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

Sisters Furnish PaIms.-The palms
distributed every year on Palm Sun
day i'll the Vatican, are presented and
artistically prepared by the Camaldoli
Sisters.
Jesuit College in the TyroI.-At
Feldkirch, in the Tyrol, the Jesuits
have one Of the largest and finest
colleges in Europe at which many
the nobility are educated.
Marist Missionaries Dead.-From
the Solomon Islands comes the news
of the death of two Marist mission
aries, Father Berthet and Father Ber-
teuX. The latter contributed to mis-
sion publications many interesting
articles descriptive of his life and
work in the difficult field he was
called on to evangelize. Both priests
had been three years in the Solomon
Islands and their apostolate was full
of promise.
Dutch Envoy to Holy See.-Hol-
lands proposal to open a legation ae-
credited to the Holy See has been &C.
cepted by Cardinal Gasparri, Papal
Secretary Of State.
Bclgians Ordained.-The ordinations
by Most Rev. Dr. Browne, Ferns, at
Enniscorthy, Ireland, on Easter Sun
day, of four Benedictine monks was
unique by reason of the fact that the
candidates belonged to distinguished
Belgian families.
Catholic Put to Death.-It is re-
ported that in the massacre of Chris
tians at Urmiah, Persia, by the Kurds,
forty Catholic men of the mission
were imprisoned and then taken out
and killed.
Relic of the Crucifixion.-In the
Church of the Holy Cross, in Rome,
there is portion of a nail, which
was presented by ST. Helena. 1t is be-
lieved that the missing part was cut
off and placed in the crown of Con-
stantine, which is now known as the
celebrated Iron Crown of the kings
of Italy This is made of gold, lined
on the inside with a very thin plate
of iron forged from the missing por-
ton of the Sacred Nail, which was
one of the nails by which our Lord
was attached to the Cross.
Zambesi Prefecture.-By a decree
of the Propaganda an Apostolic Pre-
lecture has been established in the
Zambesi district of Rhodesia and has
been entrusted to the missionaries of
the Society of Jesus who have been
working successfully in the district
since 1879.
Mammoth Procession.-Thirty thou
sand people, including the Archduke
Albert and the Archduchess. took part
in procession which was held lately
in Vienna to pray for a happy termina-
ton of the war.
Private Chamberlain Dismissed
The Pope's Private Chamberlain, Mon
signor Gerlach, who is an Austrian,
and acted as interpreter at the POpe's
audience with Won Wiegand, has been.
asked to resign his post at the Pom
tifical Court. He will probably be
sent to secluded parish in Austria
Pioneer Priests in America.-There
were twelve priests with Christopher
Columbus ON his second voyage to-
America in 1901. The Diocese of
Santo Domingo was erected in 1912
and that of Santiago de Cuba in 1922.
In 1902 priest emigrated with Cabot
from England to administer to Eng
fish settlers. French priests came
with Cartier in 1884.
$4,000 for Motor ChapeIs.-The
leading Catholic paper of Germany,
the Cologne Volkszeitung, opened a
for funds to provide the
army with motor chapels. So far
about $4,000 has been contributed.
Gift to Vatican Library Probably |
or years the Vatican Library has re-