The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-01-19

GathoIles the world over.
Bishop HedIey, o. S. B.--A solemn
Requiem Mass (coram archiepiscopo) |
was celebrated in Belmont Cathedral,
Hereford, England, recently for the re-
pose of the soul of the late Rt. Rev.
John Cuthbert Hedley, o. S. b., ID. D.,
Bishop of Newport. On the same oc-
casion the newly-erected monument
in Belmont Cathedral TO the late
Bishop was unveiled
Catholics Honored.-Tn the list of
persons mentioned in the official Jour
nails, Paris, France, as being the re-
cipients of silver medals awarded for
hospital work are the name of the
Duchesse de Choiseul, formerly Claire
Coudert of New York; the Marquise
de Chambrun, formerly Margaret
Rives Nichols, daughter Of Mrs. Bel
lamy Storer of Cincinnati, and Miss
Elsie de Wolfe.
Morley's tepdaughter.-The publ
cation of the "Recollections of John
Morley" the latest work of that talent
ed author, brings to mind the fact
that his stepdaughter is a Sister OF
Charity in Drumcondra, Dublin, IRE
land. At the time of the jubilee of the
institution, few years since, Mr.. Nor
| ley was an honored guest there.
The Epiphany at San SIvestro.-
Very Rev. Benedict Coffey, o. f. M,
| st. Isidore's, Rome, preached the SER
mon in English at the famous series of
the Octave of the Epiphany, by the
| Pallottini Fathers. AS in other years
| there were also sermons in Polish,
French and Spanish and in all modern
! languages. But in this as in the last
| two years German was omitted.
/ Decorated Seven Times.-Rev. Ben
| iamin Cabanel accompanied the
French war mission to the United
States, and has been decorated seven
times by his government for dis
tinguished bravery while under fire.
i He entered the war in the grim days
of 1914, and for three years minister.
ed to the dying poilus. In gas attacks
he supplied the spiritual wants of the
brave men who fell for their country
Rome Organ Protests.-The "Osser
yatore Romano" has felt it necessary
to repeat it's denial of the statements
| do 1n oil
nection of prelates in the Vatican witt
ex-Premier Caillaux of France during
his visit to Rome, and protests agains
such insinuatiens being openly made
in the Italian press and parliament.
4 Italy AIso.-In the Italian parlia
ment the foreign minister, in answer
to questions put to him by Catholic
!, deputies, repeated the statement made
in the British parliament that there
is no truth in the statement made il
1.-The diplomatic revelations recent!
made by the Russian Foreign Minis
ter that the Allies had agreed, as par
of the price of Italy's entering the war
, to prevent any effort of the Pope be
ing made to bring about peace.
First TIE Deum Since Wharf.-The lib
Grafton of Jerualem was celebrated
magnifcently in Paris by solemn
tie Deum' in Notre Dame Cathedral
The president, the foreign Office, thu
senate, the chamber, the French Acad
envy and the armies of France ant
her Allies were all represented, ant
the congregation was SO vast that j
filled not only the Cathedral but thu
whole of the lie du Cite Carolina
Annette, who presided, gave a fin'
address.
College of Beirut-The Catholic Col
. lege in Beirut, Turkey, which has beel
in charge of the Jesuit Fathers from
France, has been having some trou
:. bles because of the desire of Turkisl
officials to obtain possession. Al
!, though the college was under the pro
lection of the French government, AM
the American consul made efforts t
save the school, it has been turne'
: over to the Turkish government. Rev
Thomas A. McCourt, S. j., who wa
stationed at this college, is now in tn
: United States. Father McCourt is
/ noted linguist, and has made a specia
. study of the Oriental languages.
S Our Lady Honored.-In locality o
the north of France where there are
large number of British troops a mag
!. nificent procession has recently beel
: held in honor of Our Lady The fet
S was announced by placards and hand
J, bills in French and English. The col
tege was composed of young girls o
t the parish representing religion
scenes and sacred personages. Thes
were followed by British soldiers
s British military music, the British
:. flag, the French flag, the Papal flag, tn
Y crucifix, the clergy and parishioners
r The pageant was an imposing, pic
n turesque and impressive one, and ha
= given edification to the neighborhoo
e where the piety of the Irish troop
: is spoken of with admiration.
A French Protest-Rene Balm pre-
: tests in the Echo de Paris agains
Il new note which has been sent to tn