The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-02-19

Father Haig is a convert.
Bronze Medal Found.-A beautiful
bronze medal, representing the Immac-
ulate Conception and cast IN the year
1896, was recently discovered in Japan.
Literature for Army.-The Francis
can tertiaries of Bavaria have sent the
army at the front no less than 497, 900
pieces of literature.
Mother General Dead.-In Muenster,
Westphalia, there died on December
Is the Mother General of the Sisters
of Divine Providence, in the fifty-sixth
year of her age.
Life of Mgr. Benson.-The Life of
Monsignor Robert Hugh Benson" by.
Father Cyril Martindale, S. j., will ap-
pear through the Longmans, next
month, IN two volumes.
Bishop Receives Iron cross.--Mgr
Karl Joseph Schultz, Bishop of Pader-
born, Prussia, has been decorated with
the Iron Cross.
Miss Tadema convert.-Miss Laur-
ence Alma Tadema, of London, daugh-
ter of the late famous painter, has
raised almost 100000 for the relief
of Poland. Miss Tadema, who is
poet, novelist, essayist and playwright,
was received into the Church in Cra-
COW three years ago.
German Bishop Decorated. = The
Bishop of Trier (Treves), Germany,
DR.. Korum, has been decorated with
the Order of the Crown, First Glass,
| by the German Emperor.
Gift for Cathedral.-The piers of the
| Cathedral of Westminster, London,
are being encased in sea-green Gre
clan marble. Recently Mr.. Joyce
willed $62,500 for marble improve
ments in the Cathedral
Miracle at Pope's Tomb.-Pilgrim-
ages are being made to the tomb of
Plus x, in st. Peters, Rome. Tt is re-
| ported nun of Rome limped on her
clutches toa his tomb, and left them
there, returning cured.
Old Cathedral Destroyed.-The Ca
thedral of Newport, recently destroy
ed under bombardment, was an edi-
| flee of the fifteenth century. 1t had a
massive tower.
For Release of Priests.-Most Rev.
DIR. Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, New
South Wales, is doing his utmost to
have several priests now detained in
prison in New South Wales released.
They are guilty of no crime beyond
that they were born in Germany.
Turks Respect Holy Places.-The
Chancellor of the Latin Patriarchate
at Jerusalem says the Turkish Gov
eminent has not occupied single holy
place in the Holy City; it has always
taken care that the holy places should
remain intact. At Bethlehem, the
Patriarch of Jerusalem was received
with military honors.
Eastern PreIate Safe.-Mgr. Hag
gear, Graeco-Melchite Archbishop Of
st. Jean d'Acre and Galilee, who was
reported some time ago to have beer
put to death by the Turks, has reach
, ed Cairo.
Kaiser Honors cardinaI.-It has
been stated semi-officially in Berlin
that Cardinal Felix Won Hartmann
,, Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, has
been appointed a member of the Prus
sian House of Lords by Emperor Will
. liam.
The Fiji Islands.-Civilizatio anG
Christianity are certainly making
/ strides in the Fiji Islands. The news
} now comes from Father Thomas Fox
: S. NJ, that the Association for the
) Propagation of the Faith has been es
, tablished at Suva, and that he has
. been appointed Diocesan Director.
: Patroness of AViators-Ffench avi
ators now have their own patroness in
J Notre Dame de Platines, or Regina
Coeli, whose chapel is erected in Char
ente-Inferieure. The Bishop of the
diocese, Monsignor Eyssntier, has au
thorized special services in the chapel
for the safety of aviators and has
blessed large quantity of medals OF
| NOtre Danes deS PlatineS for diStrihu
ton amongst the flying men. He &C
cords fifty days indulgence to the
faithful who recite the Ave Maria fol
: sailors of the air.
New Bishop of Diion.-Monsignol
: Landrieux, archpriest of the Cathedral
of Rheims, has been appointed BishoT
r of Dion. He has long been Vicar
J General of the Rheims diocese and is
: a distinguished writer.
? Social History of the Church.-The
literary public of Rome welcomes the
vast work, s'The Social History of the
Church" from the pen of the Righ1
a Rev. Mgr. Benigni, whom many cleri
! cal readers will recall as Professor O.
v Ecclesiastical History in the halls O
: Propaganda. Mgr. Benigni traces the
influence of Christianity from the com
: ing of st. Peter to Rome, down to tn,
dayS of Constantine. and he carafnlIy