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

Related to Royalty.-The sister of
the heir to the Austrian crown is a
religious of the Sacred Heart at Brus-
sells, Belgium
An Aged Religious.AA reyered
of the community of Domin-
lean nuns in Belfast, Ireland, Mother
NJ. Ignatius O'Doherty, of the Falls
Road Convent, died recently in the
eighty-seventh year of her age and
the SEVENTEEN of her religious pro-
fession.
Union of Catholic Women.-The
Union of the Catholic Women of italy,
"Unione fra lie Dome Cattoliche
d'Italia," has suffered a great loss in
the resignation Of Princess Cristina
misunderstanding. She made the
Union the great success it has I'M
doubtedly been.
Bishop Promoted. Cazzani
to the See Of Cremona, Italy.
South African Procession.-The
first public outdoor procession OF the
Blessed Sacrament ever held in South
Africa, took place recently in Durham
The procession, in which over 1900
people participated, including Indiar
men and women and South African
natives, was shown every mark Of re
spect by spectators of all denomina
tons who lined the route through the
principal streets of the city.
Spaniards Honored.-His Holiness
Benedict XIV. has conferred the Crane
Cross of st. Gregory the Great OF
several distinguished Spaniards.
Swedish Catholic Authors.-Olt
Hanson, the Swedish author, and hi
wife, Laura Marholm, a Norwegian
writer of note, we're both received int
the Church few years ago.
Jenny Lind's Catholic Descendant
Mr.. John Duncan Gregory, of thu
British Foreign office, who has beef
appointed secretary to the British
Embassy to the Holy See, is married
to the Catholic granddaughter of Jen
ny Lind, the famous Swedish singer.
Petition for Return of Religious
More than thirteen thousand person
in Italy signed the petition to hav'
the hospitals placed in charge of re
ligious orders. Many of the hospital
we're founded by religious orders o
men or women.
French Jesuit Honored.-It is sig
niflcant to hear that French Jesuit
Charles Poisson, has been made
Chevalier of the Legion of Honor
Mgr. Benson's Biography.-Card
Bourne and Mr. A. G. Benson, have
| 1t is stated, taken in hand the prepal
alton of the biography of the late Mgl
Benson.
Motor Field chapel.-A field chape
on motor car, built at the expens
of the Catholic "Koelnische Volks
zeitung," has reached Lille, France
The first Mass celebrated in it wa
said at Liege on Christmas Eve, an
on Christmas Day there was a serN
ice. at Bergen, whittier it had bee
transferred in the morning.
Friday Fast Abolished Cardina
Bourne has granted dispensation t
the Catholics of England to eat mea
on Fridays and fast days. In a pa:
toral letter he says this step is nece:
sary because of the high price of ifs
and the usual substitutes for flesh.
A Catholic Victory.-The Catholic
of New Zealand have won a victor
in the courts by having bill to ia
them for state schools dropped.
Author of "My Rosary" Dead.-Fre
Winter, author of the well known an
beautiful song "My Rosary" died o
January IL, at the Hospital of. Incur
ables, near London, where he ha
| been patient for ten years.
/ To Aid Prisoners Annette
Archbishop of Paris, in letter jus
published, says that, through tn
action of Switzerland, France has col
scented to allow a Swiss Protestar
pastor to visit the French camps
which German prisoners are detained
and Germany will permit French
speaking Swiss priest to visit til
French prisoners in Germany. TIL
Able Devaud, professor at the Catht
lie University of Fribourg, has bee
appointed by the Bishop of Lausann
and Geneva to perform the latter duty
Cardinal Annette appeals to Frenc
Catholics for funds to meet the e1
pense.
capuchin Honored.- Father Luca d
Padova, the Capuchin who preache
the Advent discourses in presence G
the Pope and the College of Cardinal:
has been appointed by his Holmes
to be Consultor of the Sacred Cor
gregation of Rites for the processe
of lamentations.
HSalesian Bulletin" Stops.-Owin
to the European war the publicatio
of the English, German, French an
Polish editions of the "Salesian Bullt
tin" had to be discontinued. Tha