The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-05-11
OLD WORLD NEWS

TISHSn BISHOP -DISS.-MST. MlSnOL,
Archbishop of Abb, died on March %. |
He was born at Brancourt, diocese of
scissors, in 1912. He was Bishop of
Frejus from 1890 to 1899, and Arch
bishop of Abb from the latter year
till mis- death
Jesuit ChapIans Mssing.-TwoI
Jesuit chaplains, Rev. Joseph Wood
lock and the Rev. William Fitzmaurice,
the latter Of whom had won the Mill
tary Cross, were reported missing
early in April in the great battle on
the Western Front.
Catholic Officers KiIIed.-The Tab
let of April 6 reports, in addition to
the death of the late Canadian chap
lain, Father Crochetiere, the killing
or death from wounds, of thirteen
Catholic officers, besides cases of sew
eral others wounded or missing.
Marines Club.-Through the work
of Rev. John j. Brady, the first Catho-
lie chaplain to accompany our troops
to France, "The Marines Club" was
established shortly after the arrival of
the men to whom he ministers. 1t
is composed of members of the Fifth
Regiment. 1t has an excellent and
well-appointed club house of six
rooms.
Missionary Work.-The noteworthy
revival of interest in Scotland in the
work of the Association for the
Propagation of the Faith continues.
The diocese of Glasgow more than
doubled its contribution to the funds
OF the Association during the past
year, and that of Edinburgh almost
doubled the amount contributed for
| that purpose.
Another Canard Punctured.-Ca rdi-
nal Gasparri, Papal Secretary of State,
has telegraphed to Cardinal Bourne,
in reference to an article by Mr.. Rich
ard Bagot, in which that gentleman
claims to possess proofs of an under
standing between the Vatican and So
clallsts, and even some Freemasons,
in order to bring about a separate
peace between Italy, Austria and Ger
many. Il challenge him to produce
one single proof of this absurd state
ment."
New Consultors.-The Holy Father
has named as Consultors of the Sa-
cred Congregation of Rites of the ORR
entail Church, Fathers Galland and
Hugon, Dominicans; Father Filagrassi,
Jesuit; Father Klumper, Friars Minor;
Dom Hophi, Benedictine; Fathers Ell
Kayen and Huyen, Redemptorists.
His Holiness has appointed Father
Venance. Minister General of the
Friars Minor, and Father Vidal, Jesuit,
Consultors of the Congregation of Re
| ligious.
Royal Gift to Priest.-The King of
Norway has presented piece of sill
yer suitably inscribed, to the Rev.
Thomas Jones, formerly curate of
Ballyferriter, near the Dingle on the
west coast of Ireland On the occa-
sion of the torpedoing of the steamer
Carmania in that neighborhood in
April, 1916, Father Jones effected,
with some assistants, the rescue of
six Norwegian sailors under great
difficulties, hauling them, in rough
weather, up cliffs nearly two hundred
feet in height
False Charges Against the Clergy
From the daily newspapers published
in Italy one can make quite a long list
OF cases in which Italian priests are
being put on trial on charges of I'M
patriotic sayings, etc. AS. far as the
list goes, acquittal has followed in
every case, and each priest has been
welcomed back to his parish without
a stain on his character, which can
hardly be said of his primary accuser,
generally someone WHO harbpred