The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-05

mSHI just maze IN Rome is the ap-
pointment of the Right Rev. Mgr.
Luzio, Professor of Canon Law in the
Apollinare College, Rome, to the i'm
portant post of Canonist to the Apos-
tolic Penitentiary. Mgr. Luzio's pred
ecessors in this position were the pres
end Cardinal Pomphili, Vicar General
of his Holiness the Pope, and the Most
Rev. Archbishop Palica, Vice-Regent
of Rome
Centenary of Cardinal Immensely
the Spanish residents in Rome the
fourth centenary of the death of the
great Cardinal Ximenes de Cisneros
has been observed at their national
college. One of the events connected
with the centenary was literary FAC
cademia' in the Spanish College, at
which were present Cardinal Vico,
Cardinal Almaraz y Santos, Cardinal
Giorgi, Cardinal Rinaldini, the Minis
ter of the Republic of Chilli, and the
Charge d'Affaires of Spain at the Vati-
can.
Is Venice Fortified Pin Italy, west
of the Piava, desperate fighting has
gone on recently on the northern
slope of Monte Tomba of the last
and the plain. A Paris telegram
says that, according to the Eek
celsior," it was rumored in the Italian
Chamber on Monday that Austria had
offered through the Pope to neutralize
Venice, placing it under a Provincial
Government of the Patriarchate, and
that the offer was refused. Austria
has asked through the Spanish AM
bassadOr in Rome for a declaration
as to whether Venice is a fortified
city.
Priest Wins Military cross.-Rev.
Captain Bernard Walsh, c.. F., has
been awarded the Military Cross.
Father Walsh, after being curate to
the Very Rev. Francis Canon Roe,
Church of the Sacred Heart Guards
Chapel, Caterham, England, since
1907, was appointed (Captain) to the
Irish Guards for active service in May,
1916. Afterwards, attached to the 9th
Cheshires as Divisional Burial Officer,
he distinguished himself at the battle
of Messines and on other occasions.
Relatives of Plus K Among Refu-
gees.-Among the refugees who have
| arrived at Rome from the Province of
Venice are several relatives of the late
Pope Plus X. On leaving their home,
the house in which Plus x was born,
! they consigned the dwelling and all
1t contained to the care of the Syn
die OF Riese. They have been re-
ceived by the sisters and nephews of
the late Pontiff, who have continued
to reside in Rome since the death of
their august brother These, with
many other Venetian refugees, attend
ed Mass which was celebrated be-
side the tomb of ''Il Santo,' as the
Holy Father was called by people in
the Province of Venice. On the TWEEN
ty-tirst OF every month, the date on
which Pope Plus died, the Holy Sac
rifice is offered up in the Grotto of
ST. Peter in presence of many of the
| faithful
Impression Given by BraziPs Note
The reply of the Republic of Brazil
to the Papal appeal to the Powers has
been read in Catholic circles in Rome
with great interest. The profound
respect shown towards the Pontifical
Note and the evident sincerity run
ming through every line of the re
| Spouse have impaired most favor
able impression, although, needless tc
say, the impression would have beer
much pleasanter had more support OIL
| the idea of peace been apparent in the
context. 1t is felt that the reply con
ta1ns very clear exposition of the
| principle laid down in the Constitu
ton of the Republic, viz, that the
Brazilians desire neither wars of con
quest nor interference in the affairs
OF other nations; and it is evident thai
| the old friendship which bound Brazil
whether in the times of the Empire
or in opening years of the Republic
to the Holy See, is as strong as it has
ever been.
Stern Determination.-Mo decid
edly sternness is the order of the day
IN Italy. In a leading article "TOsser
vatore Romano" counsels fasting anC
abstinence within due bounds, the cul
tivation of thrift in all ways possible
abstention from places of amusement
and generosity to the refugees-in &
word, the rigid practice of the Chris
tan virtues. 1t has gone out of fash
ion, even in the most rabid anti-cleri
cal papers, to hint at anything but
staunch patriotism on the part of ''the
clerical party" The reason is sim
pie: the hour for humbug is gone, anC
and it is recognized that true patriots
are earnest workers. When some 400,
600 fugitiVes were flying from Friuli
the Catholics were giving out succoul
on all sides. Benedict XIV consigned
to the Archbishop of Udine (himself q
fugltive) all the money he could afford
to give; and the Observation-Disclosures
OF Milan was in the midst of mul
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