The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-03
OLD WORLD NEWS

Knights of st. COLUMBIA Extend
New councils of this Order have been
opened in Edinburgh, and in the And
erston and Govan districts of Glasgow.
Preparations are being made to open
councils in various parts of England
Physicians make PiIsrimage.-A CO.
operative pilgrimage to the basilica Of
Montmartre brought together more
than 200 Paris physicians. They
heard Mass in the chapel of st. Luke,
the patron of their organization. Dur
ing meeting which followed the
Mass, the secretary of the Society of
st. Luke made the announcement that
this society of Catholic doctors al
ready had membership of more than
one thousand.
Monument to Lacordaire.-Bur-
gogne has become illustrious through
three of it's renowned sons, namely, ST.
Bernard, Bossuet and Pere Lacordaire,
who have all given magnificent serv-
ices to France and to the Church
| The two first have their monuments at
| Cote-d'or: the third has none. NJ.
Morat, Mayor of Recey-sur-O urce in
| the Cote-d'Or, has originated the idea
OF monument to Pere Lacordaire in
the spot within the confines of this
| small village where he first saw the
light.
Lay Missionaries.-The Catholic Evil
dence guild is the most effective
movement for winning England back
to the Catholic faith, according to
Cardinal Bourne, who presided at the
annual conference of the guild held
IN Westminster cathedral recently.
ALTHOUGH founded only short time, -
said the Cardinal, 'the guild has ex-
tended its work far beyond the antic-
ipation of its founders. Through it.
Catholic laymen and women are
carrying the message of Catholicity to
people in parks, market places and
wherever public audiences gather"
Stopped from Visiting Schools
Catholics of Leipzig are aroused over
the action of the Minister of Cults, a
member of the Independent Socialists,
in prohibiting the new Bishop of Meis-
sen, Monsignor Schrieber, from visit.
ing the Catholic school in Leipzig, a
custom sanctioned by law and general
observance. A delegate of Leipzig to
the Landtag, Herr Hegslein, has inter
pellated that body regarding the incl
dent, declaring that the Bishops right
to visit the schools and examine into
religious lessons is guaranteed by the
constitution.
Mass in Public Square. After Sc.
we're set-backs and intimidations the
Catholic fervor of the Czecho-Slovaks
| is beginning to assert itself. in pub
lie manner. On the occasion of the
annual feast of the patronal Saint OF
bohemia, st. Wenceslaus, the Catho
1 lies of Prague and many from the
vicinity of the city gathered for a
great parade and demonstration in
| the st. Wenceslaus Square of Prague
The holy sacrifice Of the Mass was
offered publicly at the foot of the
magnificent statue of ST. Wenceslaus
that stands at one end of the square.
After the recent terrorism, it was in.
deed strange sight.
Fifty-eight Years in the Priesthood.
THE parish priest of st. Anne's,
Stratford, the venerable Canon Nc
Dermott Roe, has completed f1fty-eight
years as a priest. He was born in
Manchester over eighty years ago, in
old. St. Mary's parish, in house long
since swept away, on the site now oc-
cupied by the. Manchester Town Hall.
He was educated for the priesthood at
All Hallows' College, Dublin, and was
ordained priest at Newton Abbey, in
Devonshire, by Bishop William
Vaughan, Bishop Of Plymouth, an