Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-04-12
Three Aged Bishops 6vcO
Blessings of Holy Father
Who GreetS Them Pleasantly
in Private Audience.
PHYSICIANS TRY TO
PREVENT 0VERW0RK
Pilgrims From Native City May
be Received at Early Date
Cardinal Merry del Val Ad
dresses Visitors to Vatican,

tB, Morning Ionrnnl special Leased Wirel
Rome, April l1.-Desplte the IN
functions of his physicians and the re-
monstranccs of his attendants. Pope
Plus received In audience today three
bishops who had headed pilgrimage
to Rome to visit him and bestowed
upon them the papal blessing.
His holiness. wearied by his efforts.
fell into deep sleep Immediately
after his physicians had made their
customary call tonight.
The meeting between the ponulf
and the three aged bishops was pa
theuc. AS they entered the sick
room they threw themselves at the
feet Of Che pope, who was sitting IN
his arm chair. The pope smiled and,
lifting his hands above their heads.
bestowed his blessings. These, he
said. were Intended not alone Tor the
prclates. but for the pilgrims who
had journeyed to Rome.
The bishops. who had been warned
To make the audience as short as pos
sible. left the papal bedroom, their
ewes trimming with tears. The pope s.
physicians were not present at the re-
ception.
The recovery Of the pope from his
relapse apparently is progressing
rapidly. His sisters, speaking today
with the parish priest of Riesse, their
birthplace. said the condition OF the
ponuff now was SO satisfactory that
il was possible hc would be able TO
receive some Of the pilgrims from his
native region within a few days They
declared 1t was the desire of their
brother TO do so. bat that his physi-
clans were strongly opposed to his
doing so as they wished their patient
to have immunity from excitement
The pilgrims were received in the
royal hall this afternoon by Cardinal
Merry Del Val, the papal secretary OF
state, at the special request Of Pope
Plus 1t was solemn function. The
cardinal addressed the visitors In the
name of the pope and impaired to
them the papal blessing. II was with
much regret the cardinal said, that
Pope Plus personally was unable to
see the pilgrims, especially the Nene-
tians. whom he greatly desired to
greet.
The pilgrims, led by their arch
bishops. carried banners and wore the
costumes peculiar to their localities.
They were presented TO Cardinal
Merry Del Val by the archbishop Of
Chieu
Cardinal Merry Del Val explained
that Pope Plus understood the sacri-
fees the pilgrims had undergone in
coming to Rome and would have been
extremely happy to see them if it
were possible at this moment the
cardinal continued, more than from
the slight illness, which, thank Htea-
ven, is about to disappear, he suffers
from having been deprived Of the con-
ISOLATION Of meeting you.
The cardinal told the pilgrims they
would NOT lose the spiritual advant-
ages of their visit to Rome as the Holy
Father had implored for them all the
blessings and mercy they might de-
size. lie concluded by saying that the
pontiff desired that a copy Of his last
allocution regarding the liberty of the
church be given each Of The pilgrims
as "a souvenir of their visit
The first documents bearing the
papal signature since the relapse Of
the pope, appeared today They We're
DEGREES by which Cardinals Pompili
and Van Rossum are made members
Of the congregation of the holy office.