The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-27

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Lai, Secretary of the Sacred Con-
sistorial Congregation, has been ap-
pointed Protector of the Scots College
in Rome. 1t was Cardinal de Lai who
few weeks ago, at the English Col
lege, consecrated Mgr. Keatinge to be
Episcopus castrensis for the British
Army. Cardinal Bisletti has been APP
pointed Protector of the United
States College in Rome.
Fate of Negroes.-In the African
missions the missionary Father Julien
says the baptized lepers receive
Christian burial, but the unbaptized
negro is abandoned after death. His
body is generally hung on tree for
the carniyorous birds to devour, or is
thrust into an anteaters hole, thrown
in bush, or tossed to the crocodiles
and hippopotamus in the nearest
river.
Case Against Bishop.-The case
against Bishop Albenga, in Italy, aris-
ing from the references to peace
which he made in his Lenten pastoral,
has been dismissed by the military
court before whom it was brought, the
evidence offered being insufficient to
support the charge of disloyalty made
against him. Many witnesses bore tes-
timony to his sterling patriotism.
Bishop of Cork.-In the city
churches of Cork, Ireland, a letter
from the Bishop was read, advising
young men of Ireland to avoid play
ing into the hands of their enemies
by joining a formal military rising,
which the bishop said would be crush
ed quickly. The letter said the bishop
thought that at the coming confer
ences between Nationalist and the
Sim Fem leaders a program would
be evolved.
Baptism on Missions.-From Stan
ley Falls, Africa, Bishop Grison re-
ports 2,046 Baptisms and 1900 boys in
the schools. From the Belafo Mis-
sion in Madagascar, the Project Apos-
tolic reports zoos Baptisms. Bishop
Henninghaus, writing from Shantung,
Asia, reports 10000 Christians, 53,367
under instruction for baptism by 81
European priests and Is native
| priests.
Generals and Prests.-General Fer
dinand Foch of the French army, who
has been made Generalissimo of the
Allied forces in France, is a devout
Catholic and has brother a Jesuit
Another noted commander with a
priest brother is General Haig, the
! English commander-in-chief. General
Haigs brother is a Redemptorist, a
| convert, but the general is not Cath
Ollie.
Size of cathedraIs.-St. Peters, in
Rome has floor space of 227,06C
square feet; the Milan Cathedral OF
10000 square feet; the Cathedral OF
| Cologne, 91,464; the Cathedral Of
Amiens, France, 71,2OS; the Cattle
dral of Charities, France, 6S,260;
Notre Dame, Paris, 64,108; Cathedra
of Westminster, London, 61,729; st
Patrick's Cathedral New York, $4,000
Club for Catholic offcers.-One O
the latest achievements of Catholic
social work in London, England, is the
establishment of a club for Catholic
officers, who are not catered for by
the huts of the C. w. L. The rooms
of the Catholic Association in Russell
Square, central position, have beer
chosen, and the club which is non
residential for the present, will bt
opened after Easter. All Catholic
officers will be welcomed and ligh
refreshments will be served, Afternoon
and evening, at moderate prices.
The Martyrs of Tonkin-Mission
aries will be interested in the new:
that comes from Rome regarding {
Identification of the martyrs of Tonkin
| There are 1,743 of these glorious con
fessors of the Faith; at their head are
the four venerable Wears apostolic
namely, Bishops Joseph Diaz, Mel
chior San Pedro, Valentin Berrio
Ochoa and Jerome Mermosilla and {
number of members of the Dominican
Order. The documents concerning the
process make nine large volumes anC
the details they give recall the mar
tyrdoms of the primitive Church.
Churches Damaged BY Explosion
The terrible explosion at La Cour
neuVe, suburb of Paris, which claim
ed so many victims last week, nearly
wrecked the exquisite windows of the
Sainte Chapelle, which have escaped
1 the furies of the Revolution, the Com
mune, the siege of Paris, etc. The
force of the explosion did break the
/ windows in the actual courtyard oil
the Palais de Justice, where the
chapel of st. Louis stands. One OF
the newest churches in Paris, ST
Marthe de Quatre Clemins, had all its
/ windows wrecked. In the church OF
/ Courneuve itself there is a great deal
/ of wreckage; the roof of the chapel
of the Blessed Virgin fell, but the
beautiful statute of Our Lady remain
| ed intact amidst the debris. The
church of Aubervilliers has also suf
! fered.