The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-14
OLD WORLD NEWS

Chateau-T hierry - Chateau-Thiery,
in France, recently the scene Of con-
tending armies, is a pretty place on
the Marine, and has it's Church dedi- |
Gated to st. Crispin. Its ruined castle |
was probably built by Charles Martel. |
Queen of Peace-Under the direc- |
.tion of the Holy Father, the Roman |
sculptor, Commentators CALI, is fash |
ioning a marble statue of the Queen
Of Peace" His studio is in the Vati- |
can.
Roman CIub-ln Rome recently, the
Club of st. Peter solemnly conse
Grated itself to the Sacred Heart. 1t
is said that wonderful are the results,
so far, of the conservation of families
to the Sacred Heart in Italy.
Ancient Mosaics-His Holiness Ben
edict XIV has purchased two large and
very ancient mosaic portraits, which
are the only mosaic portraits so far
| found in the Roman CatacOmbs. Ac-
| cording to Prof. Marucchi they date
from the early years of the Fourth
Century.
Will Interview King-The Belgian
minister to the Vatican has gone to
| France for an interview with King
Albert of Belgium, following an inter-
view with Pope Benedict. Vatican
circles attach great importance to the
meeting between the minister and the
| king.
| Catholic IsIand-New Pomerania,
an island just south Of the Equator,
with about 100000 people who were
| up to few years ago cannibals, has
more than IS priests, Bishop, 40 lay
Brothers and 35 Sisters. More than
$4,000 Pomeranians have been con-
verified.
Cardinal Gasquet-There was a
procession of over 10000 pilgrims from
Leghorn Italy, and surrounding dis
trict to the shrine of Our Lady of
Monterere on Sunday, among them
being Cardinal Gasquet, who had only
arrived the previous evening at the
villa by the sea in the neighborhood,
where he takes refuge for short
spell from the summer heat.
Pope Saves Church-Pope Benedict
has made donation of several thou
sand francs to ST. Mark Church at
Venice, where the few remaining Ven
etians daily pray for victory. The
donation probably saves st. Marks
from closing it's doors on account of
lack of funds.
Pray for Cardinal-The Dominican
! Fathers, who are in charge of Cardinal
Farley's titular church in Rome-that
of Santa Maria sopra Minerva-held
J iridium during the past week for
his recovery from his very serious
: illness, which has caused great anxi-
, ETY. there. Pope Benedict, who es
teens him highly, has arranged to
receive daily bulletins concerning his
condition.
Church Vessels Desecrated-A dis
patch from Paris says that Chaplain
: John ], OLeary of Scranton, Pa,
brought into the Office of the Knights
4 of Columbus in Paris chalice and
ciborium, which a sergeant had
found in German dugout Vestments
5 also were found in the dugout The
! Knights of Columbus are seeking the
: church from which the articles were
' taken so they may be returned.
: A Record-A young French officer
S Captain Pierson, who met his death
g in an aviation accident, had crossed
t the Channel by aeroplane more than g
i hundred times since the outbreak Of
. war, and had been appointed mem
l. sion on Aviation in England. His pre-
j. mature death recalls great memory
for the deceased officers mother was {
|, daughter of Louis VeuillOt, the grea
k Catholic journalist whose name Gas
e Pope Plus X said) is gloriously fixet
n in history.
t. An Honored Worker-For year:
Il Rome has seen no more imposing
d demonstration in honor of one holdint
l. no high Office in Church or State thar
r that accorded at the funeral of Coun
d Della Somaglia, President of the Ital
e ian Red Cross Society, whose death /!
e lamented by thousands of all classes
}. AS one of the youngest and wealthies
E of the more important heads Of Italy:
2 noble families, the deceased has