The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-05-22

49, AStA"A 0AShc1COlUSlSIp G1ONdAAl4 DdC-
tista De Rossi, and the diplomas con-
ferred upon him by the scientific in
stitutes OF Europe. De Rossis widow,
daughter and son-in-law have gener-
ously donated the precious collection.
Regulation of Theatres in Galway.
AT the request of Father Considine,
ADM, V. F., and Father Davis, p. p,
the Galway Qreland) Urban Coun-
Gil made an order that no child
aged under fifteen years be admitted
to the local theatres and picture en-
tertainments, and that such enter
tainments must close at 1890 each
night.
Central African Vicariate.-Right
Rev. Bishop Biermans OF Uganda. Cen
trail Africa, relates that in his Vicari-
ate of $4,000 square miles there are
about 100000 Negroes and only fifty
eight priests. But paganism is not the
only foe the brave band of priests
must combat for Professionalism has
sent nine different sects to that same
territory. The sincerity of these sects
may be gagged from the fact that
they have divided the section into
nine parts, with the result, for in
stance, that the Anglicans, who be-
lieve in the absolute necessity of bap-
tism for salvation have handed over
several missions to the Quakers, who
deny baptism.
Pope Aids louvan Library-With a
desire to assist personally in the work
of restoring the destroyed library of
Louvain, Belgium, Pope Benedict has
placed at the disposition of the uni
versity authorities of that city all the
publications and other disable works
that are in the Vatican Library, prom
Using also to give any further help that
may be possible on his part in the
near future.
Pamphlets by Thousands.-Th
Catholic Truth Society book shelves
at Westminster Cathedral were re-
sponsible during last year for the sale
of 100000 pamphlets. During Holy
Week alone 1000 were disposed of.
Irish Statesman Dead.-Joseph Pat
rick Nannetti, member of the House
| of Commons for the College Green
Division of Dublin, died April 26. Mr..
Nannetti was born in 1851, and was
| son of an Italian sculptor and mod
eler. He was educated at the Bag
gott Street Convent Schools and the
Schools of the Christian Brothers in
Dublin, and after being graduated
was apprenticed in the printing trade.
He became editor of "The Freeman's
Journal and for time was employ
ed in Liverpool, where he was one of
the founders of the first Home Rule
| organization in that city.
Care of Italian Emigrants.-A re-
| cent number of the Acta Apostolicae
Sedis contains letter of the Sacred
Consistorial Congregation, addressed
to the Bishops of America concerning
| care for Italian immigrants. 1t re-
| counts the great difficulties encounter
ed in the spiritual care of Italians,
mainly owing to their ignorance of
| any language but their own, and the
| need for priests knowing the Italian
language and even dialects. To that
end Plus x decreed the founding of a
college in Rome for priests to look
| after the immigrants. But the appeal,
which Pope Benedict XIV sent out to
the Italian Bishops for funds for that
| college not having been responded to
owing to war and earthquake, His
Holiness recommends the good cause
to the American hierarchy.
Belgian Memorial 6Iessed.-An in
teresting ceremony took place recent
ly at the war refugees camp at EarIs
Court, London, when Bishop De Wach-
ter blessed an Angelus Bell presented
by Sir Horace Munro, K. G. B. After
the war the bell will be taken to
Belgium as memorial of these his
toric days.
The Irish Martyrs.-Archbisho
Walsh of Dublin has issued q letter
warning the people that the recent
decree on the Irish Martyrs has only
authorized the opening of canonical
proceedings for their qualification and
canonization, which may be prolonged
for years, and that meantime relig-
ious veneration of any public kind is
forbidden.
Appeal for Italian ColIege.-Pope
Benedict XIV has sent an autograph
letter to the Right Reverend Charles
+. Grammar, d. d., member of the
Pontifical Biblical commission and pro-
fessor Emeritus of the Catholic Uni
versity at Washington, D. c., contain
ing an appeal for aid from the Cath
olics in the United States for the
College Dio Latino at Rome.
To Restore PortiuncuIa Church.
Rev. Father Ibald, o. F.. NJ, of Assist,
Italy, has gone to California to solicit
funds for the restoration of the Porti-
uncula Church, which he hopes to
have rebuilt in it's pristine glory and
splendor for it's seven hundredth an
niverSary in 1916. The city of Los
Angeles was named after this famous
church. Father Ibald is over seventy
years of age.