The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-11-18
OLD WORLD NEWS

Move to Canonize Louis xVI.-Mgr.
Delassus, director of the "Semaine
Religieuse de Cambria" has again
started movement in favor of petit
ton to be sent to the Holy See in or
der to obtain the opening of a trial
for the canoniZation of King Louis
XVI of France. who was guillotined on
January 2l., 1893,
Russian coEverte-The Russian
telegraphic agency, Ruskulta, an
nounces that the Catholic Society
which centers around the Church OF
st. Catherine in Petrograd is gaining
numerous adherents among the Rus
sian intelligeEtsia, who are glad to
find a solution to their religious prob
lens by Joining the Catholic Church.
Poles UnveiI Statue of Gratitude
A solemn high Mass celebrated by
Cardinal Kakowski in the Cathedral
marked the occasion of the unwilling
of a monument at Warsaw, commemo-
rating the aid extended by the United
States to Poland during the war. The
American Minister, Hugh S. Gibson,
and the stats of the legation and the
American consulate witnessed the un-
yelling ceremonies.
Canova Centenary.-Pope Plus has
addressed letter to Cardinal La Fon-
foi frfo Af ho
casicn of the centenary of the death
of Antonio Canova, the celebrated
sculptor. The pope praised the Chris
tan sentiment animating the work of
Canova. Cardinal La Fontaine is ap-
pointed Special Papal Representative
at the festivities held at Possagno, the
birthplace of Canova
French Priest Made knight of
Legion.-By a decree of the French
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, Rev. Fa-
Their Amoudrou, o. p, pastor of the
Church of Notre Dame of France in
Petrograd, Russia, has been appointed
knight of the Legion of Honor with
the following citation: HAS never
ceased to give proof of the most adj
mirable devotion to our compatriots
who have remained in Russia"
Tercentenary of st. Francis Xavier.
lin commemoration of the third CEN
tenary of the canonization of St.
Francis Xavier, his body will be ex-
posed for generation at Goa from De-
cember 3 next until January 8. His
Excellency the Delegate Apostolic to
the East Indies will preside at the
opening function, and large number
of pilgrims from every part of India
are eXected at Goa during the month
of the exposition.
Catholic Judges Open Law Term
The new law term in the English court
was initiated with Mass of the Holy
Ghost in Westminster Cathedral,
when Lord Justice Russell, with the
Catholic county court judges, members
Of the Kings Council and Deputy
Speaker Hope, of the House of Com
mons, were present in full state. with
ceremonial robes and wigs. In the
absence of Cardinal Bourne, the "Veni
Creator" was intoned by Monsignor
Hewlett.
Mary Anderson Speaks.-Mme. de
Navarro, who was "our own
Mary Anderson, a loyal Catholic,
paid an eloquent tribute to the
dramatic genius of the American
actor, Edwin Booth, at Stratford-on-
Avon recently. The occasion was the
unwilling and presentation of life.
size portrait in oils of the distinguish.
ed tragedian which is to be placed in
the picture gallery of the Memorial
Theater. The presentation was made
on behalf of the 1850 Rotary Clubs
of America.
French Priest Awarded Prize.-A
great honor has recently been con,
ferred on member Of the Oblate Or
der, Rev. Pierre Duchaussois, O. M. L.
by the French Academy. This con
sists of the awarding of the de
Montyon prize for his work "AuS
Glaces Polaires," volume recording
the work of the Oblate missions OF
Northern Canada. This award car
ries with it sum of several thousand
dollars, and is the provision of an
eighteenth century philanthropist OF
France, Baron de Montyon, for the
years best literary work of pre-
scribed character.
The recent work of FIR. Duchaussois
is not only valuable contribution
to missionary annals. 1t contains a
great deal of valuable and interesting
data concerning Northern tribes and
the fauna and flora of the polar re-
gions. In this far field, two Oblate
missionaries won the crown of martyr.
dom in 1913 at the hands of the Els.
kimos.
Belfast Observation-Disclosures Connoll
a Catholic living in Joy Street, Bel
fast, provided a joke in the city re-
Gently. Hauled up before the City
Commission on a charge of having
parts" of firearms in his scrap-iron
stores, he was asked by the presiding
judge if he objected to be tried by
the jury selected. His reply, which
staggered the bench, was that he
wished to be tried by the jury which
sat on the ClonalIan Street cacn tho