The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-23

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OLD WORLD NEWS.
Russia's Catholic Chiidren.-ln the
Empire OF Russia there are $685. 900
in Catholic schools.
Leonne College Rector.-Mgr. An
tonic Cant has been appointed rector
of the Apostolic Leonine College,
Rome
EngIand's Catholic Schools. = In
England there are 1880 Catholic
schools; the Protestant schools num-
her l0,S0S.
Dublin Accepts offer.-The Dublin
Corporation has unanimously accepted
Archbishop's Walshs offer to pur-
chase the Ormond Market ground for
the site OF new cathedral.
Martyrs Cause Entered-The first
steps have been taken at Rome for
presenting the cause of Bishop Sine
on BerneauX, P. F. NJ, Vicar Apostolic
of Corea, who was martyred in that
country during the persecution OF
1866.
Congregational changes.-Cardina]
Vincent Vannutelli has succeeded the
late Cardinal di Pietro as Datary OF
the Holy Father, and Cardinal Lega
has been appointed Project OF the SUI
preme Tribunal of the Segnatura.
New Marist Provincial.-The Gen
eral Chapter of the Marist Order in
New Zealand has appointed Very
Rev. Dean Smyth, S. NJ, Rector Of St
Mary's Scholasticate, GreenmeadOWs
Provincial of the Marist Order in New
Zealand. The new Provincial was
born in County Limerick, Ireland
Catholic Swiss President.-M. Mot
ta, who has been elected president Of
the Swiss Confederation, is brother
of Sister Carmela Motta, Superior Gen
eral of the Congregation of Holy eros!
of Menzigen, which has houses in Eng
land and the Transvaal
Catholic Medical JournaI.-A new
Catholic Medical Journal published
by Burns and. Oates, London, aims a
the investigation of the relationship
between medical practice and Catholic
theology.
Japan's English Papers.--In Japar
there arc no fewer than eight paper.
published in English. The JapaI
Times is the only one published ey
clusively by Japanese 1t is said tina
all, without exception, are antagonis
tic to the Catholic Church or at leas
very Indifferent.
First irish Church.-The frs
church i'll Ireland founded by st. Pat
rick is said to be Danoghmore. Nea
it is Biletortian Abbey, both now il
ruins. Near them is a Round Tower
Missionary Society's Record.-Tht
record returned by the members O
the Congregation of the Mission Ia
boring in the foreign field for tn,
year October, 1913, to October, 1914
is certainly a marvellous one-31 80;
baptisms of adults, AS conversions
of heretics and 1851 baptisms o
pagan children. The number OF Bish
ops and missionaries is exactly ] 400
and that of the Christian villages I'm
der their jealous care 1,557, 1863. In tn,
missions conlided to the care of tht
Vincentian Fathers there are OIL ma
tive priests, 1921 catechists, $685.
churches aad chapels, fifty seminaries
with 1882 students; 1856 schools
with 157,140 pupils; 500 orphanages
with 21,291 children; 52S pharmacie!
and dispensaries and 12S hospital.
and refugees for those afflicted will
leprosy. A marvellous record indeed
of work done for Gods glory.
Irish Officer Honored.-
Fitzpatrick, a young Irish Catholi,
officer in the Royal Irish Regiment
has received the decoration of tn,
French Legion of Honour for con
spicuous bravery at the front.
Bishops Mother Dead.-Mrs. Mar
garet T. MacGinley, mother of Bishop
MacGinley, of Neuva Caceres, P. ].
and a sister of Right Reverend Mon
signor James ]. Sinnot of Philadel
phia, died recently at her home il
Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland.
Poet Convert.-Joyce Kilmer
whose fine poetry is appearing quite
frequently in Catholic magazines, is
convert. He is only twenty-eight, ant
has already won high place for him
self among American critics ant
poets.
Restored to the Church.-Orbe, il
Switzerland, has not had priest TO
$50 years. Recently Father Emmen
egGer was entrusted with the spiritua
charge there. In 1926, st. Collett.
founded a Collettine Convent at Orbe
G. X. chesterton. lll.-Gilbert K
Chesterton, the English Journalist
humorist and author, is seriously il