gasquet.-
Abbot Gasquet, o. S. B., has received
numerous kilograms and letters of
congratulation on his elevation to the
Sacred College from leading histori-
cal and other learned societies of Lin
don as well as from prominent Eng
lish Catholics.
Cause of "The Little Flower."-On
June the 9th, the Sacred Congregation
of Rites will discuss the Introduction
of the Cause of Sister Therese, the
Little Flower of Jesus" If their vote
be favorable, his Holiness will sign
the Decree of Introduction
St. PaschaI Baylor Statue.-At the
great Eucharistic Congress at
Lourdes, France, in July, on the plaza
fronting the Holy Rosary Church the
Franciscans will erect a life-size
marble statue of st. Paschal Baylor.
Pope's Gift to BirthpIace.-The
| gift by the Holy Father to Riese, his
birthplace, Of an orphanage for poor
children and a hospice for the aged
poor, fifty synchronised with the bur-
ial of his beloved sister in her native
town. Needless to say, these new
charitable foundations are regarded as
commemoration of the late Signor-
ina Rosa Sarto, and the inhabitants
are much touched at this proof Of the
Holy Fathers interest in the welfare
of his fellow townsfolk In his public
acknowledgment Of the gift, the May
or of Riese expressed something of
what his fellow citizens feel, when he
called him the "Glory of Riese and Of
Christendom."
"White Wolf" not Bigoted.-"White
Wolf" the Chinese brigand who has
caused such disturbance to the new
government, which he denounces, con-
tinues his savage laundering and kill
ing, and has succeeded in terrorizing
three provinces. He is thought to be
not unfriendly to the missionaries,
and it is not by his orders that Chris
tians are badly treated. His follow
ers, no doubt, often take the law into
their own hands, when attacking a
city. They recently tried to take Sian
fu, the ancient capital of China, but
were repulsed.
Chinese Family Deeply Catholic
AS an evidence of the deep root which
Christianity has struck in China the
Rev. Leo Ting of the Catholic mission
OF Che Kiang writes of his own fam
lily: "On my fathe r's side my ances-
tors have been Christians for three
generations, and on my mothers side
even longer. Of eight children, they
gave four to God. I was ordained a
priest in 1908, and my brother in 1909.
He is now professor in the semi
nary at Hang-Chow. Two sisters also
observed the religious life, one being
now at Shao Thingin, the orphan asy-
lum there. At my home we had a
little chapel, where all the family,
from parents to grandchildren, assem-
bled at night and morning for prayers.
We made a little community of our
own, so numerous were we Truly
the Lord was mindful of us to give us
such pious example"
Franciscans Spread in Japan.-The
Franciscans have opened three new
stations in Japan during the past year.
One is situated on the island of Kar-
alto, commonly called Sachatia, and
two others are on the island Of Hok-
ka1do. The work of the missionaries
OF Mary at the same places has been
very fruitful of results.
For German Catholic Youth.-In the
German Empire there are S,204 soci-
cites for Catholic youth, with 1929
members. They are increasing fast.
First Cardinal In Empire.-The
Most Rev. DIR. Won Bettinger who is
to be created Cardinal at the Con-
sistory now in progress is the first
Cardinal Archbishop of Munich since
the constitution of the German EN-
pire. He has taken a warm interest
in social and economic questions.
Young Bishop Becomes Hermit
Mgr. Benizio de Souza-Costa, Bishop
of Manaos, in Brazil, while in Rome
recently obtained permission from the
Holy Father to resign his see and en-
ter the Community of the Hermits of
Camaldoli, as they are called, at Fras-
cati, Italy. The Bishop came to Rome
six months ago to ask the Holy Fa-
ther to relieve him of his episcopal
duties in order that he might become
a religious. Following the desire of
the Pontiff, Mgr de Souza-C Costa, who
is thirty-nine years of age, retired to
Frascati to think well over his deter
mination, and his dearest desires are
| now fulfilled, for he is novice Of st.
Romuald's famous order-founded in
the sixteenth century by Venetian
nobleman, Paul Giustiniani The ex-
bishop is Mexican by birth, and on
account of his apostolic labors was
hated by the Freemasons in South
America. His retirement into religion
is a remarkable sequel to an active
career which so far has been singu-
larly blessed in its results.
Pope BIesses child-Prinee Asturi-