The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-02-06


ton; the Miners also celebrated her
feast. The festivities we're presided
over by the Minister of Public Works,
In the Church of st. Francis Borgia,
Madrid, the whole Spanish corps of
officers of the Artillery service, was
present
Apostate's Return.-After an aposta-
sy that had lasted forty years, the
professor of international law in the
University of Naples, Senator Fiore,
asked for a priest on his deathbed,
and passed away with every sign of
repentance. Pasquale Fiore aposta-
tized from the priesthood, SO that his
conversion has caused sensation in
Naples, Italy.
Ambassador Aids Sisters-The Con-
vent of Our Lady of Sion, at Con-
stantinople with all French houses,
was ordered to cease it's educational
work on November 18 last. The poor
Sisters would have been reduced to
the direst extremities had it not been
for the interposition of our American
Ambassador, Mr. MOrganthau.
White Fathers in AIgiers.-The mis-
sion station conducted by the White
Fathers in Kahylia, Africa, numbers
| 1862 neophytes and 206 catechllmens.
1t forms part of the Archdiocese OF
/ Algiers. Six mission stations exist
around this district. There are no
European inhabitants except the mis-.
sionariess
The Church in Tokio.-The city OF
Toxic covers a space of about 1O0
square miles, and has population OF
1.-TWO millions of inhabitants. OF this
number there are now nearly Assoc
Catholics living in six parishes. The
first Catholic missionary who sue
ceeded in settling in Toxic took III
residence in 1871.
Irish Governor of Victoria.-COlOne
Sir Hamilton Gould-Adams, who has
just been appointed to the governor
ship of the Australian state Of Vic
toria, is an Irishman, being the sor
of the late r. w. Gould-Adams o.
Rhinecrew Abbey, County Waterford
Married to Miss Elsie Riordan of Mon
treal, who received her schooling il
New York, he is a soldier by profes
sion, having served in the Royal Scot:
regiment and having taken part il
the Bechuanaland war under Genera
Sir Charles Warren in 1885.
Catholicity in Scotland.-The Scot
fish Catholic Directory, which has jus
been issued, conta MS the usual inter
esting particulars regarding the con
dition of Catholcity in Scotland. TIT
total estimated Catholic population il
527 500; the country is divided int
five dioceses with two Archbishops
three Bishops, $50 secular priests, ant
l95 regular priests The total numbe
of missions is 232; churches, chapel
and stations, 373; converts, so; insti
buttons, 81; and schools, 2S1. Glasgow
: Archdiocese still maintains it's premie
position in regard to Catholic popula
+ ton, with total of 100000, or owe
rs per cent of the whole. This is, o
. course, mainly duas TO the great influ,
: lof Irish immigrants who settle in Glaa
gov and the other great Industrial AM
mining towns within the confines o
, the Archdiocese.
, capuchin's New PIay.-Father Cuth
bert, o. S. F. c., one Of the best
known members of the Capuchin On
der in England, is the author of
, Nativity play called "'rhe Shepherds,
: which is to be produced in Westmir
ster Cathedral Hail. this year, in ali
of the Hopfields Mission, which i
. sustained by the London Capuchin
! every summer.
ConsistoriaI Appointments.-Card
nal Scipio Tecchi has been appointe
Pro-Prefect of the Sacred Congrega
ton of Rites, and Cardinal Serafin
to the Supreme Congregation of tn
? Holy Office
= Abbeys Become Infirmaries.-Man
: abbeys and monasteries throughOu
! England have become hospitals TO
wounded soldiers and the monks ar
gladly giving their services as infirm
arians.
< Benson Read in German.-The lat
Mgr. Benson's works are translate
and widely read in Germany.
! Foreign Mission Seminary.-Th
! Paris Seminary for Foreign Mission
was founded over two hundred an
/ fifty years ago; the installation of tn
first directors took place in 1863.
Japanese Golden JubiIee.-In homo
;, of the fiftieth anniversary of the dis
covery of the ancient Christians @
Japan, Mgr. Combaz, P. F. NJ, Bisho
L of Nagasaki, has gotten out a prett
booklet entitled "A Golden Jubilee.
1t contains brief history of TIL
i Catholic Church in Japan, and is illus
/ trated with many interesting views
The little volume is dedicated to lou
Lady of the Discovery a beautiful
: picture of whom adorns the first page