The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-23
OLD WORLD NEWS

OLD WORLD NEWS
Funeral of Victims.-The funeral of
the people recently killed by air planes
at Padua, Italy, was public and most
solemn. An immense concourse of
people followed the cortege of the vic
tins.
Pope Eloquent Speaker.-It is not
generally known that the Holy Father,
Benedict Nv, is Il speaker OF pro-
nounced eloquence, and that, forty
years ago, he won in the Gregorian
University, the gold medal in sacred
eloGuence
Chain Prayers.-The Holy Father
reprobates the "chain-prayer' for
peace now being circulated in Amer
lea, warning all that such prayers are
a species OF superstition always con-
demned by the bishops and priests.
Vatican Bureau.-The "Osseryatore
Romano announces that the Vatican
Bureau of Information Concerning
War Prisoners is unable to comply
with the requests which it has receiv
ed to forward money to prisoners. 1t
also regrets that it is unable to un-
dertake to get information regarding
Italian residents in the occupied Vene-
tan province.
| ST. Anthony's Center.-The Irish
| Catholic Of Dublin reports the death
at CraWley, England, of the Very Rev
| Laurence ODea, one Of the most nOta-
bic members OF the Order of Francis
can Capuchins. Crawley is the center
Of the world-known devotion to st. An
thony. Father Laurence while acting
as superior at Crawford, through his
zeal, energy and motive power brought
into being this devotion, which is now
practiced by Catholics the world over
"NationaI Prayers" In Paris.-The
solemn national prayers at MOntmar
tire, Notre Dame, and the other great
Sunday by large crowds, but the great
est cOncoursC was to be found at the
comparatively small Church Of st
iEtiennedu-Mont, across the Seine
where reposeS the body of st. Gene
We've. Here a great noyena has beer
| 1 I,n Do Of VII
and the close was marked on Friday
evening by the presence of Cardina
Annette, and q discourse by Mgr. Hen
ry, V. G., of Verdun. After a few in
spring and patriotic words from Car
dinal Annette, the solemn procession
of the relics took place, many soci
cites sending delegations with theil
banners. The celebrations closed Will
the singing of the tie Deum" an(
Solemn BenedictiOn.
Murdered While Hearing Mass.--Al
excavation recently made at Ballynow
Tart, Kings County, ireland, proves ;
tradition that has been held in tina
vicinity since penal days, and which
says that, while a Catholic congrega
tion was attending Mass, soldiery SUI
rounded the church and set fire to it
i. burning the congregation. The prizes
endeavOred to escape, with the BLESSED
Sacrament and chalice in his hands
but was thrown back into the flames
and persisted with his people. Father
L
e. O'Leary, NJ. Labor Michael Kennel.
and j. Lennon were present recent.
when an excavation was made in thu
ruins of the church to determine if tn,
tradition were true. Only a tent
part Of the ediflce could be examined
but ten skeletons were found. Anon;
these remains were some uncharre(
bones, supposed to have been those o
unborn infants.
: Vatican Finances Sound.-A proof o
the soundness, if not of the redundar
: cy at the present time, of the Vatican
finances, is seen in innumerable dona
: lions which the Pope is generousl.
5 making to countries, cities, towns ant
/ persons suffering from the effects o
the war, and also in the fact that, il
order to avoid unemployment, he ha
continued to carry on the regular wOrl
: in progress in the Vatican and in othe
. possessions of the Holy See and ha
) also started new undertakings, sucl
, as the new museum in st. Peters
: There is no foundation for the repor
that, owing to its impoverished treas
ury, the Holy See is about to raise
I. World-loan. It's regular income from
. invested funds and from Peter Penc,
, is, it is true, much restricted owing
: to the war; but several generous OF
, ferings, especially from American
Catholics, as we'll as economies Ell
fected by the Holy Father, have helpe,
| to supply the deficits.