The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-08

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whose premises were burned are max
ing an effort to get the British govern
ment to pay the expense Of rebuilding
them.
Papal Appointment. - Cardinal
B1llot, s. j. has been appointed Pro-
tector of the international League
Pro Pontifice ct Ecclesia."
Capuchins Among the Turks.-A
number of Tyrolese Capuchins have
taken up work at mission stations in
Constantinople.
Catholics In Rorneo.-Borneo, the
great island in the South Sea-, has
about 5000 Malay Catholics. 1t is
on both sides of the equator. The
Catholic missions there began about
62 years ago.
Redemptorist Observation-Disclosures
missionary Fathers of the Redemption
list Order-Rev. T. Murphy, P. Devine
and Raymund Cleere-have left
Clonard Monastery, Belfast, Ireland,
for the Philippine Islands.
Pope Gives Reliquary.-The Pope
presented to Father Cormier, General
of the Dominicans, an artistic re-
liquary at an audience granted to him
on the occasion of the diamond jubi-
lee of his ordination as priest.
Monastery for Hospital.-Pope Bene-
dict recently received Rev. Charles
Heath, former Secretary of the Papal
delegation at Washington, and Harold
Woodbury. Parsons of Boston, Mass,
and granted them the use of the
magnificent headquarters of the Bene-
dictine Order on the Aventine Hill for
a convalescent hospital for Italian
soldiers. 1t will be managed entirely
by Americans.
The miraculous crucifix." - The
Miraculous Crucif1x'' of San Marcello,
which was recently borne in Rome in
the vast Procession of Penance to ST.
Peters, and there venerated, and
which the Holy Father Benedict XIV
on that occasion, devoutly venerated
and kissed in st. Peters, is a crucifiX
preserved in the Church of st. Mar.
cello at Carso, Rome. In the great
fire of May 23, 1910, this crucifix
was found intact and untouched with
i President of Irish schooI.-Rev
Francis McVicar, S. NJ, has been ap
pointed to succeed the late Very Rev
Dr. Waters as President of the Cath
olic University School. A native OF
Clougher, Father McVicar was edu
Gated at st. Mary's College, Dundalk
and joined the Marist Order in 1884
He was ordained in 1889, and after
a few years was appointed to the
school over which he is now to pre-
side. In 1896 he was appointed
Professor of Theology in the Maris
College at Paignton, South Devon. He
returned to Dublin in 1901, and has
since been identified with the Cath
Ollie University School, of which si1
years ago he was made Vice Presi
dent.
Cardinals Musical Compositions
Cardinal Merry del Val has composed
for seminaries three musical pieces
Pants Angelicus, Ave Maris Stella, ant
Ave Regina Coelorum.
Finest Gothic Chapel.-In Paris
France, recently request was made
, and granted that La Sainte ChapellC
the beautiful Gothic chapel erected
by st. Louis TX, King of France, a!
a shrine to contain the Holy Grown
of Thorns brought by him from thu
Holy Land, and which for many years
has been closed to public worship
be opened for Solemn MemOria
Mass for the 1O4 members Of the Paris
, Bar killed at the front. The Mas!
was said by the Archbishop, Cardina
Annette. President and Mrs. Poin
care and the leading jurists of Paris
attended it. The Cardinal delivered
a brief address. The Holy Chapel il
probably the finest Gothic architecture
in France.
, A Valiant HiahIander.-Col Mac
Z donald of Glendale, who died recent
; ly in England, was descended from {
: noted Highland family. One of his
7 forebears, John Mcdonald, set on foo
the emigration of Catholic Highland
I I'll
, in 1878, and there later, during the
J, American war, raised the Roya
: Highland Regiment in support of the
} British Grown. The British govern
ment afterwards offered him the
governorship of Prince Edward Island
but, owing to the Objectionable oatf
which had to be taken in those days
: Glendale, Catholic to the core, de
clined the honor.