The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-07-10
OLD WORLD NEWS.

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OLD WORLD NEWS.
-Monsignor Misuraca
has been appointed secretary of the
of the Republic of
Bethlehem in the Holy Land, was
in existence $3.50 years ago.
Royal Aid for Troops.-The Dow
ager Queen Margherita has given five
portable affairs to the Turin commit
tee for religious assistance to the
troops"
Minister to Vatican.-The Dutch
has appointed DIR. Van
Nispen tol Zevenaer, a member of
Parliament and formerly it's presi-
dent, as Minister to the Vatican.
Care of Lepers: The Franciscan
of Mary have eight hun
bred lepers under their charge in diff
ferent parts of the east.
Cause of Beatification.-A decree
of the Congregation of Rites intro
duces the cause of Identification, by
declaration of martyrdom, of Cosmas
de Carbomano, priest decapitated
at Constantinople in 100.
Dominicans in Army.-Of Domini-
cans, who are serving in the army or
navy as chaplains, Father Gilbert
Tiger, O. p, is somewhere in
France" and Father Albert Knapp, 0.
p, and Father Augustine Hogg, o. p,
are attached to the Mediterranean
force. To the same force Father
Felix Couturier, o. p, and Father
Ethelbert Rigby, 0. p, are to be
despatched shortly.
I Early Missions in Orient.-The first
superior of the Jesuit missions in
China, was Father Ricci in 1888. The
Dominican Fathers founded the Uni.
versity of st. Thomas in Manila in
1915.
Most Noted River in World. The
River Jordan, which empties in the
Dead Sea, is only about 40 feet wide
- - 1 On ,,o;Ioe ~, Ioyor+h hIIf ~ ic tho
most noted river in the world.
Appeal for Catholic ChapIains. Car
d1nal Bourne has issued an appeal to
the Bishops of Great Britain for
priests to serve as chaplains to the
forces. There are now some 1458 Cath
Ole scl1aplains with the army AMI navy
in addition to those priests who are
giving their services to military
camps at home.
Sectarian Prejudice in Australia
Catholic nuns in Australia are forced
to take off their habit if they wisl
to study for degrees in the Sydne!
University. The Archbishop of Sgd
ney, DR.. Kelly, has protested bitterl.
and strongly, but in vain.
Father Rivet Dies at Front.-Th
death is announced in France of Fa
Their Louis Rivet, S. j., aged A, who
as a lieutenant in the French army
was leading a battalion of men unde
his charge when he was killed. Fathe
Rivet had been, before the war brok
out, professor of Canon Law in tn
Gregorian University of Rome, an
was brother to Lieutenant-Colone
Rivet.
Death of Famous Barrister.-Maitr
Carton de Wharf died at Cairo, Egyp
recently. Carton de Wharf Leo
Constant Ghislain) was one of tn
foremost barrister and doctor of law
in Egypt He was 81 years old an
during his long residence in EgyI
was signally honored by the BIRTHS
and Belgian governments. He was
Catholic.
A Fecund Parish.-St. Bonifac
parish in Quincy, ILL.,, has given tn
Church seventeen priests.
Generosity of German-Americans.-
Cardinal Piffl, Archbishop of Vienn;
has acknowledged the receipt of 128
617.36 crowns contributed by tn
German-American Catholics to allev
ate the suffering incident to the wa
in Austria-Hungary.
Political Crisis Averted.-The acut
political crisis over the proposed al
pointment of J. H. Campbell, tn
Unionist, to the Lord Chancellorshi
of Ireland, has been safely passet
Campbell will not be appointed. A
official announcement states that tn
Right Hon Ignatius O'Brien has bee
reappointed to the place. John Go
don has been appointed attorney gel
eral for Ireland and James O'ConC
solicitor general.
Sixty Noble Guards in Armye-Ol
of 100 Noble Guards more than sixt
are serving with the Italian arm.
Many of these we're not summone
to the colors, but enlisted as volul
teers. The Pontifical Gendarmes hay
been reduced to fewer than fifty mel
/ Pope's NepheWs at Front. -Th
three nephews of Pope Benedict XIV
the two Counts nf Porsico and Com