The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-10-17
OLD WORLD NEWS.

OLD WORLD NEWS.
PapaI Tiaras.-In the Papal treas
ury there are several tiaras; among.
them is one given by Napoleon L to
Plus vi in 1895. Another, that of
Gregory XVI, contains some pearls, II
diamonds and about 146 precious
stones. Isabella II gave Plus TX in
1854 a magnificent tiara, which the
Pope sold, devoting the proceeds to
founding the Seminario Pho. Emper-
or William I, of Germany, presented
Pope Leo XIII with still another costly
tiara.
War Injuries Foreign Mission.-The
war has hit the Catholic foreign mis-
sions hard. Five-sixths of the ordi-
nary contributions to the missions
were made by France, Germany and
Belgium, and they have now ceased,
and it is not likely they will be taken
up again until a long time after the
war is over. J
italian Priests Detained.-While the
present uncertainty continues in Eu-
rope, no Italian citizen under thirty
two years of age is allowed to leave
the country. AS consequence sew
eral Italian-American priests, who have
been visiting their old home during
the past summer, have been detained.
Rev. Joseph Bossetti, choirmaster of
the Denver Cathedral, and Rev. Ray
mOnd Cara, pastor of st. Patrick's
church, New Orleans, are among those
held for service in the Italian army.
Father Cara is an American citizen.
Madame Jusserand a Convert
Madame Jusserand, wife of the
French Ambassador to the United
States, is the daughter of a wealthy
New Yorker who lived for many years
in Paris, where Madame turned Cath
Ole. Every Christmas she and the
members of the French embassy give
and serve dinner to the poor at
the home conducted in Washington
by French Sisters.
Madonna's Statue Unharmed.-The
exquisite statue of the Madonna still
stands unimpaired in niche in the
| walls of a small convent at Termon.
de, Belgium. All around it are the
ruins of the convent, which was gut
ted by fire in the general destruction
of the. town by the Germans. "A piece
of the iron roof, twisted out of shape
lies within an inch of the statue, but
did not touch it. Some of the inhabi
tants of Termonde look on the Incl
dent as miraculous instance of the
! Intervention, of Divine Providence tic
i save the statue of the Blessed Virgin
Louvain Damages Exaggerated
The German Art commission officially
reports that the damages done the
Churches in Louvain are exaggerated
i All the works of art in the city are
now in the Hotel de Vile and un
damaged. A part of the roof of St
Peters Church was destroyed and in
the vaulted ceilings of st. Michael and
ST. James Churches are small holes
The Church of st. Gertrude and the
chapel of st. Hubert are wholly intact
The facade of the University is dam
aged but reparable. German officers
saved the paintings in St. Peters
Church. Bishop Macs, of Covington
KY, says the American College was
saved and will resume studies this
fall.
Genoa Pope's BirthpIace.-It now
transpires that Genoa and not Pegli
which is in the vicinity of Genoa, is
the birth place of Pope Benedict XIV
This is shown by his baptismal certifi
cate. At the time His Holiness re
ceived private baptism administered
by DR.. Alberto Botto; the solemn cere
monies were supplied on the next day
in the parish church by Rev. John
Baptist CARDINAL. He was born al
9:45 A. M, November 81, 1854, and
received the name Giacomo PaOlO Clio
vanni Battista (James Paul John Bap
tist).
Pension to Pope's Sisters.-The Holy
Father has assigned to the sisters Of
the late Pope most generous pension
which will enable them to live in com
Portable circumstances for the rest oil
their days.
Queenstown Cathedral Tower Raced
The spire of Queenstown Cathedra
has been demolished, as it was a con
spicuous landmark from the sea
Nuns have had to leave their con
vent at Crosshaven, Cork, as it comes
within the zone of possible military
activities.
Jesuits in French Army-t i:
stated that three hundred Jesuits, in
Guiding the Provincial of Paris Pro
vince, are now serving in the French
army. In the German army priests
serve as chaplains or with the ambn
lance corps, but in France priests are
not exempt from military duty.