The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-18

OIuSIS VI lululSLGES VI
or seminarists, it does not provide for
lay Brothers or such orders as the
Christian Brothers, the Xaverians etc.
Spanish Ambassador to Rome.-The
new ambassador OF Spain to the Holy
| See arrived in Rome a few days ago,
and was met at the station by the re-
firing ambassador, Count Vinaza.
Senior Calbeton has been in Rome be-
fore. Almost three years ago, Febru-
airy S, 1913, his arrival in Rome and
audience with Plus X. put a stop to
the rumors OF strained relations be-
tween the Holy See and Spain.
French Parishes Without Pastors
In France there are now 1910 par
ishes without parish priest. Over 200
parish priests who returned manned
from the front have re-taken up their
pastoral duties. Didn't those anti
Catholic Legislators look far ahead
when they made laws forcing the bay
onet into the hands of priests?
TE'IS
Scholarly Priest Field Chaplain
Dom Bede Camm, 0. S. B., the histor-
ian of the English martyrs, and for
merly of Erdington abbey, Birming-
ham, sailed for Egypt recently. Dom
4 Bede has been appointed military
chaplain and has for some time been
in charge of a military hospital in
Scotland. He is one of the most
famous Anglican converts, and re-
ceived the Galley Benedictine (Angli-
cam brotherhood into the Church.
| Honored by the Holy Father.
The Very Rev. John T. Murphy, c..
S. Sp., LII. d., for thirteen years presi-
dent of Duquesne University, Pitts
burgh, former provincial here and now
provincial of the Holy Ghost Fathers
in Ireland, has been signally honored
by the Holy Father, Pope Benedict.
The Sovereign Pontiff has conferred
upon him the degree of Doctor in Sa-
cred Theology in recognition of his dis
tinguished services to the Church,
both by his pen and by his eloquent
addresses. His many friends in the
{ United States will rejoice to hear of
} the well-merited honor bestowed upon
him.
Swiss Catholics.-Three Catholics
now occupy the most important posi-
tons in Swiss affairs at the present
time. The president of the Helvetic
= I ;r, 4ho
} lie of Fribourg. The vice president OF
2 the Council of State, M. Landemann
! Bueler, and the actual president OF
Switzerland, NJ. Motta, who comes
from the Italian Canton of Ticino, are
5 also Catholics Thus the three races
/ of the Swiss Confederation, the
French, the German and the Italian
. are all represented by Catholics in
s the government of the Republic at the
. present time.
s Patriarch Honored.-The leading cit
2 liens of Venice presented Archbishop
J., La Fontana, Patriarch Of Venice, g
splendid gondola and an album bear
ing an address signed by thousands o.
| y
Italian ZeaI-The Society of Catho
lie Youth, of Italy, have prepared {
) short life of Christ, which is distri
e buted to the italian troops at thu
front. Thirty-eight illustrations ait
in the influence of the text.
c hoc
G ated William Howard, Esq, British
7. Minister to Sweden, a Knight Com
e mander of st. Michael and st. George
Sir William, who for some years wa
n Counsellor to the British Embassy a
Washington, is a convert member o
a renegade branch of the ducal hOus
1 of Howard. His wife, the Lady lisa
} bella Observation-Disclosures Howard, i
G the daughter of a man who is at on
md the same time an Italian Primo
and Scottish Earl and a direct de
Y 'cendant of King Edward I of Eng
Is land One of Lady Towards sisters
! he Princess Camille Rospiglios
q while her only unmarried sister, tn
!. Princess Christine, is a Sacred Hear
nun.
y New ArchiepiscopaI See.-The Hol
{ Father has raised to the dignity of al
2 archiepiscopal see that of Newport, re
x Gently adorned by the late Bisho
3 Iedley, and has appointed the frs
Welsh Archbishop since the Reforms
ion in the person of Rt Rev. Jane
] 3ilsborow, Bishop of st. Louis, Maur
4 Jus. The seat of the new see is re
J moved from Newport to Cardiff. L
hat city, which is the commercial car
j tai of Wales, the second richest an
z most powerful Catholic noble in Brit
+ lin, the Marquis of Butte, has wide il
q erests. ! 1t is said that he has mad
generous contributions toward the er
lowment of an archiepiscopal see an
j he ultimate building of worthy ca
| hedral The a-Protestants ar
] urious at what they term this ney
= ncursion of Rome.