The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-29
non, of Galway. The work will be
published early in October.

mon, of Galway. The work will be
published early in October.
Relic OF st. George. only relic
of st. George in England is in the
possession of Southwark Cathedral,
having been given to the late Bishop
Danell by the Prior of the Carthusi-
ans when the monks came to England
| forty years ago. 1t is a piece OF an
arm bone.
i Monks Leave Holy Land.-Among
other sad results Of the war the his
toric monastery on Mount Carmel is
closed, and the Carmelite Fathers
have left the Holy Land. The French
and Italian monks have gone to Italy
and the Spaniards have returned to
the houses of their order in Spain.
| Liqnefaction Miracle. - Extraordi-
nary interest was taken this year in
the biennial liquefaction Of the blood
of the martyred st. Januarius in the
Cathedral of Santa Chiara, Naples.
An enormous crowd went on Saturday,
May !, in procession to the sacred edi-
flee, where the miracle was wrought
after sixteen minutes of prayer.
Colonel 5ritten Dead.-Lieutenant
i Colonel Thomas Xavier Britten, 10th
Mahratta Light Infantry, died of
wounds received at Shaiba, Persian
Gulf, on April IA. Leut.-Col. Britten
ten, Indian army, was educated at
Downside and Oscott, passing into
Sandyhurst from the latter college.
| Pontifical Nominations.-By decree
of the Sacred Congregation of the
Propaganda Eide Father Paolo da Lu-
/. cignano of the Capuchin Order has
, been nominated Administrator of the
r Apostolic Vicariate of Arabia; and
d, Father Wenceslaus Kinold of the or.
: der of Friars Minors has been appoint
: ed project of the newly founded Apos-
+ tolic Prefecture of Sappora, Japan.
r Mission in Distress.-Bishop de
J. Guebriand, Vicar Apostolic of KEN.
: Tchang, says that since the beginning
n of the war not single Mass stipend
r has reached him; eleven of his priests
f have departed, and he fears that the
: entire mission will be wiped out, as il
C is only newly founded and needs fos
r tering care. He asks pecuniary help
s Australian Nun Dead.-Australiar
l. exchanges chronicle the death of q
+ great Irish missionary nun, Mother
:. Mary Gonzaga Barry, first provincial
a of the Irish branch of the Institute Of
g the B. V. M. in Australia, who passed
away some weeks ago at Loreto Alb
e hey, Mary's Mount, Ballarat The
deceased nun went to Australia some
forty years ago. She was born a
: Wexford, Ireland, in 1884, and was con
sequently in her eighty-first year.
!. Noted Professor Dead.-On Coco
# Friday there passed away in Inns
n bruck, Tyrol, Rev. Matthias FUNK, S
e J. He was born on April %, 1850
r at Aichbach, near Augsburg, Bavaria
After graduating from the gymnasium
in Innsbruck, he studied theology a
c Munich and entered the Jesuit Ordei
# in 1872, at st. Andrews in Australia
e Under the famous orientalist, Gustavt
Bickell, he continued his Bible studio!
and was ordained priest in 1882. Two
j. years later he received his doctor:
e degree and became a member of the
s theological faculty at Innsbruck. Ii
, 1895 he was made regular professor
8 of Biblical Science and Oriental Ian
IS guages.
Non-CathoIics Aid Church.-In tn,
town of Primer, England, the corner
IS stone of a new Catholic church was
y recently put in place by Carolina
It Bourne. Catholics are very few il
G. Primer, but the Universe of Londor
e notes that there seems to be com
plete absence of religious bigotry il
the toWn-if the action Of certain lead
e ing residents may be considered ar
o index to the general feeling. One
e has given pair of brass candlesticks
for use in the church, and a non
Catholic clergyman has presented the
e rector, Father Garfield, with set o.
D. altar-rails for the furnishing of the
6 new building. Several non-CatholiC
h clergymen and leading residents of al
e persuasions assisted at the ceremony
of laying the cornerstone.
u franciscan General Chapter.-The
|" General Chapter of the Franciscan
7 Order began in Rome on Thursday
l. May 1S, with a Solemn High Mass
+ The first session opened on Friday
r morning in tie International College
. of San Antonio. There are hundred
9 and five electors.