The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-09


The Archbishop of Salzburg has the
the instant Of his election he becomes
'Legatus Natus" to the Holy See and
has the right to wear Cardinals
robes The new Archbishop is ma
tive of Goldegg, in the Duchy of Salz-
burg. He is Knight of the Iron
Crown, and though he has occupied a
seat in the Diet, is known rather in
the learned and scientific than in the
political world.
Belgium to Honor VesaIius.-The
Belgian Government is about to do
honor to one of the many distinguish
ed Catholics whose work adorns the
records of science. A monument is to
be erected at Zante, where he died
from exposure after shipwreck, to
Andreas Vesalius, the father of mod
ern anatomy, and one of the most
striking instances in history of fame
secured by perseverance. AS a
small boy he had the desire, which
became delight, to dissect anything
capable of dissection. Vesalius is one
of the Twelve Catholic Men of Science
immortalized by the Catholic Truth
Society
Catholic Wrath Stops Buffoonery.-
In a Hungarian operetta, entitled
"Boskem," produced at Budapest, st.
Peter was introduced upon the stage
in caricature and numerous other pro-
fanations were perpetrated. The Cath
olics of Budapest organized a demon
stration in the theater, and the Of
Tending piece has been withdrawn
from the stage;
Father Seeboeck Dead.-The ia.
nous Franciscan author and preacher,
Rev. Philibert Seeboeck of Innsbruck
died at Schaz, Tyrol.
New King Favors ReIigious.-Un.
der King Ludwig III of Bavaria the
religious Orders of the kingdom have
already begun to show great expan.
sion. Two new abbeys are about to
be added to the numerous houses
which are affiliated to the ARCHAEOLOGY
of st. Odile in the Diocese of Augs.
burg, near Geltendorf This abbey
has just been made the Motherhouse
of the Congregations founded for the
foreign mission in 1884 which are af1l'
lated to the Benedictine Confedera.
tion
On Joan of Arcs Canonization.-
In Rome preparatory session of the
Sacred Congregation of Rites opened
April 81 to examine the miracles at.
tributed to the Blessed Joan of Arc
These are to determine finally her
canonization, which is expected next
December.
To Publish da Vinci's Works.-A ma.
tional edition of Leonardo da Vinci's
designs and manuscripts, over 5000
folios of which are scattered among
the great libraries of Europe, is to be
published by the Italian Government
The work will run into twelve folio
volumes.
Price of New Breviary.-The Vati-
can Typographical Office has given
notice that at the end of May it will
issue copies of the whole Breviary in
one volume at the rate of z francs
($140-) a volume, in brochure form
Scientists to Honor Priest.-The
memory of the great Jesuit astron
omer, Father Secchi, who died in
Rome thirty-six years ago, will be
honored in a short while by the cree
ton of an astronomical observatory tc
} be known as the Secchi Solar Tower
1t will be constructed with funds con
tributed by scientific men throughout
J the world.
Ancient Ostia Observation-Disclosures
ogists have uncovered Rome's buried
seaport, Ostia, as it was 1000 years
ago.
ltaIy's Struggle on Divorce Law
In view of the perseverance of the
Italian Government in letting the pro
riage precedence take it's normal
course, the Unione Popolare has is
sued rousing manifesto, wherein II
calls upon Italian Catholics to "per
severe in their solid, organized, and
unanimous opposition, SO that at need
! it may be directed against every other
menace to the traditions, customs
I - -
reaffirm before the Government and
people alike the truth that mo prin.
ciple of liberty or justice can be sacri
feed to Parliamentary expediency
and equilibrium, in the face of anti
clerical tactics" Meanwhile Salan.
dra, the new Premier, has declared
his proposed attitude to the forth.
coming divorce egislation-that he
will not oppose its Introduction, al.
though on social and judicial
grounds he will not vote in its favor. u
Lenten Converts in Rome.-There
has been steady stream of English
speaking converts to the Church in
Rome during the Lenten season
They came specially for the Easter
ceremonies. Twenty-one are known
to have been simultaneously under in
struction. On Easter Sunday Cardinal
Falconio administered the sacrament
of confirmation to prominent Eng