The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-29
OLD WORLD NEWS

Irish centenarians.-Acco to
statistics recently made public some
fifty-nine males and sixty-seven fe-
males died in Ireland during 1916 at
ages ranging from 100 to los years.
Religious Now Conscripted.-Hith
erto priestly service in the British
army has been voluntary, non-com-
Blatant but by a modification of the
exemption laws several religious have
now been called up to serve, six Cis-
tercians being taken from one abbey
alone
Cardinal Merry Del VaI.-Cardinal
| Merry del Val has been appointed by
the Pope protector of the Franciscan
Sisters of Oldenburg, Ind, in the place
| of the late Cardinal Falconio.
Irish Chaplain kiIed.-Rev. William
Joseph Gabriel Doyle, S. j., 0rish
Province), chaplain to the Royal Dub
| lin Fusiliers, fell on August II, under
circumstances of conspicuous gallan-
| try, whilst ministering to the Irish
| troops advancing to the northeast of
Ypres.
| Thurles Seminary for Chinese Mis-
sions.-At Thurles Cathedral, Ireland.
recently the Archbishop of Cashel said
he was pleased to inform the people
that it had been decided to establish
in Thurles the national college for the
education of Irish priests for the mis-
sions to China.
The Grande Chartreuse.-The fam
Gus French monastry, the Grande
Chartreuse, from which the monks
were expelled by the French Govern
ment in 1908, has been converted into
an internment camp. The monks of
st. Bruno founded this abbey nine
hundred years ago.
Annual Pilgrimage to knock-Large
numbers participated in the annual
pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady
at Knock in Ireland on Wednesday,
August Is. The absence of train ia
cilities had deterrent effect on the
attendance. Hundreds kept the all
night vigil from Tuesday evening,
amongst those being many from the
centre and outlying districts of Gal
way
| A Noted Abbey.-The closing exer-
cises of retreat conducted by the
| Dominican Fathers at Lorrha, Upper
airy, Ireland, were held in the ruins of
the Dominican Abbey. 1t was found
ed in 1869 by Walter De Burgh, Earl
| of Ulster, and for over five hundred
years was owned by the Dominicans.
A Chaplain Gassed.-A young Irish
| chaplain, the Rev. William Gallagher,
c. F., ordained last year, attached to
a Liverpool battalion, has been gassed
| IN action in France. AS result his
sight is reported to be injured, though
1t is believed not permanently In his
short service at the Front Father Gal
lagher has had many exciting expert
enceS, one of which was the destruc-
| ton OF the roof of his billet by shell.
Hunting Academia very sad acct
dent occurred to a young priest in
Ireland on August Is. Rev. John Ken
nedy, recently ordained, was spend
ing short vacation at his fathers
home in County Wicklow before leav-
ing Ireland for missionary work. He
went rabbit hunting on the evening of
the date mentioned and, as he had
been out rather long without dinner,
his parents became uneasy, and insti-
tuting a search, found his dead body
in field with wound in the chest,
and a gun lying near him. Investiga-
ton revealed that the young priest
stumbled over some roots and in fall
| ing must have accidentally discharg-
ed the gun.
1.-THE Priests are There Readers
may remember these words in which
a French soldier told his mother the
consolation which he and other poilus
Aouhu III Iic pleSeHCe vi Inc priests
in the hospitals and the fighting line.
Some interesting particulars have
been given by Rev. Henry Flynn,
cure of Menilmoutant, which show
how the clergy have responded to
their country's call: Between $4,000
and 10000 priests have been modified
for this war. Nearly three-fourths of
them are facing the danger either inl
the trenches or as stretcher-bearer
at the front. More than 5000 have
been killed Thirty-fiye priests and
clerical students of Paris have been
killed-24 priests and II students.
One of my own curates has been kill
ed at Salonika, where he asked to be-
sent himself. my best curate: iMol