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Neapolltan church.-The Church of
st. Dominic, in Naples, is one of the
finest in that city. 1t was built in
1885. In the adjoining monastery ST.
Thomas Aquin lived and taught in
1872.
Catholics in lndia.-In the immense
empire of India, of the natives, only
about one in 500 is Christian.
Confraternitles of Mary.-In the
Universal Church there are about
10000 confraternities of Mary.
Golden JubiIee.-Cardinal Francis
Aidan Gasquet, 0. S. B., celebrated
recently the golden jubilee of his re-
ception of the habit of St. Benedict
By happy fortune, His Eminence was
in England at the time on visit
from Rome, and he was thus able to
be present at his old home, Downside
Abbey, where he had been schoolboy
and Abbot. Cardinal GasQuet is one
of the glories of English Catholicism.
Scotch Converts.-Two Scotch con-
verts from the ranks of the Protestant
clergy have been announced this
week. The Rev. w. Black, minister
of the Scotch church of st. COLUMBIA,
Grantown on Spey, has rendered his
resignation consequent on his recep-
ton into the Catholic Church together
with his lay reader, Mr.. Easter The
two are at present serving with the
French Red Cross in the firing line,
and it is said the faith of the soldiers
has helped them to the truth.
Should they come through their ardu-
GUS duties in safety both intend to
study for the priesthood.
Sovereign Pontiff's Intercession.-
The Sovereign Pontiff's project for
the internment in Switzerland of pris-
oners of war who have been detained
eighteen months, and are fathers of
three or more children, has been car
ried into effect. 1t seems it was the
Catholics of that part of Northern
France at present occupied by the
Germans that first preached the mat
ter to the Pope, requesting him to ex-
ert his charity in favor of French
prisoners of this class belonging to
the territory occupied. The sugges-
ton was warmly taken up, and the
German Government soon gave it's
consent on condition of the French
treating the German prisoners in the
same way. The French Government
readily agreed, and many of the pris-
oners in question are now enjoying
the comforts of Swiss hospitality.
Swiss Catholics Pray For Peace
The third Sacred Heart of Jesus
Congress took place at Einsiedeln a
short time ago. A pilgrimage of the
men of Switzerland had been ar
ranged for. and thousands of them
accepted the invitation to attend. AS
many as $500 received Holy Com
munion on one day. A special object
of the Congress was to promote the
cause of peace. The speakers in
cluded some of the best orators in
Switzerland, amongst them being Mgr
Mayenberg, Lucerne; Father Boni.
face, o. S. F. c., Appenzell; Professor
Beck, Fribourg; Father Hattenschwil.
Ter, S. j., Innsbruck; and last, but
not least, Dean Scherer and Abbot
Thomas Bossart, of EinsiedeIn.
Historic Building Lost.-The an.
cient convent of the Celestins at
Avignon, one of the richest works OF
art and history in France, has been
destroyed by fire, and the damage is
estimated at 100000 francs, but is in
reality irreparable. 1t was built in
1893, and the great halls, which with
their wonderful. ceilings were admir-
ably preserved, succumbed to the
flames, only the chapel being saved
In it's nave are the tombs of seven
teen Cardinals, Archbishops and Bish
ops, grouped around that of Blessed
Pierre of Luxembourg. The Convent
was founded by the antelope, Robert
of Geneva, on a Gallo-Roman GENE
terry. After the revolution it was
given to the Invalides and later it be-
came military prison. Recently it
was appropriated as the barracks OF
the Seventh Engineers.
PapaI Mission.-The "Osservatore
Romano" states that Pontifcal Mis-
sion sent to the Negus at Addis-Abeda
has been cordially received at the
Palace.
Singapore in the ex
IRENE southern part of Asia is on al
island 30x15 miles. It's population is
; about 100000. The Christian Brothers
have college there with about 1920
students.
Vicar of Arabia.-The new Vicar
Y Apostolic of Arabia is Father Evan
$ gelista of Usselle, Capuchin.
Catholic Population of England
, The Catholic population of England
and Wales, this year, is estimated a
100000
New Considerable Very Rev.sDr
O'Gorman of the Irish Augustinians
}. rector of st. Patrick's Church, Rome
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