The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-01-29

and OF 5. Rufina Cardinal di Bel
monte is now Bishop Of Albano.
Catholic Mayor a Convertible
mayor OF Richmond, England, DR.. Lew
is Gibson Hunt, is Catholic, and he
recently attended Mass in state on the
occasion of the customary church-go-
ing following investiture. The event
was unique in the annals of the local
Catholic church, for, in the past, each
succeeding mayor attended services at
the Anglican church. DR.. Hunt was
brought up non-Catholic and enter
ed the Church "by conviction" His
wife, the daughter of a west of Eng
land vicar, is also convert.
Pope's Gift to Cardinal.-In celebra-
ton of the fiftieth anniversary of his |
ordination on January A, Cardinal Fall |
COMO pontificated at a High Mass of |
Thanksgiving in the Church of San |
Antonio, Rome, adjoining the house |
OF the Franciscan General. In addi- |
ton to an autograph letter warmly |
congratulating him and granting him
the special privilege of imparting the
Papai Blessing at the Mass, the Pope
sent him a magnificent pastoral staff
Sacerdotal Diamond jubiIee.-Very
Rev. Provost Kyle, Preshome, Emile,
Scotland, completed the diamond jub-
lice of his priesthood at Christmas, and
he was made the recipient of various
testimonies of affection from his many
friends in honour of the occasion. Pro-
yost Kyle, who has attained eighty
eight years of age, is native of Banff-
shire. His ordination took place in
1855, and after spending some time in
GreenQck, he was appointed to Emile,
where he has since lived.
Catholic Layman Honored.-
Holy Father, at the request of His
Eminence Cardinal Bourne, has be-
slowed the Cross PRO Ecclesia ct Pom
tifice" upon Mr.. William P. Mara, lay
honorary secretary of the Westmins-
ter Catholic Federation Council, in
recognition of his work ON behalf of
the Catholic cause in London. The
to the recipient.
Monastery Used for Troops.-The
municipality of Tivoli, near Rome, has
requlsitioned the famous Villa d'Este,
, the property of the Austrian Crown
Prince, and the equally famous st.
E Michael's Monastery, which belongs to
oh Nt,,S 0~%I
used for the accommodation of troops.
Presentation Sisters i'm Australia
In the diocese ofsGeraldton, West Aus
tralia, there are at work forty-three
! Irish Presentation Nuns, in six con-
: vents, educating 600 children. In all
D Australia this order has 400 Sisters.
: the number of children under their
charge being 5000.
D Convert Ordained Priest.-The Rev.
g A. n. Wrightson who was recently or
dained at Holy Cross College, Clon-
r life, for the Diocese of Galloway, is a
convert to the Church. He was re-
ceived into the Church in 1910 and
L
S first Mass in the convent chapel of
y the Sisters of Charity, Merton, and
l. some of his intimate friends had the
happiness of receiving Holy Com
l. munion from his hands.
Aged Baroness Enters Convent
L Alice, Dowager Baroness Lovat, aged
Il Ci yfu .r1in t1,or 80.
" tation Order at Harrow-on-the-Hill,
G London. She is the widow of the late
Baron Lovat; her son is Brigadier
General Lord Lovat, of the British
e Army, while her daughter is the Wis
q countess Encombe. One of her sons
b was lately slain in France. Lady
Lovat is daughter of the late
Thomas Weld-Blundell, Esq. She is
l. an author of note.
O. Australian Bishops WilI.-The will
n OF the late Bishop Higgins, of Bal
l. larat, Australia, leaves $500 for a
r marble altar to the Sacred Heart in
st. Patrick's Cathedral, Ballarat;
$500 for marble altar for the church
5 at ~. JOS0pu I1Otu6s O6UdSJOpOl,
: 5000, being balance of G1,000 prom
j ised, to the new Catholic college at
g Melbourne University; 9700 to the
e Sisters of st. John of God, Ballarat;
n $50 to the st. Vincent de Paul Soci-
s ETY., Ballarat West; $50 to the st. Vim
i, cent de Paul Society, Ballarat East,
# and $50 each to eighteen converts.
e The residue of this estate goes to his
successor, to be spent in the compile
ton of st. Patrick's Cathedral, Bal
O larat. The late Francis Higgins, of
g New York, was u brother, and a sister
!, and two nieces of the Bishop are nuns
e at the converts at New Hall, Essex,
n England, and at Madrid and Gibraltar.
Sisters of Mercys Golden Jubilee
The golden jubilee of the establish
: ment in New South Wales, Australia,
e of the Sisters of Mercy was celebrated
J on November Is at Monte SAINT An
n gelo. Convent, North Sydney. The Or
]. der of the Sisters of Mercy was in
d augurated in st. Patricks parish,
!. Church Hill, on November Is, 1865, by
E Mother Mary Ignatius McQuoin, under
S the patronage of Archbishop Folding,
b and with the assistance of Archdeacon
e McEncroe. The foundress came from
e Liverpool (England) House, the SUI