The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-12
OLD WORLD NEWS

London Priest killed.--A Brit
ish military court found that the
Rev. F. J. Darcy, of London, who
was, killed in military raid on the
Imperial hotel in Cork, January 5,
was shot by, the military while at
tempting to escape"
Franciscans Found Retiew.-A new
Franciscan review has been found
ed at Assist. 1t is called S. Fran.
cesco di Assist, and is designed to
make preparation for the seventh
centenary of the Saints death, which
will occur in 1926. The Franciscan
movement is stated to be making ire
mendous Roadway throughout the war
stricken world.
Converting Holland.-Some idea Of
the progress which has been made
in spreading the Faith among non-
Catholics in Holland may be gain
ed from the fact that conversions
to the Faith are said to have an
nually numbered about 1000 during
the last few years. A feature of these
conversions is that the great majority
of them have taken place in dioceses
which are predominantly Protestant.
Apostleship Of the sea.-Mgr. Ritch-
lie, v. G., has expressed warm ap-
probation of the work for Catho-
lie seamen done by the Glasgow
District Committee, which included
representatives from st. Patrick's, st.
Aloysius', st. Peters, St. Margaret's,
Holy Cross, and st. Johns parishes.
Leaflets in Spanish and Italian are
being prepared, and will be distribute
ed shortly. The work of members of
the Committee who visit the ships as
they arrive in Glasgow has been very
effective. To provide funds for car
rying on the work a concert will
shortly be held. Z
The Catholic Press.-Replying to
a toast at the annual luncheon Of
the Association of Belgian Catholic
Journalists, the Prime Minister, M.
Carton de Wharf, said that Catho-
lies were the only people today to
have a clearly defined rule of life,
| and the Catholic Press must make
it known to all. The Catholic ideal
would continue to predominant in
Belgium, even if political elections
went against the party. The Press,
he added, had freedom Of expression,
which was denied to the Government;
| it should use this liberty to defend
the religious rights Of the people
against possible attacks by the Gov
eminent.
Switzerland's Catholic Social Guild.
Important declarations against Cap
italism as well as against Communism
were made by the Christian Social
Workers Union" of Switzerland at its
first Congress in Zurich recently. This
Union groups together all the Catholic
| social organizations of Switzerland.
Some $50 delegates, representing co..
900 members of the Union, were in
attendance. A constructive program
of Catholic social action was adopted
after prolonged elaboration. The
program repudiates both the social.
ization of the means Of production as
extolled by Socialism, or by Commu-
nism," and Capitalism, whose direct.
ing motto is 'negation of moral prin.
ciples and exclusive pursuit Of profit
and pleasure
Not Yet a Priest.-Going the rounds
of the press. since it first appear.
ed in The New York Herald, Au.
gust 10. 1920, is the story that Jean
Marie Joseph Charles La Fonta, a
deaf mute, who had been taught
to speak, had been ordained to the
priesthood by the Bishop OF Bor-
deaux, after permission had been
granted by the Pope. M. La Fonta
is only in minor orders, and it win be
several years before he will be called
upon to undergo the examinations pre-.
] limipary to sacerdotal ordination.