The Catholic bulletin., 1919-11-08

Stories Of PapaI Letters.--No at
tempt has been made up to now to
involve the Holy See in Gabriel d
Annunzio's Fiume raid or in the gov
ernment's attitude toward it. Indeed,
it would be hard to find any pretext
for dragging in the Holy See; and it
is cheerful to find a political incident,
with which no ingenuity can fasten
connection on the Vatican. There are
stories atioat of letters of His Holiness
to the Austrian Emperor and to the
King of Italy in May, 1915, when Italy
went to war. They are utterly un-
founded.
The itaIian-cathoIic Union.-The
long delayed acquisition of suitable
premises in Edinburgh, Scotland, for
this Union, established over two years
ago by the Rev. Father Rota, S. j., is
about to be fulfilled. Negotiations are
closing for an excellent building in the
center of the city which will be pur
chased and converted into a club and
lecture hall. The Scoto-Italian Society
is also going to make part of the prem
ises their headquarters in Edinburgh,
and in social and educational work CO.
operate with the Union, which, through
the indefatigable efforts of Father Ro-
ia, has already fiourishing branches in
| Glasgow, Newcastle and other centers.
Mgr. Meany of Aberdeen is taking
steps to have branch founded in that
city.
The 1920 National congress.-The
English Catholic National Congress
will be resumed next year with
great gathering at Liverpool, by the
invitation of Archbishop Whiteside.
After successful meetings at Leeds,
Newcastle, Norwich, Plymouth, and
Cardiff, Archbishop Whiteside spoke
of his desire to welcome the congress
| to his diocese. When the war broke
out it was considered impracticable
to organize a large congress. and the
same reason prevented the holding of
a National Congress this year. Speak
ing at the annual meeting Of the Cath
olic Truth Society in May last, Cardi-
nal Bourne said definitely, after con-
versation with the Archbishop of Liv-
erpooi, that unless some unforeseen
circumstance should intervene, the
next National Catholic Congress would
be held in Liverpool in 1920
A Gift from the Holy Father.-The
lpaternal solicitude of the Holy Father
for all his children, and his under
standing for their immediate needs
has once again been strikingly mani
tested by the news that he has given
the sum of $4,000 towards the erec
tion of cathedral at Belgrade. Dom
Pierre Bastien, the distinguished Ben
edictine, who has recently returned tc
Rome from Jugoslavia, where he is
well-known and esteemed for his long
time interest in Slav matters, is to be
the guardian of this royal gift until the
Belgrade Catholic Cathedral Commit
tee has been definitely established, ant
the systematic collection of funds is
= undertaken. Although the Catholi;
population of Serbia is small, the Or
thodoX Serbs themselves fully realize
the necessity of Catholic cathedra
: in Belgrade, which has now become
the capital of state where Catholics
predominant. The new kingdom O
Jugoslavia adheres to old traditions
of state religion, and the national re
. union Of Orthodox Serbs to Catholic
Croats and Slovenes has brought abou
the establishment of two nationa
Churches. The Crown Prince Regent
himself a devout adherent of the Or
thodox Church, is deeply interested il
, the erection of a cathedral for hi!
Catholic subjects, and he has undertak
en- to provide the site as his contri
/ button to monument which is to bt
the symbol of Slav unity and religion:
tolerance.
Tribute to Father O'connor.-Say:
the Roman correspondent of the West
ern World The Celtic element in the
United States receives a pretty com
| pliment from the Eternal City. Evi
IDENTIFY Rome does not think it crime
| to labor on behalf of the most faithful
race of the Church in America, l. e.
the Irish. Rome has appointed the
Very Rev. Denis O'Connor, prior o
, the Carmelite Church, New York, tt
: the Office of president of the triennia
chapter of the order. This is the frs
time in the history of the Irish prov
| ince of Calced Carmelites that an Am
erican Father has been elected to thi:
position. Among the Canadians, Aus
tralians, Americans and Irish on the
banks of the Tiber this appointment
. has caused considerable satisfaction
Father O'Connor is superior of the
splendid group of Carmelites who have
so ably championed the cause of Ire
land in the states these three eventfu