The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-30
OLD WORLD NEWS

Process of Canonization.-At Cordo-
ba, Spain, the preparatory process
looking to the canonization of the Ven.
Mother Mary of Jesus Romero, was
concluded, and her body was placed
in a precious shrine.
Austria's Plea.-Austr:a and the
great Catholic House of the Haps-
burgs are now complaining that the
Church is deserving them-that the
clergy are not supporting them in the
hour of need.
Generals and Priests.-A brother of
the General-in-Chief of the Allied
Armies, is Father Foch, a jesuit; a
brother of General Halg, Commander
of the British forces is Redemptor.
list Father; brother of General Man.
gin, of the French Army, is mission.
airy priest in Africa.
A City of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the
French city of antiquity, where Clovis
and his mobiles were baptized, the city
that the blessed Joan of Arc tore from
the English, where the French kings
were crowned, is but burnt city-a
ruin. It's magnificent Cathedral, dat
ing from 1912, is all but an unsightly
wreck.
Mgr. Luzio's Jubilee.-Former stu
dents of the Appolinare College in
Rome will hear with pleasure that Rt
Rev. Mgr. Luzio celebrated recently
his silver jubilee. He visited his ma
tive town, S. Cataldo, Sicily, and was
given by the Holy Father the faculty
of imparting the Papal Blessing on the
occasion of his feast.
The Leinster Tragedy.-London has
been occupied largely with ireland
last week. The ''Leinster" tragedy
turned all eyes with sympathy to the
sister isle. On Saturday last solemn
requiem Mass was sung in every
church of the Dublin Archdiocese fol
the repose of the souls of the victims
SO many of whom were Catholics. i
is comforting to know there was {
priest on board, Father Hoey, o.
Barrow-in-Furness, who was amongst
the saved, after being three hours il
the water. He was able to give abso
luton "in articulo mortis' to the poor
people struggling in the water around
him.
EngIish-ItaIian chapIain.-The death
of Captain Father Bertini, o. S.. B., is
announced. Father Bertini, who was
monk of the Benedictine Abbey oil
Marlborough, was in Luxembourg al
the outbreak of the war. Although he
was born in England, he was Italian
by descent, and on being allowed BY
the German authorities to proceed tt
Italy he was obliged to join the Italian
army. He was found by Carolina
Bourne serving as private in the
medical service. Through the infiu
ence of the Cardinal the Italian gov
eminent released him from military
service and allowed him to proceed tt
England on the condition that he
volunteer as military chaplain
Father Bertini complied with the con
dition and saw service with the troops
on the Italian front, where he was
ministering for some time before his
death.
Cross for French PreIate.-Presi
dent Poincaire left Paris on a recent
Saturday for the front and during his
tour he arrived at Chalons, where he
received at luncheon Generals Pttain
Miastre and Gouraud, the Senators
and Deputies of the Marine, the Pre-
fects, the Mayor, and Rt. Rev. Mgr
Tissier, Bishop of Chalons. Before
the Hotel de Vile, in the Place, {
moving ceremony took place wher
the President presented a number o.
decorations awarded for courage dur
ing the numerous bombardments o.
the city. After the reading of the eli
tations and before an enthusiastic as
sembly of soldiers and civilians the
PRESIDENT presented the cross ot the
Legion of Honor to Monsignor Tiasler
the Bishop and Mons. Servan, The
Mayor. The President afterward;
went to the cemetery to salute the
tombs of the soldiers.
Knights Delight French.-In Paris
on recent Sunday morning the
Knights of Columbus held exercises a.
the Picpus cemetery, where they gath
cred around the tomb of the greal
Lafayette. A fine poem, appropriate
to the occasion, was recited in Eng
lish and French. 1t is delight tx
the French people to find at last 8
powerful Catholic organization al
work for the welfare of the soldiers
Hitherto only the YIN. G. A.. had rep
resented religion in the social life Of
the Allied armies, and that institution
being essentially Protestant. it irked
the French Catholics on many occa
sions that British and Canadian Cath
Ole soldiers had no alternative but