The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-07-31
OLD WORLD NEWS.

Stonyhurst.-Five hundred old stu
dents of Stonyhurst College have Joined
the colors since the war began, and 81
have been killed in action or died of
wounds.
Pope Hard Worker.-Pope Benedict
XIV. is said to be a hard worker. He
begins his daily task after his Mass,
which is said at $3.50 every morning.
Vatican Free.-The Italian govern
ment denies the report which says the
Holy See cannot communicate in
cypher to every part of the world as
usual.
Vatican Bible.-They have refused
it's weight in gold, viz, 100000, for
the most valuable book in the world,
the Hebrew Bible, at the Vatican.
Bulgarian unity.-The Orthodox
clergy of Bulgaria are to meet in July
to consider union with Rome. Union
without Rome all classes understand
to be the height of nonsense.
Vncentians' New Head.-The new
President-General of the st. Vincent
de Paul Society is M. d'Hendecourt,
of Paris, France.
Foreign Missions Society.-The So
ciety and Seminary of the Foreign
Missions of Paris" is paying a heavy
tribute of patriotism at this moment,
like all the religious congregations
More than two hundred missionaries
have left their field of action to join
the colors.
Fifteen Nuns Decorated Emperor
William has conferred upon fifteen Sis
ters of the Franciscan Order the dec
Grafton of the Iron Cross for their self
sacrifice in hospital work.
Holland to Have Legate at Vatican.
4The parliament of Holland has ap-
proved the bill authorizing the appoint
ment of diplomatic representative to
the Holy See.
To Present CredentiaIs.-Th Serv-
ian minister to the Holy See will soon
present his credential letters to Pope
Benedict.
League of Catholic Mothers.-Two
thousand Catholic mothers gathered at
| the first reunion of the League of
Catholic Mothers, held at Oscott Col
lege, near Birmingham, few days ago
under the presidency of the archbishop
of that diocese.
a Worldwide Novena.-A world
wide movement for great public no
vena of prayers and Masses in honor
of Our Lady of Victory for the speedy
Qualification of Soeur Therese of the
Carmel of Lisieux (the Little Flower
of Jesus), and for the intentions of hel
clients is being started.
Catholic Journalist Dead.-EnglisE
exchanges chronicle the death of 9
we'll known Catholic journalist, Mis-;
Felicia Curtis. The deceased, who was
a convert, was the author of two his
torical novels, "Under the Rose" ant
I'm the Lean Years." written in the
desire to arouse in others love fol
the faith to which she had come 81
happily.
Order of Christ for Commandant o
the Noble Guards.-The Holy Fathe
has conferred upon Prince Aldobran
dini, the newly-appointed Commandan
of the Noble Guards of his Holiness
the Order of Christ, the most price
military distinction in the gift of thu
Pope. The Order of Christ, tn,
principal equestrian Order bestowed
by the Holy See, was instituted b,
} Pope John XXI.
Japan Bars Religious Education
The Japanese government is reportel
to have issued an edict directing al
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the schools of Corea. The order wa
: promulgated by General Terauchi, tn,
territorial governor, and ten years ar
allowed in which to comply with tn
} edict
Catholic Priests are Restored.-Th
German-Austrian forces have Unstable,
the Catholic priests in their churche
in Lemberg, where the Russian in
: vaders had seized the church propert,
and set up Russian orthodox arch
bishop. The Catholic archbishop
whom the Russians took prisoner i
reported to have been exiled to 81
IBERIA.
81 Apostolic Medals.-The Papal med
ais for 1915 have been struck and ar
artistically beautiful. On one side tn
: medals bear a representation of tn
Sovereign Pontiff in mozzetta an,
: stole. This year, the first of his Holi
ness, Pope Benedict XIV, no specia
j event is commemorated, the revers
of the medal bearing the arms of hi
Holiness and the words: "Summun
Sacerdotium Auspicatus III Non. Sept
A. MCMXIv."
; Catholic Revival in Hungary
: great Catholic demonstration tool
} place in BUDAPEST recently in homo
7 of the great st. Stephen, the first kino