The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-25

lnlrLeenth centenary or st. Column
banus next year at Bobbio, in Italy.
Thirteen centuries have elapsed since
the great Irish missionary breathed
his last in the land which. he did so
held in the highest generation and
reverence all over Northern Italy. 1t
may be mentioned that two years ago
his Eminence Cardinal Logue, assisted
by the Irish Bishops, contributed
goodly sum towards the renovation of
lies buried, and on that occasion the
Cardinal visited Bobbio to participate
at the opening of the repaired church.
Servite Provincial Chapter-This
year is the f1ftieth anniversary of the
introduction of the Servite Order into
England. In honor of this golden jubi-
lee the English branch of the Order
was raised from the status of a Com
pissary Province to that of a Canoni-
cal Province. Father Alexis Lepicier,
the Prior-General of the Services, pre-
sided at the first provincial chapter,
which was held at St. Mary's PriOry,
Fulham Road, London, S. W., on June
%. In his inaugural address the
Father-General spoke of the great
pleasure it gave him to be the instru-
ment in the hands of Providence of
comforting this new dignity on the
English branch of the Order. He al
luded also to the fact that it was in
this country he first received the habit
of the Order, and that here he made
his first religious profession, sang his
first Mass, and exercised for several
years the sacred ministry. He read
letter of congratulation from his
Excellency Archbishop Stagni, Apos-
tolic Delegate to Canada, who also re-
ferred to his long residence in Lon
don. The following officials were
elected during the course of the first
session of the chapter: Very Rev.
Austin Moore (ProvinciaD, Father An
thony Mills (Socius- ProvinciaD, Fa-
Their A. Coventry (Definitor-G eneraD.
The four Provincial Defnitors are
Father Leo Crafty, Father Hugh Rich
ards, Father James Herbert, and
Father Joachim Mccarthy.
Italy providing. Schools in Jerusa-
Iem.-It is said that Government of
Italy is providing schools and resi-
| dences in Jerusalem and in Tripoli
for teaching Sisters since Frances
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London Sisters for Foreign Mis-
sions.-One hundred and thirty-siX
! Sisters of the Institute of the Fran
ciscan Missionaries of Mary, whose
London houses are at "A st. Georges
Square, Pimlico, S. W., and Bethel
Avenue, Canning Town, E., are leav-
ing the various Institutes of the order
during the next three months for the
foreign mission field. Six new foun-
dations are being established in Mon
golia, Manchuria, the Congo, and
Syria, striking testimony to the ac-
tivity of the missionary zeal of the
Sisters. At Hendela, Ceylon, they
have just taken possession of the
Government leper asylum, henceforth
| to be entrusted to their care.
German Catholic Teachers League.
The Catholic Teachers League, of
Germany, numbers $4,000 members.
Ex-Queen in Paris ConVent.-Ex-
Queen Natalie of Servia is spending
her days in retirement in Paris con-
vent. 1t is in the guest house of ''The
| Solitude" that the Queen of Servia
now lives. Here with a small suite
for company she devotes her time to
different charitable works brought to
the notice of the nuns. Her majesty
became Catholic several years ago
Catholics in Russia.-One-tenth of
the total population of the Russian
empire hold and profess the Catholic
faith. According to the census of
1897, out of total of 125,640,021 in
habitants the Catholics numbered H.
506,S34-a total which had increased
to Is, 300 Tin 1910. About eleven
million of these Catholics are Poles
Catholics in Cardiff, WaTes.-Car.
diff, Wales, has long history, and ex-
listed in times of which there is no
record. 1t is the greatest port in the
world for the expectation of COAL 1t
has a population of 100000. Modern
Cardiff is of marvellous growth. AT
the beginning of the nineteenth cen.
fury the population had declined to
about 1000, and a handful of Cath.
olics among the number were mis-.
istered to by priest from either
Newport or Merthyr. Shortly after
1880 the building of the first Butte
Dock was begun, and it was opened
in 1889. There was then resident
priest in Cardiff, and the first per-
manent church was opened in 1910
The number of Catholics in that year
was about 1000. The Catholic popu.
1ation increased in proportion to the
growth of the city, and there are now
four churches, numerous Catholic in.
situations, and about 10000 Catholics
Catholic Social Work In Spain.-In
Spain, Catholic Social Action, in all
it's phases, purely social,
benefcent, propaganda, ETC., is estab.
lished now in each diocese under the
direction of Diocesan Council, all
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