The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-04

de Lai, of the ConsiSt0rial; Cardinal
Giustini, of the Sacramental; Car
dinal Gotti, of the Propaganda; Woo,
OF the Rites; Cassetta, of the Council;
Vannutelli, of Justice (the Segna-
tura); Cagiano of the Religious
Orders; Bisleti, of Ecclesiastical
Colleges and Universities; and Van
Rossum, of the Penitentiary.
The Jesuit Fathers.-The Jesuit
| Fathers of Shanghai, China, have just
issued n brochure dealing with the
growth of Catholicity in the Far East
during the last half century. The
| figures for twenty-five provinces are
set forth. In Thibet, an almost
inaccessible mountainous region, the
| Catholic population has grown from
one hundred or less to 1857. Fifty
years ago Mongolia had perhaps 5000
Catholics; the present statistics show
| 1885. Manchura in 1865 counted
| 5000 converts; it's present Catholic
population totals 5O,321. Kiang 81
shows $3.50 Catholics as against
5000 half a century ago; Shang Tung
130,505 against 10,751. Tche-li is the
banner province, with a total Catholic
population of 4S5,316. It's early Stats
tics are not available, but they would
undoubtedly show the same comfort
ing comparison. According to the
authority quoted, the Catholics in the
entire twenty-five provinces total
1,S6S,218. In Japan, the ten thousand
members Of the Church is 1865 have
grown to 72,454. Japan has regu-
larly constituted hierarchy, erected
/ by The late Pope Leo XIII, in 1891.
In Ireland there is one priest to
every 900 Catholics; in England one
TO every 470; in the United States,
one to every 865.
Native Abyssinian CIergy.-Some
time ago the Holy Father received in
audience the Superior of the Lazarlst
Missionaries of Abyssina. His Holt
ness was much pleased to hear OF
the formation Of a native clergy and
received with especial kindness a
young Abyssinian priest, who accom-
, panied the Superior, and was about
to return to his native land after a
years novitiate at OAK. His Holiness
also interested himself in the causes
of Identification of the Venerable
, Father de Jacobs, the founder of the
Abyssinian mission, and of Father
Ghebra Mikael, a convert of Father
2 de Jacobs, and the first martyr OF
: Abyssinia.
Bishops Son a Convertible Lon
, don Universe" learns of the reception
| into the Church few days before
:. Christmas, of Edward Hicks, the
Youngest son of the Anglican Bishop
5 of Lincoln. It is interesting to recall
J that Mrs. Hicks was the daughter OF
clergyman who was afterWard
/ received into the Church.
Catholic Siberians.-The Catholics
r Of Siberia number about $4,000 and
5 belong to the Archdiocese of Mohileff
3 Peace!-At Sienna, in Italy, $500
: children of tender age gathered in the
Church of st. Francis and implorec
the Child Jesus before the Blessed
!, Sacrament to grant peace.
i The Little Sisters of the Poor are do
" ing efIicacious work in Turkey. Alst
a lin Spain, Ireland, Algeria, British
e India, the United States, Canada
l. Colombia, Chile, Germany, France
n Australasia, Tunis, Portugal, Malt;
l. and in other lands.
j. Chinese ChapeIs.-Out in Chin;
there is little chapel that hold
three hundred persons, while the con
= gregation numbers over three thou
II sand The same state of affair
/: exists all over the mission world
s The poor native huts which mark TIL
/; beginning of apostolic effort anon!
s pagans soon become too small TO
o any use, which explains the constan
t. demands being made for new churche
; and chapels.
y Leper IsIand.-The place of Fathe
/
2, his life to the lepers on Leper Island
i Sheklung, China, and whose death wa
D, recorded recently, has been supplies
i by Father George Des Nazieres, VIII
S will continue the good and mercifu
work commenced by the heroic Cor
rardy.
Anglican Nun Convert. - Siste
Katherine, an Anglican nun, who ha
worked many years among the poo
II of Birmingham, England, and latterl
IS had been Superioress of Badsey an
i st. Christopher, Pershore, has beel
8 received into the Church and is nov
); a postulant. at the Convent of Mercy
/ Camp Mill, Birmingham.
, Britons Honor Joan of Arc.-Th
y English Parliamentary mission. visit
D ing Paris on February "a, deposited
. wreath of palms at the foot of tn
g statue of Joan of Arc in the Place d.
. Pyramids.
/ The wreath bore an inscription de
claring it to be "a symbol of complet
q reconciliation between the two coun
l. tries at the moment when both pee
L. pies, united in the same sentimen
e and veneration for the heroine of oil
+ France, defend together the libert,
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