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Facts About the New Pope.


Facts About the New Pope.
Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa, who
succeeds Pope Plus X, who died Au
gust 20. was created a cardinal May
rs, 1914. lie is the archbishop OF DO
logna, Italy.
Cardinal Chiesa was born at Pegh
in the diocese Of Genes, November Il,
1854, and was ordained a priest De
cember 81, 1878. lie served as secre-
tary of the nunciature in Spain from
1883 to 1887, in which year he was APP
pointed secretary to the late Cardinal
Rampolla.
Takes Title OF Benedict.
In 1907 he was appointed papal nun
clio of Madrid. succeeding Mgr. Rianal
DIM, but this appointment was can
celed three days later. This incident
had occurred just before he was made
archbishop of Bologna. When Mgr.
Della Chesa was given this post 1t
was declared in Rome that II was
mainly with the object of combating
modern religious ideas, Bologna being
the headquarters OF the National Demo
cratic league, whose members advo-
Gated what is known as modernism
in religion.
In January, 1914, while still at Bo-
logna, the present pope issued pas-
toral letter strongly condemning the
tango.
1t has been ia years since the time
of the last Pope Benedict. On his cleo
ton to the papacy in 174O Cardinal
Prospero Lambertini assumed that
title. 1t is an interesting fact that the
new pope was archbishop of Bologna,
while Pope Benedict XIV was born in
Bologna.
Ordained as Priest at Twenty-F
The choice falls on cardinal of Ital-
ian birth, as was expected from tradi-
tion and also from the disturbed condi-
lions in Europe, which mitigated
against the selection of a pope outside
of the Italian hierarchy.
1t was at the age of .wenty-four that
the new pope was ordained in the
priesthood. He soon attracted the at
tention of Cardinal Rampolla, later
secretary of state for Pope Leo Kill
When Cardinal Rampolla was made
nunc,o to Madrid he took Mgr. Della
Chiesa with him as secretary OF nunci'
ature.
On Cardinal Rampolla's return to
Rome to become secretary Of state fol-
! the Vatican, Mgr. Della Chest entered
the secretariat of state as one OF the
"minutamti" or minor officials, until
1901, when he was appointed substi
| tute of the secretariat and also secre
tary of the cypher.
Made Bologna Archbishop.
AS secretary to the secretary OF
state. Cardinal Della Chiesa was
brought into notable prominence
throughout the Catholic hierarchy, but
his position was not vt that time o'
cardinalist rank. On the accession o.
Pope Plus X, Mgr. Della Chiosa con
tinued In the secretariat until Decem
Der l6, 1907, when Plus X gave him {
noted promotion to the position o
archbishop OF the important see OF DO
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logna.
For seven years he administered thu
see OF Bologna with notable success
until on last May Pope Plus X named
him as one OF the Is members OF thu
hierarchy to receive the red hat. Arch
bishop Begin OF Quebec was among tn,
other cardinals named at that time
the others being prelates Of Spain
France, Austria. Germany and Italy.
The full title Of the new pope, II
addition to Benedict XIV, will be Pop
Bishop OF Rome and Successor OF 81
Peter, Supreme Pontjff Of the Univei
sal Church, Patriarch OF the West. PIT
mate Of Italy, Archbishop and Metro
politan Of the Roman Province, Soy
ereign OF the Temporal Dominion G
the Holy Roman Church.
The pope held his first consietory o
Tuesday, when he conferred the re
hat on Cardinal Anthony Mende
Bello, patriarch OF Lisbon. and Card
nal Guisasolay MenendeZ, archbisho
of Toledo, Spain. Both were create
cardinals by Pope Plus X at the col
} sistory last May.
The pope delivered on Tuesday HI
first allocution, which gives to tn
world the program OF his pontihcate.
One OF the brothers OF the pontirf
an admiral in the Italian Hayy. and a
other is a captain in the Italian nav
The first appointment made by II
pope was that OF Monslgnor Paroli
nephew OF Plus X. to bo canon OF
Peters.
II has been 174 years since the tin
, OF the last Pope Benedict. On his ele
/ ton to the papacy N i740 Cardin
, Prospero Lambel.ini assumed TIL
title. II is an interesting fact that Il
new pope We archbishop Of Bologn
: while Pope bNaedict XIV was born
Bologna
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is sighted through a. lescope from Il
reflections on two objsct mirrors. ea'