Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-11-04
Red Hat For Archbishops Far
ley and O'Conneil and
Mgr. Falconio.
Will Leave Next Week For Con-
sistory 70 BE Held I'm
Rome.
CATHOLICS ARE MUCH REJOICED

VI special but pleasing interest to
Americans was the intelligence re-
ceived last Sunday from Rome, stat
ing that at a consistory to be held
November 1890 Archbishop John M.
Farley, of New York; Archbishop
William H. O'Connell, of Boston,
and Apostolic Delegate Falconio,
with fourteen other prelates, would
be created Cardinals.
The last consistory was held in
December, 1907, four Cardinals be-
ing appointed at that time. Since
then many vacancies have occurred
in the Sacred College by death, and
now there are twenty-five seats of
the total of seventy untitled. Since
1907 the intention to hold a con-
sistory has been announced from
time to time, and on each occasion
the convocation has been postponed
for various causes. The question of
the appointment Of another Ameri-
can Cardinal has been under discus
sion a number of times, Archbishop
Farley, Archbishop 0'Connell and
Archbishop Quigley, of Chicago, be-
ing mentioned. But on one occasion
1t was stated that the Pope adhered
to his opinion that the United States
should have not more than one Car
dinal during the life of Cardinal
Gibbons.
The coming consistory will be the
fifth held by Pope Plus X. On the
death of Leo XIII. there were sixty
four Cardinals. In the last eight
years Pope Plus has created seven
teen new Cardinals, of whom two
have died. Thirty of the Cardinals
who took part in the election of
Cardinal Sarto as Pope also have
died. The first consistory of Pope
Plus X. was held on November 9,
1903. Its chief purpose was the
raising to the Cardinalate of Mon
signor Merry del Val, in order that
the Papal Secretary of State could
bear the full title of his position.
The second consistory was held on
December IL, 1905; the third on
April Is, 1907, and the fourth and
latest on December 16 in the same
year.
The selection of the new Cardinals
is the subject of interesting COM
ment, owing chiefly to the recog-
milton the United States has received.
Three red hats have ben granted to
the United States, which gradually
will become kind of acquired right
for the American episcopacy. Mon
signor Falconio is an American cit
lzen, and with Cardinal Gibbons and
Archbishops Farley and O'Connell
will bring the number of American
prelates in the Sacred College up to
four.
The elevation of Archbishop Far
ley has caused a generally excellent
impression, as besides his eminent
qualities he is head of one of the
most important Catholic centers of
the world. Archbishop O'Connell,
who is very popular in Rome, is the
youngest of the new Cardinals. 1t
is stated that soon the American
Cardinals will be further increased
so as to give the West a representa-
tive in the highest councils Of the
church.
Monsignor Diomede Falconio, the
Apostolic Delegate to the United
States, and Archbishops O'Connell,
of Boston, and Farley, OF New York,
official notice of whose selection as
duulllOHb 10 the OOlleSc VI OdIuludlS
was received Monday, probably will
sail for Rome not later than Novem-
ber 10. Monsignor Falconio re-
ceived his summons to attend the
consistory at Rome November 81. He
does not expect to return to America
as his position will be advisory to
the Pope. The Rev. Bonaventure
Cerretti, the auditor of the Papal
delegation, will act as Charge DAT
faires until the appointment of an
ablegate to succeed Monsignor Fall
COMO. Many kilograms of congratu-
lations from the Catholic clergy and
laity and other friends In this
country and Canada and in Europe
have reached the newly selected
members OF the College of Cardinals.
Monsignor Falconio said he hoped
to sail by the date mentioned. He
expressed his appreciation OF the
kindness OF the American people
since he came to Washington. 81
have become greatly attached TO the
American people, because am an
American" said he. "My work in
Washington as representative OF the
Vatican has been most pleasant.
leave here with many regrets, but