The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-28

c5ulL ZIG priest udu 10 nave MS arm
lmputated to save him from the dread
disease. The mayor of Navalcar in
'orms the bishop that, edited by the
leroism of this priest, every inhabit-
ant of the district has returned to the
practice of his faith.
lnterdict Removed.-The Interdict
on the town of Catalina, Italy, has
been removed. Wherefore" the de-
cree of the Consistorial Congregation
says, "deeming that the time has come
to grant the entreaties of so many
good and pious souls of Catalina and
the prayers of the pastor of the do
cese, on next Sunday (Feb.
b the interdict shall cease, so that
from dawn UPWARDS the priests may
celebrate Holy Mass, distribute the
Holy Sacramento, and perform the
usual sacred functions"
Pope Plus and Ireland's University.
1t is said that the Holy Father once
stated that the greatest event of his
reign is the winning of the Irish Ma
tional University. Last month was
the first time His Holiness had the
pleasure of greeting an official of the
Irish University, when Professor
Murnana, who fills the chair of Roman
law, was, together with Rev. M. Cur.
ran, secretary to the Most Rev. Arch.
bishop Walsh of Dublin, received in
audience.
Cause Of Joan of Arc.-Every week
until the eve of Christmas, meeting
of the Sacred Congregation of Rites
will be held to discuss certain proc
esses. One of the desires of Plus X
is that he may live to see Blessed
Joan of Arc saint Of the Church, for
which she fought so bravely. On
April 81 the miracles which are said
to have been wrought at the inter
cession of the Maid of Orleans will
be discussed by the congregation in
preparatory session.
Jubilee Of Poor Boys Home.-The
twenty-fifth anniversary Of the founda
ton Of the Association of the Sacred
Heart in Trastevere, poor quarter
of Rome, was recently celebrated.
young priest, Don Raphael Merry de
Val, started it in 1889, he has caret
for it ever since as Mgr. and Car
dinal Merry del Val. AS Secretary O.
State he goes there as often as he
can spare the time.
The First City HospitaI.-At the be
ginning of the thirteenth century
Pope Innocent III founded and or
ganized the Hospital of the Holy
Ghost in Rome, the first municipal
hospital.
SPANS ambassador at Rome
Count Vinizia, the new Spanish EN-
bassador to the Holy See, has pre-
scented his credentials to the Pope.
Father BartoIi's Return.-Rev
George Bartoli,. S. J., who left thu
Church about five years ago and join
ed the Waldensians, has returned tt
the Church. He recently entered {;
house for retreats Of the Jesuit Fa
theirs and is now making retreat
He has petitioned the Father Genera
for permission to re-enter the Societ.
of Jesus.
Great Events in France.-Twt
events of worldwide Importance ar
to take place in France this year; thu
celebration of the sixtieth anniver
sary of the declaration of the Dogma
of the Immaculate Conception, ant
the Conservation of the national Ba
silica of the Sacred Heart on tn
Montmartre, in Paris.
The Poles of Paris.-A Solemn Re
QUEEN Mass was celebrated in tn
Church of the Assumption early thi
month, for the repose of the souls o
those Polish heroes who fell in 1856
for the independence of their country
The Polish Colony in Paris has no
hitherto possessed a church, but
committee has now been formed wit
this object and has already receive,
the blessing and authorization Of Cal
dinal Annette. The new church is t.
be dedicated to st. Stanislaus, Bisho
of Cracovia, and will be in charge Q
Monsignor Postowka, director Of tn
Polish mission. Tt is proposed t.
place within it the ashes of Kin
Boleslas the Bold, who murdered 81
Stanislaus, and then-converted b.
the prayer of the agonizing martyr
wept for his crime until the day @
his death.
Catholic Physicians Guild.-Th
Guild of IS. Luke, Cosmos and Dam
an, which comprises the Catholic dot
tors of France, held a reunion earl
this month in their chapel at the 81
cred Heart, Montmartre. Some hui
dred doctors with their families wer
present. The Able Languadoc preacl
ed and all the doctors approached til
altar rails for communion. After tn
Mass a general assembly and breal
fast were held at the Catholic Gu
of the Luxemborg. This society Ia
successfully spread to England, An
werp, Lisbon, Geneva and other Fl
ropean centers.
Catholic Spanish Workmen.-Th
employees and workmen of the Nortl
ern and other railways of Spain hay
formed a Catholic Syndicate wit
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