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

German Jesuits.-The German prov
ince of the Society of Jesus numbers
1900.
Versailles lnvokes Joan of Arc
The clergy of Versailles at the open
erect there parish church in honor
of the Blessed Joan of Arc if by her
powerful intercession she preserved
that city from the horrors of a seige
and occupation.
English Devotion to "LittIe Flower"
AT ST. Joseph's, Chasetown, Stafford
shire, England, public noVena of
Masses and prayers in honor of Our
Lady of Victories, for the speedy
Beatification of THE Little Flower of
Jesus" Sister Terese, of the Carmel
of LisieuX, began on Wednesday, Sep
TENDER 80, the anniversary of her
death, and ended on Thursday, Octo-
Der s.
Spain and ST. Terese.-At present
the whole of Catholic Spain is on the
move to Avila, the birthplace of ST.
Terese, whose third centenary of
canonization occurs on the fifteenth of
| this month.
English Duchess converted.-Milli-
cent, Duchess of Sutherland, sister of
the Countess of Warwick, was recent
ly received into the Church. She is
the widow of the late and mother of
the present Duke of Sutherland, and
a daughter of the fourth Earl of
Rosslyn. Her mother is also a con-
vert. The Duke of Sutherland is one
of the richest peers in England The
Duchess is now nursing the wounded
in the Convent of Notre Dame, Namur,
Belgium.
Heir of KiIlanin NOTWITHSTANDING
those reported as wounded and miss
ing appears the name of Lieut-Col.
Hon. G. H. Morris, who is the heir
presumptive to Lord Killanin of Gal
way, Ireland.
Heroic Priests Death.-The Paris
journal Official" says Father Buscon,
adjutant in the 9th Infantry, who had
been promoted to sub-lieutenantcy
for brave deeds, led his men to the
assault crying: Il am a priest; fear
not death. Forward ALL" when he
was shot dead.
English Catholic Architect Dead
The death of the distinguished archi
tect, Mr.. Edward Ingres Bell al
Worthing, England, in his seventy
eighth year, is announced Mr.. Bell
who was a convert to the Church, was
the designer of several Catholic
churches, while his much-admired
secular buildings included the Wal
Office and the new University oil
Aston Webb.
The Largest Churches in the World
st. Peters Basilica, Rome, EN-
braces an area of 1880 square yards
the Cathedral of Milan, $3.50 SO. yds.;
st. Marks, Venice, 1885,; Antwerp
Cathedral, 5000; ST. Stephens
Vienna, 3,109; Notre Dame, Paris
$3.50; st. Paul's, Rome, 5000.
Bishops Vow to Our Lady.-The
venerable Bishop of Nancy, France
has placed his episcopal city under
the protection of Our Lady of Coco
Succour, and has vowed to dedicate
when completed, the new Church Of
, Our Lady of Good Succour to Our Lady
of Lourdes, if Nancy does not fall into
the hands of the enemy; furthermore
to organize and conduct a great pill
grimage to Lourdes from his diocese
Catholic Progress in SwitzerIand.-
During the last thirty years eight new
Catholic churches have been erected
in and around the city of Geneva
and during the last ten years the
Canton of Vaud in Switzerland has
seen it's Catholic population increase
by more than forty per cent.
Spanish ApostIeship of the Press
, During 1913 the Apostleship of the
| Press in Spain published $4,000 vol
I umes and $1,000 booklets, and distrib
uted $4,000 popular publications free
, of charge in hospitals, workingmen's
centers, etc.
The Knights Of coIumbus.-The
Knights of Columbus is numerically
the greatest Catholic fraternal society
in the history of Chrfstendom-exc
perhaps, the ancient guilds of Eng
; land, France and Germany.
Catholics in Russia.-One-tenth oil
the total population of the Russian
empire hold and profess the Catholic
faith. According to the census OF
1897, out of a total of 125,64O,021 in
habitants, the Catholics number IL,
506,8 34-a total which had increased
to 1917 1909 in 1911 About eleven
million of these Catholics are Poles.
September 20 in Rome.-The annual
Twentieth of September" celebrations
passed off without any of the anti
Catholic utterances and demonstra
tions that accompanied them during
Nathan's mayoralty.