The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-09-24

History of Ceylon Church-Father
Gnanaprakasar o. M. l., 4 Ceylonese
priest, is now engaged in writing a
history of the Catholic Church in Cey-
Ion from the. earliest introduction, of
the Faith by the Portuguese mission.
aries in 1906.
Cardinal Mercier Barred by Berlin
The Paris Intransigeant has received
report that Cardinal MERCER has
been refused permission to cross Ger,
many to attend the Catholic congress
at Warsaw, on the ground that the
German government is unable to guar
antee him safe passage.
Observe Jubilee of Bishop-The
| Uganda Mill Hill Mission, London, has
just been feting the silver jubilee of
Bishop Biermans, the Vicar-Apostolic
of the Upper Nile Mission, and the pio-
neer of the wonderful work that has
been achieved by the Mill Hill mission,
aries during the last five and twenty
| years.
| Catholic Press in SWitzerIand.-The
| Catholic newspapers in Switzerland
are growing in Importance. Although
small in size, they are ably edited and
enjoy a large circulation. 1t is now
proposed to establish a chair of Cath
Ollie journalism at the University OF
Friebourg to further promote the in
terests of the Catholic press.
Cardinals Nephew kiIIed-Guido
Gasparri, nephew of Cardinal Gasparri,
Secretary of State, and cousin of Mon
signor Bernardini, Professor of Canon
Law at the Catholic University OF
America, is dead as the result of re-
cent railway accident at Maglian,. a
village near Rome. The Holy Father
has sent an autograph letter of con,
dolence to Cardinal Gasparri who is
now resting in his native Ussita.
Priests Ordained in Engand.-Word
has been received at the University of
Santa Clara, Calf, that five native
sons of California were recently or
| dained into the priesthood in the Jes-
uit House of Studies, Ore Place, Has
tings, England. They are the Rev.
John A. Lemon, S. j., the Rev. Ray
mond Butler, S. j., the Rev. Robert
Shepherd, S. J., the Rev. Edward Nc
! Fadden, S. j., and the Rev. Peter
/ Dunno, S. J.
Great Distress in GIasgow.-The st.
Vincent de Paul Society reports great
distress among Catholic workers on
the west coast of Scotland, the ma
Jority of whom are Irish. An urgent
i call for help has been sent out and
i Vlncentians are eXerting every posi-
BILE effort to raise funds. The outlook
for winter is serious, as the present
position of workers is worse than at
any time since trade depression set in.
Most of the suffering is in the diocese
of Glasgow.
Albania Separates from Greek
Church.--Albania's complete separa-
ton from the Greek Church, follow
4 ing an explosion of political and racial
animosities as a consequence of the
war, has been officially proclaimed. 1t
is probable that the Albanians will es-
tablish national church such as those
in Roumania, Serbia and Bulgaria. re-
spectively. This final excision of the
Albanians from religious connection
with the Greek patriarchates was ac-
complished by Fan Roll, who has won
much prestige as president of the Al
bantam delegation to the League of Ma
tions.
j "Pray Well" is Foch's Warming
Marshal Foch, who went to Metz to ac-
company the, representatives OF the
American Legion on their visit to that