The Catholic World.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 33, 18 December 1896, Page 6

The Catholic World.

surrounds the Abbe Portal and the Abbe Klein, the impetus given to the movement seems to come from the headquarters of the Marists in Paris, 104, Rue de Vaugirard. We look northward and see another priest, second to none in earnestness and powers of persuasion, doing his best to promote the crusade of prayer for the conversion of England. This is the Rev. Pere Thiriet, 0.M.1., of the basilica of Notre Dame de Pontmaine. Spending most of his time in missionary work, in evangelizing the population of Normandy and Brittany, he loses no opportunity of requesting prayers for the League of the English Martyrs, which he considers a good work, pa >• excellence. " Would," he says, "that with God's grace and Our Lady's blessing, I might be fortunate enough to procure for it friends and money." By this means the League of the English Martyrs was recently prayed for at the most ancient shrine of Our Lady in Lorraine, that of Notre Dame de Sion. Writing on what is now going on in England, Pere Thiriet says ; " It seems as if the Blessed Virgin were preparing a series of conversions in order to console the Church for the falling away of so many of her children, unworthy the name of Catholic. ROME.— The Pope's Congratulations to the Queen.— The reply of her Majesty the Queen to the Pope's congratulations on the sixtieth anniversary of her accession to the throne is regarded as fi-ank and cordial to a degree. His Holiness had added a word of grateful satisfaction for the freedom which Catholics enjoy throughout the British Empire. The Queen, after expressing her sincere thankfulness for the Holy Fathers good wishes, declares herself happy to repeat the most earnest assurances for the perfect liberty of Catholics in her dominions, and goes on to say that it is a pleasing duty for her to render homage to their fidelity towards their Sovereign. Important Ecclesiastical Nominations.— With the close of the business year for the Sacred Congregations his Hob'ness, through the Secretariate of State, has made the following important nominations : Cardinal Isidore Verga, as Grand Penitentiary ; Cardinal Serafino Vanutelli, as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars and that of Regular Discipline ; Cardinal Andrew Steinhuber, as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of the Index, and Cardinal Jerome Gotti, as Prefect of the Sacred Congregation of Indulgences and Relics. Furthermore, official announcement has been made of Mgr. Lorenzelli's appointment to the Nunciature of Bavaria ; Mgr. Tripepi has been named Undersecretary of State, and Mgr. Panici, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Rites. Another appointment may be here mentioned, though it does not directly concern the Papal diplomacy of the Roman congregations. It is that of his Eminence Cardinal Parocchi, the Holy Father's Vicar-General, as President of the Council of the Pious Union for the Propagation of the Faith. This excellent work has, as is known, its centre at Lyons, where it was founded, now many years ago, by a pious lady. The nomination, therefore, of Cardinal Parocchi has given great satisfaction, as his sympathies for all that concerns France are well known. INDIA.— The New Apostolic Vicariates— His Excellency , the Delegate- Apostolic for India has received the Apostolic Letters by which the Christians of the Syro-Malabarese Rite have been divided into three Apostolic Vicariates. The Very Rev Father John Manacherry has been appointed Bishop of Parielus and VicarApostolic of Trichur ; Very Rev Father Aloysius Pareparambil, Bishop of Tyana and Vicar-Apostolic of Ernaculam ; Very Rev. Father Matthew Makil. Bishop of Tralles and Vicar-Apostolic of Changanacherry. UNITED STATES. -A Wealthy Irish-American's bequests- — The will of Mr Patrick O'Brien, the wealthy retired merchant who built the Sacred Heart Catholic church in New Orleans, and who died lately, has been filed in court to-day. It pro- ' x vided for large bequests to Catholic institutions, both religious and g educational. The Catholic University at Washington is given j. I. ■)().<><>( )dols., in three separate bequests of .")(),UoUdols each, for the . establishment of three professors' chairs, to be devoted to such ,' subjects as the administration may deem advisable, the professorg ships to be known as the P. 8.. the J.P. and the R.P. O'Brien chairs. Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore is remembered with a personal ' legacy of H.ooodols. Other bequests are as follows : — To Archbishop Janssen of Louisiana and his successors, for the education of priests c intended for the diocese of Louisiana. 20.0O( Idols ; the Jesuit College, ,f l.ooodols ; Chinchuba Deaf and Dumb Institute. l,ooodols ; Hotel „ Dieu, for general purposes, l.ooodols. ; same for two beds for c incurables. <>.ouodols ; Sacred Heart Church, ."i.ooodols for educa0 tional purposes : Hou^e of the Good Shepherd, .">,ooOdols ; Charity c Hospital, 2,000d01s : Newsboys' Home, l,OOOdols. * Catholic Young Men's National Union.— The twenty- > second annual convention of the Catholic Young Men's National 11 Union of the United States was held in the Concert Hall of Madison3r square Garden. New York City, on September 22nd and 23rd. Imlt portant papers were read in the presence of a large attendance of "I delegates. The finances of the Union are in a healthy condition, r and it was decided to establish an endowment fund of 100,000d019. r " The following officers were elected : — President, Rev. W. Maguire of ' : Brooklyn : first vice-president, Rev. Bernard M. Bogan of Rahway ; a second vice-president. Mr. Daniel P. Toomey of Boston ; secretary ie and treasurer. Mr John J. Brady of Albany. at AFRICA —The Hardships of the White Fathers.— The ne White Fathers have suffered a serious loss through the death of er Bishop Guillerman, Vicar-Apostolic of North Nyanza, who was n. recently consecrated at Rubaga by Bishop Hanlon, Vicar-Apostolic r's of the Upper Nile. Mgr. Guillerman had just made his first visitaill tion of the vicariate and confirmed over twelve thousand neophytes, o- but despite the equatorial sun he had often to walk knee deep rs, through snow, and at other times suffered from starvation, subsistbe ing altogether on a limited supply of bananas. He returned to id Rubaga quite exhausted, and died in the arms of his missionaries.

ENGLAND.— Joining the Catholic Church —The Western sTsw,^r* ann ° UnCeß * hat the Rev - H - p atrick Russell, vicar of to^KnfJ- TV 6 ' ha^ decided to resign his living, preparaJHwSS t the Roman Church. Mr. Russell, who has resided RituS? P tJ OT . JJo**J o**o**0 ** . fl J c I™™* h£ « been known as an advanced men i? Pivm II n seceßsion within a recent date of clergyCC t°f ' Devonport and district from the Church of England. The hvmg of St. Stephen's i 8i 8 in the gift of Keble College.