The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-12

pointed Tor CatnOllc matters. Ine
'Germania' hopes that the question of
the Berlin nunciature will now also be |
of. The newspaper says 1t
Is doubtful the Papal nunciature will
celli, who left Munich during the So
Wet domination, is not expected to re-
turn.
Growth Of the Hierarchy.-Since
December, 1916, His Holiness, Pope
Benedict XIV, has appointed and pro-
claimed 10 Archbishops and Bishops.
Honors for Cardinal Mercier.-The
honorary LID, degree has been con-
ferred by the University of Edinburgh
on Cardinal MERCER, Primate of Bel
GUM.
Austrian Bishop in London.-Dr.
Anton Bonaventura Jeglitch, Bishop of
Ljubljana (Laibach), is in London.
great patriot and exemplary pastor, he
endeared himself to his flock by his
fearless defense of their national
rights. He warned the Viennese gov
eminent of it's impending dissolution,
and advised all Southern Slavs to look
towards Serbia His political fore
sight and priestly devotion are typical
of the Slovene clergy, best friends and
spiritual guides of their people.
Two Thousand Franciscan Martyrs.
In the Holy Land the Order of st.
Francis has had 1000 Franciscan mar
tyrs.
Four Hundred Jesuits in Army
After many years, the Society of Jesus
is now again established in Germany.
Within the last two years they have
opened houses at Cologne, Frankfurt,
Bonn, Coblenz. Munich, Aschaffenburg,
Bavaria, and at AK la Chapelle, Char
lemagne's imperial city. Engaged in
the war were 76 Fathers as army
chaplains, so as hospital chaplains, 1913
as lay brothers, and, as soldiers, in
all about 400.
French Nuns Return.-The French
Benedictine Nuns from Solesmes, the
first community to settle in the Isle of
Wight after the PRONUNCIATION of the
Law of Association, and whose pres
ent home is at Clarence House, East
Cowes, are about to return to Nor
mandy.
In the Arena Of the Martyrs.-Prob,
ably not since 1870 has the Coliseum
witnessed so magnificent demonstra-
ton of faith as that of Ascension
Thursday when the Boy Scouts of
Italy had Mass celebrated within its
time-honored walls by the Right Rev
Monsignor Bartolomasi, chief military
chaplain of the Italian forces, for the
repose of the souls of their comrades
who fell in the great war. Prior to
1870 Catholic confraternities went
through the Stations of the Cross in
the Coliseum every Friday. And in
the recesses of the mighty ruin as
many as a dozen chapels were fitted
up for the celebration of the Unbloody
Mystery on the very spot which had
drunk so often the blood of the Chris.
tians during the great prosecutions
The Boy Scouts could not then have
chosen even in Rome a more appro.
pirate place for the Mass than is the
ruin which has braved the rains and
storms of nearly 1900 years. At the
end of Mass Bishop Bartolomasi laid
the vestments on broken column and
delivered a vigorous sermon on the
| answering loyalty due to the memory
of the dead. He then donated to the
Boy Scouts the small camp altar or
which he had just celebrated the Holy
Mass. This was the altar which haG
been used by one of the Italian chap
lains who fell at the front in the dis
charge of his sacred duties.
Pastoral of French Hierarchy.-The
entire French Episcopate has issued {
joint pastoral, recalling to French
Catholics and to all nations the essen
tial principles on which our social or
der rests. The pastoral condenses the
most elevated teachings on the subjec
of the duties of the society toward.
God, Jesus Christ, the Church and thu
family, and on the reciprocal obliga
ton of state and citizens, employers
and employed, and is a document o
great interest and Importance.
Mrs. Romanes, Convertible Lon
don Catholic Universe states that Mrs
G. j. Romanes, widow of Prof. Georg
John Romanes, F. r. S., has been re
ceived into the Church. Mrs. Re
names is on several committees o
work for women, and has lectured il
various cities on Dante. She founde'
st. GATHERINGS House and has writ
ten several books
Noted English Convertible Rev
T. J. Richardson, NJ A., of Queen
College, Oxford, only son of the lat
Mr.. Richard Richardson, J. p, O
Whinfell, Broughham, WestmorelanG
was received into the Church a
Grange-over-Sands on June 5, the o.
tave Of the Ascension He graduate
from Queens College in 1905, takin