The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-04-01

Catholic churches throughout the
world TO use other oils than olive i'm
the lamps before the main affairs. In
be permitted until the end of the war
The decree was issued on receipt OF
hundreds OF appeals from bishops i'm
all parts of the world. They COM
planned that the war had caused great
scarcity of olive oil and had increased
| it's price to an almost prOhibitiye
| figure. The pontiff gave his sanction
oil.
Irish Nuns of Ypres.-John Red
mond and Barry O'Brien, the histori-
an, have issued an appeal to the Irish
people for fund of $4,000 with which
| to establish a home for the Irish
Benediction nuns of Ypres, who, since
| the German invasion of Belgium, have
| been refugees in London. A house
suitable for convent has been found
in the county Wexford, Ireland, and
| the little community of Irish nuns
| from Ypres safely reached their new
home at Merton Co. Wexford, recent
| ly. The Sisters numbered thirteen
| the Lady Abbess, the Mother Prioress,
seven Choir Sisters, and four lay Sis
tiers. The Lady Abbess is eighty-one
| years Of age and partially paralyzed
Old Catholic Bishops Submit.-Five
or six of those who were consecrated
Old Catholic bishops by Bishop Arm
old Mathew, whose return to the
| Catholic Church was announced in the
February, have followed his example
| and made their submission to our
Holy Father, Pope Benedict.
Bishop-E Iect Of Dromore.-The
| Very Rev. Edward Canon Mulhern
D. D., 1nnismacsaint, Ireland, who was
appointed Bishop of Dromore in sue
cession to the late Most Rev. DR..
| ONeill, is a native Of the Diocese
of Clogher. He received his early
education at st. Macartan's Seminary,
Monaghan. Subsequently he passed
on the Maynooth, where he pursued
very distinguished course and at
the Dunboyne establishment his ca
reer was equally one of note. From
Dunboyne he was appointed to the
PROFESSIONAL staff of st. Macartan' s
Seminary, of which he afterwards be-
came president. About ten years ago
DR.. Mulhern was appointed to the
charge of the mnismacsaint parish.
A Unique resation.-Father de
Moidrey, S. j., Of the Zikawei OBJ
servatory in China, possesses what is
probably the most unique congrega-
ton in the foreign mission field, for
his flock, the Chinese fisherfolk of
Lukiapang, live entirely in boats.
The householders gain their living by
hunting turtles, crabs, sea birds, and
other denizens of the shadows, and
although these marine hunters are
well disposed to receive the mission
arys teachings, the households he has
to visit are very unsayory habita
tons.
The Cause Of the irish Martyrs
Within a few days all formalities
will have gone through in Rome fol-
commencing the Apostolic Process in
the Cause of the Irish Martyrs, the
decree introducing which excited sc
much interest in Catholic circles al
f over the English-speaking world il
March, 1915. The questions to which
the witnesses are to reply have beer
: just drawn up, and all the necessary
} papers are being forwarded to the
Most Rev. William J. Walsh, Arch
: bishop of Dublin, who is now abou
2 to initiate the Apostolic Process ii
Y the name of the Holy See. In a pub
r lie prOnouncement made recently or
i the rapid course of the Cause of thu
D Irish Martyrs, the Archbishop of Dub
g lin gives to Cardinal Vannutelli full
1 credit for having pushed forward the
Y case which Celts all over the globe
3 have so much at heart.
The Fiji IsIands.-The Fiji Islands
l which number 250, are an English
f colony, and it's government has shown
: itself very favorable to missionaries
; About 1000 English residents are
, scattered over the islands, which
t have besides a population Of $4,000
: Fijians and $4,000 Hindus. The Mar
lists have accomplished good results
in this difficult field. They count
! about 10000 Catholics, and have rs
; mission posts. Sixty Sisters of the
; Third Order of Mary do invaluable
i work among the women. They are
helped by so native Sisters. Voca
tions for the priesthood have been de.
veloped. The European Marist Broth
ers are assisted by 10 native Broth
ers. For people that were but short
| time ago cannibals this showing is re
: markable.