The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-06-10
OLD WORLD NEWS

Nuncio at BrusseIs.-Mgr. Locatelli,
recently Internuncio at Buenos Aires,
Argentine Republic, has been appoint
ed Nuncio at Brussels, Belgium, in
succession to Mgr. Porcelli, who has
retired.
The Virgins Fountain.-At Nazar-
eth in the Holy Land is the Fountain
of the Virgin. 1t is so called because
the Blessed Virgin Mary was accus-
toned to go to it and draw her house.
hold water from it. 1t is the only
fountain in Nazareth.
Catholics in China.-The number of
baptized Catholics in China was, up
to this year, 1,750,675 In China there
are 1902 foreign and 500 native
priests.
French Academy Honors Sister,
The French Academy has awarded a
prize of $4,000 to Mother Zemaide, SUI
perior of the Sisters of ST. Joseph of
Cluny, at Madagascar, in recognition
of her ability as an educator.
Art Treasures of the Eouvre.-The
art treasures of the Louvre, Paris,
valued at $200,000,00O were removed
for safety from Paris to Toulouse in
the south of France.
Musical Prodigy in Spain.-Willie
Ferrero of Spain is called the boy
prodigy of the world in music. The
Cardinal-Archbishop of Milan gave
him his First Communion last year.
The boy has been performing before
courts, and directing notable orches-
tras.
| Catholic Choir Wins Prizes.-The
choir of st. Mungos Schools, Glasgow
Scotland, achieved brilliant success
at the Glasgow Choral Festival recent
ly For the fourth successive year
it has won the gold medal in the
senior action song class, and silver
medal in the juvenile choir class,
which class it entered for the first
time this year.
Spanish Minister Praises Religious
The Spanish Minister of Public In
struction cannot be accused of cleri
calism. Unfortunately it is all the
other way. But when recently reor
ganizing the National School for Deaf
Mutes and Blind in Madrid, he placed
| it under the care and direction of the
Sisters Of the Congregation of st
Joachim, saying they are remarkably
clever and successful in treating this
class of cases, and, despite all he did
he could not find any others who could
so completely preside over the new in
! stitution.
Monument to Don Rosco.-In Chu
, but, Central Patagonia South America
a public monument has just beer
. erected to Don Bosco, whose mission
aries were the first to evangelize {
large part of that country. The monu
ment, which is also O meteorological
observatory, was recently inauguratet
, in the presence of the Governor an(
all the chief civic officials.
Size of ST.. Peter's.-An Inscription
! on the pavement of ST. Peters
, Basilica, near the porphyry slab O.
Charlemagne's time says: the interior
: length of st. Peters is 205, or will
walls ZIP yards; with portico %:
yards. The height of it's nave is in
teriorly ISL feet. It's facade is II;
! yards long and 1875 feet high; it
lportico is 234 feet in length, 141a fee
in width, and sc feet in height.
9 st. Peters immense PilIars.-Th'
, four immense pillars which supper
: the dome of st. Peters, Rome, ar
. 234 feet in circumference each; the!
, are square pillars. The statues il
! their lower inches are each sixteen
, feet in height.
Teaching Sisterhoods in Manila
The Sisterhoods in Manila, who devott
themselves to the education of thu
young, are very successful. Thei
! work was commenced as early as 1884,
! by the Sisters of Charity at SAINT:
Isabel College. Other colleges fol
lowed until 1904, when the latest
Santa Ana College, was established
o Many of these institutions have al
many as 500 students in attendance
!. and give a course the equal of any
= thing in the United States for thu
y higher education of women.
Belgian Queen Decorated.-Presi
!. dent Poincare has made another visi
q to the Belgian front and has con
9 ferred the War Cross on Queer
o Elizabeth of Belgium as an expression
of 1.-The admiration of the French PEG
pie for the magnificent courage ant
! untiring devotion to the wounded
q which she has never ceased to SHOW
q under the enemy's fire.
+ Death Of Convert officer.-CaptaiI
: Steward John Aldous, aged SO, wa
3 killed in France while leading his mel
4 in an attack on German mine, ant
4 was buried by Father Drinkwater. HI
! was the eldest son of the Rev. J. C. P
4 Aldous of (Anglicam Swell rectory
4 Northampton, and grandson of thu
! late DR.. Pears, Headmaster of ReptoI
: school. He was educated at Mari