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Illustrations--Vila Macao, Country House of the Roman College ; frequented by St. Aloysius and St. John Berchmuns - Church of S. Agnese, outside the Walls-Church of S. Costanza (St. Constantia, near S. Agnese-The Nomentan Bridge (R. Anio) near S. Agnese.

A Question for the Laity-Federation and Public Spirit-A Notable Service of the Catholic
Press-Celebrity at a Cheap Kate-The New Institute of Pedagogy.

Catholic Chronicle

Home News-A Protest from American Bishops-New Archbishops and Bishops-Deaths of
Distinguished Priests—A Jubilee - Prominent Clergymen Changed-An Important Decision
of a Court-A Loss to Catholic Journalism-The Apostolic Mission House - Official Visit to
Cuba-A New Abbot -American Priests for the Philippines.

Germany-The Catholic Congress - Unrest and Discontent in the Empire-Intolerable Arrogance
of University Professors The Catholics of Alsace-Lorraine-The Catholic Faculty of
Theology at Strassburg.

France-The Closing of Religious Schools-The Ministry Keeps Right On-The Catholic
Movement.

England-Catholic School Successes-The Education Bill-The Pope's Congratulations to the
King-The Religious Orders in England.

Spein-The Bishops, the King and the Congress of Compostell -The Character of Spanish
Anti-Clericalism--The Ladies of the Christian Doctrine in Seville.

Italy-The Congress of Milan-The League of Public Morality.

Rome-The Apostolic Delegate to Manila.

Ireland-Cardinal Moran on Archbishop Croke-Cork City Honors Cardinal Moran.

Switzerland-The Fifth International Marian Congress.

Belgium-The Death of the Queen-The Eucharistic Congress at Namur,

Canada-The French Canadian Catholics.

The Reader

The Death of Sir Launcelot, by Condé B. Pallen-Earth to Heaven, by Mgr. John S.
Vaughan-First Lesson in the Science of the Saints, by R. J. Meyer, S.J.-The Living
Church of the Living God, by Rev. Charles Coppens, S.J.

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Illustrations--S. Pudenziana, “Cradle of the Western Church”—Basilica of St. Mary Major.

An Injustice to the Public Schools-Administrative Change in the Philippines-The Work of the Friars-The Indian Missions.

Catholic Chronicle

Home News Manila Observatory-The Pious Fund-The Bible in the Schools - Chaplain of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians- Episcopal Jubilees - Catholic Societies - Catholic Summer
School - A Democratic More Galician Friests - Bishop Keiley's Letter – Bishop Ryan's
Letter- Carlisie Indian Industrial School-Items from an Episcopalian Bishop-Coal Strike.
Germany-The Late Cardinal Ledochowski-Joint Pastoral of German Bishops-Prince Max
of Saxony in the Capital of Wurtemberg-Catholic Apologetics and Bible Studies – Alsace-
Lorraine and the Centre-Party- The Socialists and the Centre-Party-The Gustar Adolph-
Verein -Tro Important Social Congresses-Count Hoensbroech-Annual Meeting of the
Girresgesellschaft -An Atheist's Funeral.

England-The Catholic Conference- The Education Bill-Some Facts About the Schools—
Restraint of the Liquor Trame-- The Protestant Alliance and the Assumptionists— A
Religious Craze-Some Recent Controversy-A Protestant Bishop and an Encyclopædia,
Italy-Death of Father David Albertario - The League of Public Morality-Workingmen's
Homes - Socialists and their Catholic Adversaries -The Homage of Florence-Ministerial
Care of Confraternities.

Rome- The General Committee of the Work of Catholic Congresses-Some Light on Henry VIII
-Anniversary of the Taking of Rome.

Ireland-Vicissitudes of Education-The Death of Lionel Johnson-Irish Novices in Natal,
South Africa -Protests Against License of Morals and Unbelief-Crimeless Ireland-
Homage to the Holy See.

France The War Against Religious Education-The Schools-Catholic Education-Brittany-
The Death of Zola.

The Reader

The Doom of Dogma, by Henry Frank-Au Mississippi, by Alfred Hamy-The Velvet
Glove, by Henry Seton Merriman-The Grievous School Question, by Rev. P. R.
McDevitt The Faith of Old England, by Rev. Vincent Hornyold, S.J.-Cantica Sion,
by C. W. Barraud, S. J.

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