The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-31
Assignments Of The New Cardinals To
 Churches In Rome
Archbishop O'ConneIl Gets Ttular Church of Sancta Susanna-Makes Statement

Rome, Oct. 31.-It is reported that
 in creating Archbishop Farley car
 dinal, Pope Plus will assign him to
 the titular church of Sancta Maria
 Sopra Minerva, which was the church
 held by the late Cardinal McCloskey,
 the first American to reach the car dinalate.
 This church stands on the site of
 a temple of Minerva, dedicated by
 Pompeii after his victories in Asia
 and destroyed at the beginning of
 the sixteenth century. It was founded
 by the Dominican F'riars and is the i only Gothic church in Rome that has retained its original architecture. It contains precious works of art, in- 1 cluding the famous statue of Christ l by Michael Angelo.
 | It is further said that Archbishop ! OConnell will be assigned to the titu- lar church of Sancta Susanna, which
 is attached to the convent of the Der nardine Nuns. This was the titular church of the late Cardinal Moran Of Australia. It was erected in 1903. Its interior is richly ornamented with frescos. The chapel dedicated to St. Peretti, sister of Pope Sixtus V. Ad- 1 joining the church is the American l embassy.
 Mgr. Falconio is to have his title I from the Church of Sancta Maria in Ara Coeli, one of the most typical churches in Rome. It was dedicated by St. Gregory the Great and was the titular church of the late Cardinal Satolli, the first apostolic delegate to the United States. Boston, Oct. 31.-No event in the history of the Catholic Church in New England has brought about sucn a spontaneous expression of good will and kindly feeling as the off, ficial news received in this city from Cardinal Merry del Val, confirming the report that Most Rev. William H. O'Connell had been chosen for the cardiEalate.
 Clergymen of all denominations have forwarded their words of con graduation, and telegrams from arch bishops and bishops from all parts of the world have been received.
 Archbishop O'Connell, after the re- papal secretary of state, issued a statement, which, in part is as fol- lows:
 To-day have received official communication from the cardinai secretary of state stating that Our Holy Father, Plus K, will raise me to the dignity of the cardinalate at the coming consistory, November 27.
 Profoundly sensible of this great testimonial of paternal affection on the part of His Holiness towards me, my first thought is one of immeasur- able gratitude toward the Vicar of Christ, who, from the very beginning of his pontificate. has, notwithstand- ing my own unworthin ess, given me renewed and constant tokens of his esteem and affection. 3
 With this greater honor comes greater resp responsibilities and larger du- ties to the church, to the Holy See, and to all America. With heart encouraged by the love and friend ship of which I am truly proud, shall, with Gods grace ,endeavor, in my own poor measure, to rise 10 the new duties which confront me.
 ''In this moment of joy for the whole diocese and New England I feel that every Catholic appreciates that in my humble position the Holy | Father has honored every single one of them and that they in turn are correspondingly grateful to Plus x.
 s1 wish here to express my deep fled and delicate manner in which | this matter has been conducted, and | to all I return my most fervent and | sincere thanks and a hearty benedlc- tion."
 New York, Oct 31.--Archbishop { John M. Farley will sail for Rome | some time next week to be at the consistory to be held at the vatican November 27, when his grace and six teen other prelates will be elevated to | the college of cardinals. I
 Official confirmation of the choice of the New York prelate as one of 1 the cardinals-designate was received | at the archiepiscopal residence late l vesterday by mail from Cardinal Mer- | ry del Val, the papal secretary of | state The text of the nessage, It | was said, would not be given out, and | the archbishop had no comment to |