The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-10
OLD WORLD NEWS

scene OF Many Pilgrimages.-|
Many pilgrimages have been made
of late to the old mission of Abbot
Stafford, London. The chapel of this
mission is in the ancient Manor
House in which the priests hiding
place is still shown, and the vacant
rooms still bear the names of the
Benedictine nuns who lived there a
century ago. The late Provost O'Han.
Ion, vicargeneral of the Birmingham
diocese, was at one time rector of
the mission.
Jubilee of New Zealand Sisters
The Diamond Jubilee celebration of
the Order of Our Lady of the Mission
was a notable event in the Province of
| Nelson, New Zealand, according to a
recent dispatch to the Boston Pilot,
because on this occasion they also
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
their arrival in Nelson. The history
of this house, the third established in
New Zealand, is closely allied to the
chronicles of Catholicism in the Do
minion.
| Patroness of Aviators. - Flying
from Florence to Lorette in a
Caproni bi-plane, the Able Alfani, a
well known astronomer of Florence,
placed on the shrine of Notre Dame
de Lorette a number of votive offer
ings given by committee in Flor
ence. The Holy See recently granted
the privilege of Our Lady of Lorette
as Patroness of Aviators, and this is
the first occasion that an aerial pill
grimage has been made to the shrine.
The gifts consisted of a set of sacred
vessels in silver and other offerings.
Catholic Census of German Cities
Munich has the largest number of
Catholics of any large city in Ger
many, although in proportion to it's
population Cologne takes the lead. In
Munich there are $4,000 Catholics and
$4,000 non-Catholics. Cologne has
$4,000 Catholics and $4,000 non-Cath-
olics. Berlin, which has claimed, dur
ing recent celebration held there, to
have the largest number of Catholics,
has 100000. Berlin's non Catholic pop
ulation is 3,950,OO0. Next in line comes
Essen with $4,000 Catholics and
Dusseldorf, with 27S,OOO.
Catholic Authors Prominent.-In
the world of drama, Catholic au-
thors in Ireland are well to the fore
this season. AS far as possible the
Abbey Theater, Dublin, presents only
Irish drama and comedy to its pa.
irons. During the past two or three
years comparatively few new plays
were produced. Several new plays
, are listed for setting during the sea
, son. These include a three-act drama
by Mr.. T. G. Murray. He has already
written some admirable sketches o.
Irish rural life. A one-act play by
, Mr.. Bernard Duffy will be produced
AS a novelist, Mr.. Duffy has made q
) good impression upon the reading pub
5 lie. His novel "Oriel" was highly ap
| preciated. 1t need hardly be said thai
/ both Mr.. Murray and Mr.. Duffy are
> Catholics. Among the other new
! plays for the Abbey is one writer
7 by a Catalonian and dedicated tt
r Terence MacSwiney, late Lord Mayor
. of Cork.
Pilgrims Resume Visits.-The pil
grimages of Saint Quentin, which
!, were interrupted during the war
have Just been resumed in the
. city of the same name in France
. Bordered for months and months BY
the line of combat, the great basilics
erected in the twelfth and fifteenth
centuries suffered terribly from artil
, lery fire. 1t has lost it's arches, its
4 tower, its Ito windows and all it:
: furniture, in fact the building itsel
was on the verge of collapse. Evel
since the armistice work has been go
ing on to strengthen the pillars AMI
the walls which supported the arch O
II the central nave, at height Of 40 me