The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-23
LOUIS w. HILL, Chairman Board of Directors

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show for all the others belonging to
their flock, showing even greater care
where there is the greater need.
Witnesses of this apostolic care for
the safety of emigrants, particularly
| from Italy, are the circular of our
| beloved son, the Cardinal Secretary
Of State, of September 8, 1911; the
Motu Proprio with which we have
instituted in the Sacred Consistorial
Congregation special office for the
! spiritual care of emigrants, and the
| decree of the Sacred Congregation of
the Council, by which it was ordered
that no Italian priests should be re-
ceived into the bosom of the Ameri-
can clergy save those who by their
zeal for souls and their exemplary
| conduct gave guarantee of effective
aid in the sacred ministry.
Thus, thanks to the diligent sec
onding of the Supreme Pontiff's eff
forts on the part of the episcopate,
in very many dioceses of America,
France and Germany, the multitudes
Of emigrant Italians have found ex-
cellent institutions organized in their
aid by the special care of priests
either Of their own nationality or
knowing something of their language
and customs.
In addition, as was to be expected,
there have arisen in Italy numerous
committees and patronGges for the
benefit of emigrants, as we'll as other
similar works established by the good
Bishops and clergy and by laity in
spired by true generosity and Chris
tian wisdom.
"And here very special praise must
be given to those communities of re-
ligious orders and Sisters, who, in
order to put every possible charitable
effort at the service of emigrants, have
delegated for that purpose a large
number of their members and not a
few from their own houses.
Still, experience has shown that in
many cases all the efforts made up to
now are unequal to the need on ac-
count Of the continued increase and
changing nature Of emigration.
Wherefore, desiring, as far as is in
our power, to provide for this state
of things with a radical remedy, after
having diligently considered and stu
died the question, and having heard
the views of the Consistorial Congre-
cation, we have decided to institute
and by the present Motu Proprio we
do institute-a college of priests in
this mother city for the assistance of
Italians in countries Of immigration.
To this college there shall only be
admitted young Italian priests of the
secular clergy who present themselves
with the consent or by order of their
Bishops; they shall stay there for one
or two years until they shall have
mastered the language, customs and
laws Of one of the foreign countries
in which colonies Of Italians are estab-
lished; thus they will be able, when
their own instruction is completed, to
work to greater advantage on behalf
of those from their own country.
Meanwhile we pray the Bishops of
Italy, especially those who have num-
erous emigrants in their dioceses, to
send to this institution such of their
priests and clerics as they think suit
ed.
"And thus those under whose juris-
diction are found colonies of Italians
not sufficiently provided with religious
assistance will find the fulfillment in
this institute of the desire expressed
frequently to the Holy See by Bishops
| particularly from America, to know
where to turn to find worthy priests
who have been specially trained fol-
the exercise of the sacred ministry on
behalf of Italians living there.
Thus, too, it will become more easy
to put check to the entrance into
America of less reliable priests who
are moved to go there, not from love
of Jesus Christ or zeal for souls, bu
from the desire to look after theil
own interests. In this regard we viii
shortly lay down more precise rules
by decree of the Sacred Consistoria
Congregation.
For the present, however, in order
to establish the position of the col
/ lege and to provide for an equitable
distribution of the subsidies for al
| those works which have been insti
| tuted for emigrants with the approva
of the Holy See, we invite the ordi
naries of Italy to enjoin that the Gus
tomary collection, called For Mis-
sionaries of Emigration, recently rec
commended by us, shall from now on
ward be made in favor of the various
works and before all for the constitu
ton of this college; and that the sums
thus collected shall be sent to the
special Office of Emigration in the
Sacred Consistorial Congregation. But
besides this collection, whosoever, i'm
PEELED by the great utility of the in
stitution, shall send to that same office
any contribution of money, will be do
ing thing very grateful to us.
Meanwhile we pray God that witt
His Grace He may second our initia
tive, so that it may bring forth il
abundance the promised fruits boil
in our country and abroad.
Given at Rome at st. Peters or
the 10Th day of March, Feast of st
Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin
Mary, in the year 1914, the eleventh
of our pontifcate."
Plus x, Pope.