The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
OLD WORLD NEWS

The Pope's Christmas Massss.-The
Holy Father said three Christmas
Masses at midnight in the Pauline
Chapel of the Vatican
Monastery Fire.-The ancient mon
astery of the Ursuline nuns on the
Johannesgasso, Vienna, has been par
TALLY destroyed by disastrous fire
The damage done is estimated to be
about 100000 krone
Cardinal and Strike.-Hs Emirence,
Cardinal Bourne, joined, during the
London strike, with the Archbishop
of Canterbury. the Bishop of London,
Rev. F. B. Meyer and Rev. J. Scott
Lidgett, in manifesto encouraging
the negotiations which ultimately
brought about a settlement.
Rheims Cathedral.--It is reported
| that the French government has voted
an appropriation to put a metal roof
upon Rheims Cathedral, not, however,
with the view to restoring one of
Gods most ancient temples, but with
an eye to the historical and art value
of this once beautiful and still mag
nificent old structure.
General Is PriviIeged.-Very Rev.
Peter Elias Magennis, General of the
Calced Carmelites, becomes, by an an
oin .tyyt1n To III
Der of the highest society in Spain.
This means Father Magennis receives,
causa honoris, Spanish citizenship,
and has become one of the Grandees
of Spain. The General of the 0. c. c.
is also one of the few who have the
privilege of standing in the presence
of the King of Spain with head COW
cred.
Procure of St. SuIpice.-The Pro-
cure of st. Sulpice, in Rome, which
houses students of ordinary and high
er grade coming from many countries,
but principally from France, has as
many inmates as it can hold. But
much of the room it has available has
TO be reserved for French Bishops and
various prelates, who like to make it
their home in Rome. Some French
Bishops stay there; some at the
French Seminary
Cardinal Dubois Goes to Holy Land.
Cardinal Dubois, Archbishop of
ROuen, France, left for Toulon last
month where he will take steamer for
Beyrout on his voyage to the Holy
Land. This voyage, to which great
importance is attached in France, has
been several times postponed, but is
now to take place without further de.
lay. French interests in the East will
: occupy the Cardinal in addition to his
visitation of the French missions in
t Syria and the Holy Land He was at
) Jesusalem about Christmas, and in
J tended to sing his Christmas Mass in
the shrine at Bethlehem.
: Received in Audience by Pope.-Or
t December q Pope Benedict received
in private audience Miss Byzantine
t Jebb, organizing secretary of the
Save the Children Fund" Of London
: She has gone to Rome at the request
: of Lord Weardale, chairman of the
fund, to thank His Holiness personally
/ for the gracious support, given in his
letter of last September, to the move
ment for saving the lives of children
{ suffering from the effects of the wal
I in any and every country where hell
$ has been needed.
:. Marshal Foch and Conversion
q An Australian chaplain, Father VIM
e Gwynn, S. j., tells this story: "Thert
was a religious ceremony in Paris
Church, and Marshal Foch was
! amongst the congregation. A certain
J. prominent man who was an absolut,
f unbeliever, went into the Church pure
: ly with the intention of observing how
y this great soldier-general who hat
:. won the war would comport himself
J. on such an occasion. Seeing Fool
S humbly kneeling, as if the least ia