The Catholic bulletin., 1914-11-28

nurses. Each nurse carried a crucifix
specially indulgenced by Cardinal
/ Bourne.
Nobility Nursing Wounded.-Arch-
duchess Maria Theresa of Austria, un-
der the name of Sister Michaelis, and
number of other ladies of the no
bility, are nursing the wounded in a
Red Cross hospital in Vienna.
Catholic Study in Russia.-The chief
center of Catholic study in Russia is
the Catholic Ecclesiastical Academy of
ST. Petersburg, which was established
as far back as 1888. This seminary
has rector, an inspector, a spiritual
director, about fifteen professors and
librarian.
Pope's Gift to Genoese Church.
The Holy Father has presented rich
gold chalice to the Church of Santa
Maria Immaculatea di Pegli in Genoa.
This is the church wherein the baptism
of his Holiness is recorded. On it's
| register is also recorded the death of
Daniel O'Connell.
Roman Universities open.-In re-
sponse to the expressed wish of Pope
] Benedict XIV, all the Roman universi-
ties opened at the usual time, de-
spite the serious depletion Of the ranks
of professors and students occasioned
by the war.
Jesuit Preacher a chapIain.-Rev.
H. C. Day, S. j., of the Holy Name,
: Manchester, Eng, the we'll known
preacher, who at the commencement
of hostilities offered his services as
chaplain to the Forces and was ac-
, cepted, has received notification from
, the authorities to hold himself in
readiness to join the colors.
Noted Author Dies.-In the death OF
Charles Peguy, who fell in one of the
, battles on the Marne, France has lost
one of her noblest sons. He was dis
J tinguished as a poet, publicist and
democratic politician in the best sense
of the word. Born in 1873, at Orleans
3 he early turned to poetry and achieved
fame by his "Mysteres." He was for.
merly a Socialist, but became devout
Catholic. He founded periodical
"Les Cahiers," which has acquired
considerable celebrity.
: improvements in st. Peter's.-The
six great pilasters in the apse of st
Peters, Rome, are now fully encased
in marble and the monumental work
y is proceeding, the two on the Gospe
side (of the Altar of the Chair be
tween the Papal altar and the apse
being stripped ready. 1t is impossible
to case the two pilasters Immediately
adjoining the Altar of the Chair, but
; no one who was not aware of that fac
L would be able to tell the difference.
l. English Admiral Joins the Church,
On November 8, in the chapel OF the
) English College, Rome, Admiral Darcy
d Irvine of the British Navy was re
9 ceived into the Church. He was bap
tized by Bishop Mcintyre, rector O
the college, and received the Sacra
ment of Confirmation from Cardina
9 Merry del Val.
l. Louvain and Cambridge.-Cardina
e Mercier has appointed professors from
l. the University of Louvain to arrange
G for four courses Of the faculties o
J. theology, law, science and philosoph!
S at Cambridge University, England, ant
a the proposal that the destroyed uni
y versity shall transfer it's work there
l. for the time being is taking practica
# shape.
= Russia Allows chaplains.-An Eng
e lish paper tells us that an application
e by Catholic authorities in Russia TO
permission for Catholic priests to g
to the front to minister to the spirit
n ual needs of Catholic soldiers has beel
d granted by the government.
ol RELIGION and Birthrate.-In an art
e Gle on Religious Belief as Affecting
e the Growth of Population" in the cul
e rent number of the HILBERT Journal,
9 DR.. Meyrick Booth gives the birth
e rate per 1000 of the Catholic populs
A. ton in the Welsh Dioceses of New
l. port and Menevia as $40 and 45.2, re
,r spectively, as compared with a ger
70 eral birth-rate for England and Vale
e of about 24.0
.e Russian Devotion to Our Lady
,r The Russians, although their churc
r. is schismatic, have deep veneratiol
10 for the Blessed Virgin. Recently
d Russian General reported that Will
h his troops were in the region of ST
walki, East Prussia, one of his reg
ments witnessed marvellous revels
n ton or apparition at eleven o'cloc
1t at night, and while they were i
J.. bivouac 1t was that of the Blesse
ID Virgin, who with the Divine Infant al
er peared in the sky, pointing hand t
ID the west. The soldiers knelt and gaze
a. fervently at the vision. When it dis
N appeared, great image Of the Cros
Q. shining against the dark night sky
0. took its place. We give this as r.
d ported, and under all reserve.
al Vile Paper 6anished.-The war ha
0, been the cause of the official banisf
N ment from Switzerland of the loatf
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