The Catholic bulletin., 1915-08-14

Gently held in Dublin, the Very Rev.
B. Bowen, d. d., was elected Provin-
cial of the Order. He had been for
some time stationed in Drogheda, as
Prior of the Convent, and from 1907
to 1911 he filed the Office Of Pro
vincial.
Catholic slav Sculptor Recently
an exhibition of the works of Ivan
Maestrovic, the young Slav sculptor,
was held in London. The list of his
works contained about seventy pieces.
He has achieved considerable fame on
the continent as well. Maestrovic is
a Catholic.
Released Prisoners of War Grateful.
His Eminence, Cardinal SEWN, Arch
bishop of Lyons, has sent to Cardinal
Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State,
letter rendering to the Holy Father the
fervent gratitude of prisoners OF war
who have been set free through the
intervention of his Holiness and have
returned from Germany to France.
Dominican's Golden Jubilee.-The
Rev. Gabriel Whitacre, O. p, cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of his
entering the Dominican Order recently
at st. Dominic's Priory Church, New
castle-on-Tyne, and Dominican Faith
ers from all parts of England assisted.
Gift for the Pope.-A tapestry rep
resenting the enthronement of st. Jo-
seph in heaven was presented to His
Holiness, Benedict XIV, on his name
day. This tapestry is the work of
Professor Gentili, an employe of the
Vatican Palace, who has been occu-
pied at it for several years, and it is
believed to be one of the finest mod
ern productions of it's kind. 1t meas
ures twelve feet in length by eight in
height, and is intended for one of the
reception chambers of the Vatican.
During a recent visit to the studio OF
Professor Gentili the Holy Father con-
graduated the artist warmly on the
result of his labors, and expressed his
approval of the plans of another work
which Gentili is about to undertake.
This will be a tapestry eighteen feet
| in length and twelve feet high, which
will represent the Pope seated on the
throne, surrounded by his Court. The
Holy Father has given orders that
this work be taken in hand at once.
A Convert to the Faith.-Mr.
Launcelot J. S. Wood was recently re-
ceived into the Church at San Glenn
ente, Rome, by the Very Rev. Prior
L. Nolan, o. P, and Cardinal Merry
del Val administered the sacrament
of confirmation. Mr.. Wood has rem
dered good service to Catholic journal
| ism, and his anomalies" in the week
ly paper, Rome" has gained for him
host of unknown friends. He is
the Roman correspondent of the Cath
olic Press Association of America.
Portuguese Nuncio Received by the
Pope.-The ''Ossefvatore Romano" in
| it's official column of private audiences
with the Pope on recent occasion,
gives to the Most Rev. MonsignoI
Tonti, Titular Archbishop of Ancira
the title of Apostolic Nuncio to Port
ugal." This shows the Holy See has
not so far closed the door of recon
ciliation to Portugal.
Death of Monsienor McFauI.-The
4 death occurred July 18 of Right Rev
i Monsignor McFau pastor of Water
side, Derry, Ireland, at the age of 80
He was Vicar-General of the Diocese
i of Derry, was created Domestic Pre-
late to the Pope in 1891, and was one
/ of the best known and most highly
esteemed priests in Ulster He was
ordained So years ago.
| Protest Against Bad Literature
By the Union of the Catholic Womer
of Italy a strong protest has been for
warded to the Hon. Signor Salandra
prime minister, against the circulation
of pornographic literature. Fifty
thousand signatures, headed by thai
of Princess Carlotta Antici-Mattei
president-general Of the association
are appended to4the protest.
Causes of Beatification.-At the or
binary meeting of the Cardinals anC
officials composing the Sacred Con
gregation of Rites, held in the Vati
can recently, the following matter:
constituted the agenda: (a) The val
idity of the Apostolic process concern
ing the fame for sanctity, virtues ant
miracles in general of the Ven. Dom
enico Lentini, secular priest at Poll
castro, Italy (b) The validity of al
the processes prepared for the cause
of beatif1cation and canonisation o.
the Ven. Maria Diomira of the lncar
nate Word, a Capuchin nun. (c) Tht
validity of the Apostolic process con
corning the fame for sanctity, virtue
and miracles of the Ven. Don Bosco
Cd The question of cult in the case o.
the Ven. Pietro Donders, professet
priest of the Redemptorist Congrega
ton.
German Bishop In ltaly.-Contrar!
to what several newspapers have
stated, the Right Rev. Monsignol
Doebbing, Bishop of Sutri and Nept
has not been obliged to leave Italy TO
Germany. Bishop Doebbing in bein'
chosen Bishop of this joint diocese il