The Irish standard., 1903-10-17
1t is Rumored in Rome That the Apostolic
Delegate at Washington is to be
Changed Soon.
Several Requests Made That an American
Be Appointed Successor to Mon
signore Falconio.

notwithstanding the fact that Plus
X has decided to postpone the nomin;l-
ton of his secretary of state until
In" consistory. which is to take place
in December, many changes are To be
made Immediately among the repro
srnlativrS of the holy see abroad"
says the Chicago Chronicle "Car,lnnl
Talani, nuncio at Vienna. and Car
dinml .\iut. nunro at Lisbon. have
been called to Rome for December to
receive the rod hat, with which they
have not been yet invested. Both
have already secured apartments in
Rome, where they arc to reside as
members of the cura. il being con-
tlary to custom for Il cardinal to re-
mnin Mt his nullcinturr long after be-
ing promoted to the sacred college.
Besides these two places to be filled,
several of the present paml envOyS
are to be transferred, among them
NlonSignorc Lorcnzclli, the nuncio at
Paris, who has stood at his post all
through the tcmpestrous proceedings
against the religious congregations in
France. AprOpOs of the Paris nuncio.
it has been Incorrectly stated THAT he
has been ordered by the vatican to
absent himself from Paris during the
visit there of the Italian sovcreigls
next week This would certainly have
been the case under the late pope ana
with Rampolla as secretary OF state,
but Plus Y has instead ordered the
nunciO to remain at his post and to
come to Rome only after the fcstivi
ties are over, in order to assist at the
reception of President Loubct, who
will pay an official visit to the vati-
can. After this Monsignore I.orenzclli
is to be nominated a cardinal and his
place is to be filled by some prclatc
probably MonsignOrc Calcgari, bishop
| Of Patllln, Il personal and intimate
friend Of Plus X. 1t is rumorcd in
! Rome that even the apostolic delegate
| at Washington Is to be changed very
soon, as Plus y desires that all diplo-
matte positions abroad be filled by
secular preIates and not by members
of religious orders. Only a few of the
apostolic delegations, which are con-
sidcrcd semidiplomatic positions, arc
filled now by members of the rcligi-
Gus orders. Monsignorc Bonnctti, the
apostolic delegate at COnstantinOple,
has just been promoted to assistant
to the pontificnl throne. and his rcsig-
nation from the post he now occupies
is expected in a few weeks. In the
case of the papal envoy to the United
States, several requests that an
American be appointed had already
been made under Pope Leo, and sim
liar demands have been made upon
the present pope. Many American
bishops say n native is more likely
to enjoy their full confidence than a
foreigner, especially because n native
prelate would be more apt to under
stand the conditions and requirements
Of the country where he is to repre-
sent the holy see. Cardinal Gibbons
and the rector of the American col
lege at Rome have already been asked
for their opinion, and as their views
are in complete accord with those Of
the majority of the American bishops,
1t is thought the pOpe's selection of n
successor to Monsignore Falconio will
meet the expressed wishes Of the
American prclates and clergy. 1t has
been stated that Plus X has so far
abst"ncd from touching upon political
issues and has limited himself strictly
to religious questions and appoint
mcnts. Such, however. is not the
case. as some of the most delicate
political questions have already COM
mandcd the pope's attention. Mon
signOre Wilpcrt, the celebrated archae-
olOgist. who was recently promoted to
the Office of apostolic prothOnotary,
and whose selection as secretary of
state was enormously cabled abroad,
has been charged with secret dip
lOmatic mission to Berlin, where he