The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-27
OLD WORLD NEWS

Madame Foch.-Madame Foch has
cabled the League of Catholic Women, |
New York, that she has accepted the |
honorary vice presidency of the |
League.
Japanese Converts.--It is said that
within the last fifty years only about
| 10000 japanese have been baptized
in Japan. The work of conversion in
| Japan has been slow.
Dress Extremist s.-The Catholic
women of Genoa Italy, have passed a
resolution condemning the immodest
fashions of the day, and decided to
| ostracize any co-religionists of their
| acquaintance who may be guilty of
| the condemnation.
Awards to CardinaIs.-The grand
prize 'Audiffred" Of the French AGA
deny OF Moral and Political Science,
was awarded last year to Cardinal
/ MERCER, of Belgium. This year. the
Academy awarded it to Cardinal
Lucon the Archbishop of Rheims.
Prince enters Convent.-Prince Al
ban of Loewenstein-Wes
denburg has become a franciscan
novice in the Convent of Dietfurt. He
belongs to the Protestant Loewenstein
! branch
Carmelites in India.--The work of
the Carmelite Fathers in India is quite
gratifying. They have a seminary
and educate natives for the Priest
hood. One Of the missionary Fathers
has baptized over twelve thousand
Hindus.
Sisters Save Infants.-The Sisters
of Charity, of Wenchow. China, who
have charge of a pagan orphanage,
are engaged in the work of saving
infants. They report that Babies just
pour in-no less than twelve a day,
from all parts of the country"
| Irish Bequests.-The will Of the late
Nj. W. NJ. Murphy, Of Dublin, propri-
etor Of the Irish Independent, has been
probated at $1,32O,O0O. He left, amongst
other legacies, $4,000 for charitable
purposes in Ireland to be selected by
the executors, $4,000 for charitable
purposes at Bantry, his native place,
$1,000 for Masses, and legacies to per-
sons in his employ.
League of Modesty.-The cult Of the
Sacred Heart is advancing in Spain by
leaps and bounds also. Padre Matheo,
the apostle Of this devotion. has been
visiting the Diocese of Barcelona, one
OF the most disturbed in Spain, and
has held great meetings there under
the presidency Of the archbishop To
combat the present fashions, he has
founded a League of Modesty, which
all the ladies of Barcelona are joining
Studio of Da Vinci.-Four hundred
years ago, the great Master Leonardo
ola Ninci, who painted the Last Supper,
occupied an apartment in the Beye-
dere at the Vatican, and where he had
fOur-hundredth centenary His Holi-
ness Pope Benedict XIV has placed
over the door of his apartment mar
BILE tablet.
PaIazzo di Venezia.--The magnifi-
cent Palazzo di Venezia, in Rome, is
to be claimed as the property of the
tD n ri, ii
be the property of the Holy See. Be
fore his accession, in 1855, Pope Paul
II began its erection. The stones of
the Palace were taken from the Coli
scum, like SO many other structures
in Rome. In 1860 Pope Plus " pre-
scented it to the Republic of Venice In
1897 it came into the possession of the
: Austrian Ambassador to the Holy See
1t is a massive building.
: Catholic Schools in England That
the State has duties to us as we'll as
we to the State is being recognized
: by at least one department in Eng
land, says a writer. In the debate on
: the consolidated funds bill in the
education, Mr. Fisher, announced that,
as there were thousands of Catholic
Z children receiving good education in
! Catholic schools throughout the coun-
Z try, he had come to the conclusion
that Catholic elementary schools
should have a grant and should re-
ceive the same assistance as other
schools.
What the Holy Land Really Is
The biblical district of Palestine now
comprises Jerusalem, Lebanon, Acre
and Nablus. 1t stretches from the
frontiers of Egypt and Arabia in the
south to Syria in the north, and from
) the shores of the Mediterranean in
| the west to the Syrian desert in the
east, and covers an area of II, 900
: square miles. Its population is cal
culated to amount to 100000 souls, l.
e., 475,000 Mohammedans, 100000
, Jews and $4,000 Christians. The lat
. ter are divided into $4,000 Catholics,
! i. e., $4,000 Latins and 1900 Uniates.