The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-16

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ton lunch was served at the Grand
Hotel.
French Double AIms.-The record of
the Paris Oeuvre de la Sainte- Enhance,
for the protection and salvation of
Chinese children, announces that the
society has received this year $780,
900 francs in aims. This sum has
never been reached before, and is the
! double of that received before the
war. This progress is general in all
countries.
Dies As His Sermon Ends.-The
Cure of the parish of Simultaneous of
Mallau, in Auvergne, France, Able
Bloncher, died suddenly in the pulpit
at the end of his sermon. He was
seventy-one years of age. This tragic
incident is the second of the same
nature which occurred in France
within short time. A few weeks
ago, the pastor of neighboring
parish Of Compiegne, who had gone
to preach in that city, died in the
pulpit while commenting on verse of
Ezechiel on death.
Monument to Popes.-At the instance
of Cardinal de Cabrieres, Bishop of
Montpelier, there has been raised at
Mauguio a monument to the memory
of Popes Urban II, Gelasius H.,
Calistus II and Alexander III,
who sought refuge or rest in
the old Languedoc city during
the stormy years of their several
certificates in the eleventh and
twelfth centuries. All of these Popes
were in the struggle between the Ger
man, French, and English kings and
the Papacy in the period when the
Church was trying to resist the ag-
gressions of the civil rulers of Europe.
Several of them-notably Urban II
and Gelasius II-were driven from
Rome and forced to seek asylum in
France. They were of the heroic mold
of Gregory VII. ..
Apostate Priests to Prison.-Two
apostate priests and ten of their abet-
tors who we're convicted of Selling
Catholic churches and rectories for
use by the schismatics, in Czecho.
Slovakia, are now serving sentences
in prison, and others are likely to be
prosecuted for similar offenses. This
punishment of these violent aggres-
sors against Catholic rights comes as
the result of the Interpolation of the
Government by Czech Catholic mem
bers of the National Assembly. DR..
Cerny, of the ministry, was compelled
to answer that the former priests and
their accomplices were guilty of
criminal acts, and he accordingly
directed the local authorities to cause
their arrest and prosecution. Almost
spontaneously with the proceedings
against the two priests and their fol-
lowers, Senator Krejci proposed in the
National Assembly that the national
church be allowed to share the use
Of the Catholic churches. To this the
Catholics have returned a vigorous
protest, giving notice that they will
defend their property with force, if
necessary.
Honor st. Joan Of Area solemn
pilgrimage to the house, in which st.
Joan of Arc was born in Domremy,
was held June Is, and was attended
by many prominent officials and
citizens from all parts of France. Ten
members of the chamber of deputies
were among those who made the pill
grimage; and numerous delegations,
representing religious societies
throughout France, marched in the
procession carrying banners. Delega-
tons from Alsace and Lorraine were
especially numerous. Communion
Mass was celebrated in the old church
in Domremy; and in the afternoon
Bishop Faucault, of Saint Die, sang
vespers in the new basilica of Bots
Chenu. This basilica, which has not
been entirely completed, is situated
on the spot where st. Joan is said to
have heard the heavenly voices while
she was tending her sheep.
Il Pope Prays for Jews.-The Pope
offered Mass for the intention of the
Conversion of the Jews to Catholic
: ism, during the novena which was
t organized for this intention by the
) Catholic Guild for Israel The novena
lasts for eight days preceding the
festival Of the Holy Apostles, and ends
= on the feast day itself. This is the
t first time that the Pope has taken
. part in the novena, though it has been
\ observed for many years now, and
! both in England and France hundreds
9 of Masses are offered annually for the
: Guilds intention. Cardinal Bourne
offered Mass during the novena, and
many of the Bishops of France, Bel
!, GUM, and Great Britain took part in
: the prayers and Masses.
: Tablet to Bishop Brindie.-The
Y memorial to DR.. Robert Brindle, D. S.
: o., former Bishop of Nottingham, Eng
r land was unveiled June Is in the
] Nottingham Cathedral Bishop Brindle
3 had a very distinguished career at the
time when the Catholic chaplains in
British forces were very few in num-