The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-27

and it is being borne by the alumni
of the Salesian Institutes the world
over. The site is in front of the Ba-
silica of Our Lady Help of Christians,
| begun by Don Bosco in the Piazza of
that name when he had but siXpence
in his pocket
Catholic Trade Union Formed.-The
| Catholic trade unionists of Birming-
ham met last month under the pres
idency of the Archbishop, Most Rev.
Dr. Ilsley, and it was decided to form
Birmingham Federation of Catholic
| Trade Unionists.
Tribute to Josephine.-F1oral offer
ings from number of societies and
individuals were deposited about the
tomb of the Empress Josephine, the
first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte, on
Friday, May 20, that being the one
hundredth anniversary of her death
at Malmaison.
King Loans Famous Tapestries
King Alfonso has lent to the Anglo
Spanish Exhibition, opened at Earls
Court, the Tunez tapestries from the
Royal Palace in Madrid. These, the
most famous tapestries in the world,
have been valued for insurance at ST.
| 100000. Their total length is nearly
800 feet, and their history dates back
to the reign of Charles V.
Catholic Princes Confirmed.-At the
Chateau of Lacken, Sunday, May 81,
the two young Belgian Princes, the
Due de Brabant and the Counte de
Flandres, eldest sons of the King of
Belgians, received the first, the Sacra-
ment Of Confirmation, and the second,
his first Holy Communion. The Car
dinal Archbishop of Malines presided
and celebrated the Mass in the pri-
vate chapel Of the chateau.
Titan Discovered-The Lemberg
| journals say that genuine Titan has
been discovered in the picture gallery
belonging to Count Ossilinski there.
The portrait represents an elderly no
bleman in fur mantle. The face is
in an excellent state Of preservation,
and gives the impression of master
hand at the first glance. The remain
der of the picture, however, has been
painted over by an incapable person in
several places. The picture was dis
patched to the Vienna Art Academy
at the request of high Polish Artistic
| oic
ess the custodian discovered Titian's
| 'Titianius p" underneath a superb
cial coating of paint. The portrait is
of Don Giovanni de Castro, dates from
the year 1916, and is described as a
magnifcently beautiful specimen OF
the masters work.
The Pope and SiciIy.-Tn despatch
ing the sum of 10000 lire to the Bish-
op Of Acrireale, Sicily to be expended
upon the most urgent needs of the
victims of the recent earthquake, the
Holy Father cVinCed the same prompt
4 sOlicitude that he showed for the
wounded and homeless of Messina in
1905 The solid work accomplished
by the Pope for the stricken regions
Of Messina and Calabria greets the
visitors eyes on every side. Schools,
hospitals and churches were erected
as soon as the homeless and the
wounded had been provided for; and
probably never has the sum of S,00O,-
600 lire, of which 100000 came from
the Pontiff himself, been made to go
so far or accomplish so much as the
money to that amount sent by Plus x
in 1908. Victor Emmanuel III has
generously contributed 100000 lire for
for the benefit Of those made home
less by the recent earthquake in Sic
lily, and the Dowager Queen Margher-
tia sent southwards the sum of 10000
lire.
Jesuit Centenary lndulgenees.-ln
commemoration of the restoration of
the Society of Jesus by Pope Plus VII,
the centenary of which will be cele-
brated from August 4 to Z next, the
Holy Father grants plenary indul
gence and the remission of all their
sins to each and all the Religious, as
{ we'll as the faithful of both sexes who,
, on any of the four days will visit any
| church of the Society or any of it's
, chapels, public or private, and, after
worthy confession and communion
will thank God and pour out earnest
prayers to the Lord for concord
among Christian princes, the eXtirpa-
ton Of heresies, the conversion of sin
ners and the exaltation of Our Holy
Mother, the Church. To all who, at
least with contrite heart, will visit
any of the churches or chapels men