The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-02-04
OLD WORLD NEWS

English Catholics Show Increase
Statistics just published by ecclesias-
teal authority show that the Catholic
population Of England and Wales is
close to two millions, having increased
by more than sixteen thousand during
the past year. Including Scotland, the
Catholics of Great Britain are now in
excess Of two and half millions.
Rob Sacred Tombs.-A mysterious
sacrilege in the Cathedral of St. AM
brose at Milan was discovered, when
it was found that three tombs of saints
had been rifled of jewels of great val
ue. Thieves had broken open the
tombs of st. Ambrose, st. Gervase and
st. Protase. After robbing the collins
OF their costly contents, the sepul-
chres again were sealed.
Prisoners Hold Services.-Irish DO
litical prisoners in Walton Jail, Liver
pool, held special services in the pris-
On chapel as an act of thanksgiving
| for the ratification of the Irish peace
the Catholic chaplain of the Jail, as
| sisted by the choir of a Liverpool
| church. Political prisoners in jail,
convicted in England, are still detain-
ed; but those convicted in Ireland
were released coincident with the re-
ligious service, which was held at
their request.
Roman Buildings Observation-Disclosures
vations being carried forward under
the direction of Able Santel, have un-
covered the ruins of ancient Celtic
and Roman buildings at Watson, in the
department of Vaucluse, France.
Among these are the remains of a
Roman theater, dating from the first
century, but which was wrecked by
the order of the Roman authorities in
the fifth century. Many statues and
objects of archaeological interest have
been unearthed. Able Santel is one
of the greatest of French authorities
in this field.
Barn Used as ChapeI.-The Lanca.
shire Catholics of Preston have Just
reopened their Church of st. Mary at
the Friargate, with which are connect.
ed some of the proudest memories of
Catholicism in this most loyal of all
the provincial Catholic strongholds in
England. For the church is not only
the oldest Catholic place of worship
in the city of Preston, but it has per
haps the most ancient and certainly
the most thrilling history of all the
Catholic places of worship in the coun
Ity of Lancashire. The church which
has just been reopened, dates from
| 1856; but its ancestry goes back many
centuries.
Lieutenant UIlmo is Convert.-News
has been received from French Guinea
that Lieutenant Ullmo has become {
convert to Catholicism. Lieutenant
Ullmo, formerly of the French navy
belongs to wealthy Jewish family Of
Lyons. He was condemned to depor
tation for life twelve years ago for the
crime of treason. He had betrayed tt
foreign power documents concerning
| the national defense. Ever since, he
, has been in the French colony of Guin
: ca. Believing his end to be near
the reports state, he asked to embrace
!, the Catholic faith, and he has distrib
uted to the condemned men who were
, his companions, all the property at his
disposal
To Honor Archbishop.-The Catho
lies of the Liverpool diocese, which
has now the largest Catholic popula
ton of any in England and Wales
have decided to erect metropolitan
cathedral in that city, as memorial
to the late Archbishop Whiteside, one
that will be worthy of his memory ant
of the dignity of the metropolitan city
Archbishop Whiteside used his money
in building additional Catholic schools
and, in consequence, Liverpool ha:
. had TO be content with. a small ant
Inadequate procathedral. Archbishop
Heating has approved of the proiec