The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-28

Chronicle" correspondent, has caused
much comment and interest in the
neighborhood, the Cathedral being in
the very center of the city.
Ruins in Africa.-Remarkable exCa-
vations have been carried on for some
time by certain of the White Fathers
at Carthage, Africa, whereby numer-
Gus buildings, and even churches, have
been reclaimed from the ancient
buried city. In recognition of this
work the French Academy of Inscrip-
tions and Fine Arts has awarded to
Rev. Father Delattre, of the Church of
st. Louis at Carthage, the sum of four
hundred dollars drawn from the Plot
fund, with which to continue his ex-
cavations.
New Native Semnary.-The Society
of the Divine Word, to whose care is
entrusted the Vicariate of Niigata
Japan, contemplates opening a new
seminary this spring. Native semi
naries are the hope of every diocese
in the Far East, and the Bishops are
making efforts everywhere to estab-
lish them. Up to the present the ma
tive students of the Niigata Vicariate
have been attending the Jesuit Uni
versity at Tokyo. In the new semi
nary, as elsewhere in the Far East, a
student can be educated for the mod
sum of $50 year.
Tactics in Hungary.-A good deal Of
the treasures have been taken from
the churches in Hungary for the pur-
pose of being placed in the national
museums, and many of the sacred YES
sells have been seized on the plea that
they possess artistic interest" The
indications are that the party in pow
er is opposed to Christianity, but that
fearing the workingmen who are Cath
olics, and hoping to retain their suf-
| RACES, it does not dare to come out
openly with a policy of religious ter
rorism, and contents itself with a
sneak-thief line of action. 1t is eX-
| pected that the Catholics are of suf-
| ficient influence in the community to
put stop to this sort of activity
should it tend to become sort of ter
roriSm.
Peace After Suffering.-The Fran
ciscans are celebrating this year the
tooth anniversary of their entrance to
the Holy Land. Their stay there dur
ing this long period was beset by nu-
merous difficulties, but previous to the
war the Franciscan missions in the
Holy Land consisted of 125 friars and
139 Brothers with Is stations, A sane
tuaries, 10 hospices for pilgrims, Is
schools with LOO children and 1,5OO
Catholics. This result is all the more
remarkable because the history of the
Franciscan missions in Palestine is in
fact but one uninterrupted series of
prosecutions and vexations, of intri-
CUES and double dealings on the part
of the Turks who sold and resold the
holy places over and over again.
| India to Have Another Native Sis
terhood. Bishop CASTOR Robichez, S.
j., of Trincomalie, Ceylon, has decid-
ed to found a congregation of native
nuns, and he writes regarding the
project: "1n forming a native Sister
hood, | have two ends in view The
| first is to give an opportunity to young
Tamil girls who evince a vocation, the
chance of leading religious life: the
| second is to give assistants to the Sis
tiers of st. Joseph of Cluny, who are
all too few in number to perform their
required tasks. l have no illusions re-
garding the difficulties of my under
taking, but the chief one comes un-
der the heading of finances The girls
are too poor to bring a dowry, so that
must undertake their entire support
Here is a chance to foster vocations
among our young women"
Massacres in Syria.-Among the
massacred of the Catholic Syrians in
Mesopotamia were the Syro-Catholic
Bishop of Gesireh with all his priests
and clerics. One of these priests was
the venerable Father Simon, 95 years
old.
Horrors in korea.-In Japan the
outlook for Christians is not favor
able. In a small village 80 Christian
men were forced to enter a church
and were massacred in that church
In other places hundreds of Christian
Koreans were shot or beaten to death
and the church destroyed by fire.
Procession in London.-In London
on June %, a great Lourdes process
sion took place in connection with
the Westminster Cathedral All
the London parishes participates;
Cardinal Bourne walked at the head
of the procession.
Germany and Vatican.-Herr Ebert,
President of the German Republic,
has notified the Holy Father of his
election to Office The Pontiff has
replied, and his reply gives very good
reason for believing that under the
republican regime the position of
Catholics in Germany will be greatly
improved.
Thank the Pope.-The President of