The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-07-27
OLD WORLD NEWS

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Archbishop ReIeased.-Mgr. Count
Szeptycki, Archbishop of Lemberg, has
regained his freedom and health, and
is strenuously caring for the Catholics
of the Ukraine.
Mother Superior CONFERENCE.-The
reports say that Madame Helen de
Burlet, Superior of the Religious of
the Sacred Heart, at Berchems, Bel
gium has been condemned to two and
a half years penal servitude in an I'M
known prison.
Destroy CathedraI.-The French
city of Bethune, just behind the Elan
ders battle front, has been set on fire
by incendiary shells from German ar
tillery and is in flames, said a news
agency dispatch from the front. The
famous Bethune Cathedral is in ruins.
Cathedral Struck.-Sandbag pro
tecting the statuary group of Christ
and the Apostles in one of the door
been torn to shreds, and the head of
St. Peters statue destroyed by falling
bombs. The figure of Christ, at the
extreme left of the group, was I'M
damaged, and part of the debris, how
ever, falling and remaining on the
right arm.
Recent ConVerts.-Rev. w. A. P.
Wayte, late Anglican Vicar of Dun
stall, England, has been received into
the Church. Mr.. Wayte has been the
incumbent of Dunstall for three years.
The Rev. Charles Francis Trus-
tel, NJ. A, late Vicar of Padstow,
Cornwall, was received into the
Church on March 18th at the Church
of the immaculate Conception, Farm
Street, London, by Father Francis
DobSOn.
Congregation of Rites.-Among the
causes considered by the Sacred Con-
creation of Rites at it's recent meet
ing were those of the Servants of God,
Sister Anna de Angels, protested
nun of the Order of St. Dominic, and
Anna Maria Lapini, Foundress of the
Institute of the Poor Daughters of the
Sacred Stigmata. 1t may be added
that the rumor as to a date having
been fixed for the ceremony Of Beati-
r. ~ VoorI.o I1n n1iuny- D111T1
ct, Martyr, has no foundation. 1t may
be that Blessed Margaret Mary Ala
coque and Blessed Gabriel of the Ad-
dolorata will be canonized and the
Venerable Oliver Plunket beatified on
the same day.
Irish Archbishop.-We care very lit
| tie for these attacks so long as we are
conscious that we have acted rightly
| towards our country, says Archbishop
Harry. For us the love of our own
people far outweighs the abuse Law
ished on us by people whose names
have long been linked with injustice
to Ireland. We trust that the worlds
verdict will justly appraise the action
of the bishops, priests and people oil
Ireland in this new chapter which has
been added to the story of our race
We are confident that history will see
in our united efforts the true interpre
tation of the rights of nations, small
and great, to determine their own des
TIMES.
Catholicism in ScotIand.-In 20(
years the Scottish Catholic population
has grown from $4,000 to $4,000
Forty years ago there we're 242 priests
with 235 churches or chapels, 25 con
vents and institutions and 165 schools
but now there are SIC priests, with 43:
churches or chapels or stations an(
102 converts or institutions. There
are nine orders of priests and broth
ers carrying on their own specia
work, and there are fifteen orders o
nuns at work. And if Glasgow b.
brought into the picture of Catholic
progress once more, it is only to men
ton that of the $4,000 Catholics il
Scotland over 100000 come under the
jurisdiction of the successor of st
Mungo. Scotland has not yet beer
won back in its entirety to its old al
legiance to Rome, but to some VIII
i can still recall struggles of even fit.
or sixty years ago. the record disclos
ed should be encouraging.