Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-10
BIG PILGRIMAGE TO ROME.

Audience With Pope July 25--Large Delegations of k. of c. Expected. official approval for the monster pill grlmage to Rome which is to leave New York on July 1 next. The sug- gestIon for the pilgrimage was made by the Very Rev Eugene Porclie, the pastor of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Broadway and Aberdeen street, this borough. at the recent ,ele- bration i'll St Patrick cathedral, Maa- hattan,sof the twenty fifth anniv srsary of the sovereign pontifcate of Pope Leo XIII
 At the celebration in the cathedral we're present the bishops of the New York province which includes all t,e dloceses of the state of New York. and Newark and Trenton of New Jersey. All the bishops approved of the sug- gestlon and Father Porcile was select ed to complete the arrangements. me pilgrimage will be known IS the catholic American Pilgrimage of the fcclesiastical Province of New York. Father Porcile has received the fol- lowing letter from the arch!ishoD giving his official sanction to the movement:
 Archbishops House. 425 Madison ave.
 New York. March 9. 1902. me Very Rev E. H. Porcie, s. F. NJ. very Rev Dear Sir-Tlla bishops of this province assembled recently to celebrate the beginning of the holy fathers silver jubilee in tie See of Peter, gave their co,llial approval as 'ou are aware, to ya'lr project of con ductlng pilgrimage :c Rome in honor that suspicious and most notable event. During the past week the gratifying intelligence has been re celved that q visit of a large deputa- ton from this country would give great pleasure to the holy father. From the earliest ages of the Chris i tlan era Catholic piety has encouraged and fostered pilgrimages. They gre living acts of faith, all the grander and more sublime in proportion to the greatness of the sacrifices they involve and the difficulties that must be en- countered and overcome.
 I hope and pray that this wears piI- grlmage will be great manifestation 1 of Catholic faith, a luminous proof of devotion to the holy see and of filial attachment to the august person of the vicar of our Lord I am, dear Father Porcile, very faithfully yours.
 MICHAEL AUGUSTINE.
 Archbishop of New York.
 A feature of the pilgrimage, it is ex- ! pected, will be large delegation of members of the order of the Knights 1 of Columbus, who will be enrolled on the list of those taking part. In fact. I IL IS believed that the members of the order will make up the entire section. Father Porcile himself is an ardent member of the order, and because of this knights will take strong interest l Ill the movement. All the councils throughout the New York province will be acquainted with the particulars and 1 i'll this way the individual members of the order will be reached with the re- suit, IL is hoped, that at least every council will be represented in the num- l Der of those who will visit Rome and pay their respects to the holy father a special audience for which will be ar- ranged.
 There will also be a large delegation of bishops and priests of the province and layman from all the dioceses of the province and it is expected that the number of pilgrims will reach fully five hundred
 Father Porcile has already prepared the itinerary for the trip. He has ar- ranged to have two sections. One will leave New York on July 1, and the sec ond on July ,. The two sections will met in Rome where, on Thursday, July p, the pilgrims will be granted an audience with the Pope at the Vati- can. On the return trip all the princi- pal cities on the continent will be vis- tied and the pilgrims will arrive in New York again during the latter part of August.
 Special arrangements have been made for those who, desiring to join the pilgrimage and be presented to the holy father, cannot leave New York as early, nor remain away as long as the main party of pilgrims. For people so circumstanced accommodations have been secured on the French liner La Lorraine, which will leave New York on July IT, and who by express train to Rome, will reach there on July 24 After the audience those desiring can return home at their own convenience