The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-09-04
new POPE WAS
CARDINAL BUT
THREE MONTHS
Della Chiesa, 60 Years Old
Takes Title of Benedict
XIV.
WAS BORN IN CITY
OF COLUMBUS BIRTH
Was Not Considered Candidate
For POntiff When COnclave
First Met

Rome, Sept. 3.-Cardinal Giacomo
Della Chiesa, Archbishop of Bologna,
Italy, was today elected Pope, to sue
coed Plus, X. The newly elected Pom
tiff at once assumed the title of Bene
dict XIV. He is 60 year old, and is a
native of Genoa, the city in which
Christopher Columbus was born.
Cardinal Della Chiesa was one of
the newest members of the Sacred cole
lege, having been created a Cardinal
by Pope Plus, May 30, last. Twelve
other Cardinals were created at the
May consistory, which was the last.
held by Plus X.
In taking the name of Benedict, the
new Pope assumes a title which is
historic in the church of Rome, but
which has not been worn by any Pom
tiff in more than a century and half.
Benedict XIV, who was a native of
Bologna. died in 1858. Benedict
| Lntin, Benedictus) means blessed"
The name Chiesa pronounced Kee-
ay-za, accent second syllable), is
italian for CHURCH" Giacomo Della
Chiesa., translated into English, would
become James of the church.
l. Cardinal Della Chiesa was not con-
sidereT a leading candidate for the Of
flee OF Pope at the time when the Pa
pal cssclave met. He was regarded
Jas a supporter Of the party OF the
Ileft,r which was said to have modern
Tendencies, and whose candidate was
IlCard1nul Maffi. Maffi is said to have
lbeen in the lead on the first ballot,
lWhy Maffi could not be elected, and
wny Della Chiesa became acceptable to
the, majority, IN spite Of his newness
lin the Sacred College, Is expected u
become known soon.
4 Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore anC
liCardinal' O'CUneiI of Boston failec
Ito reach the vatican I'm time to par
llticipate, in the election. They were OF
board the steamer Canopic, which
reached Naples yesterday. Carolina
=, FARLEY. Of New York reached here sew
eral days ago.
The oonclave of the Sacred College
y whose duty is to elect the Pope, wen
into session the evening Of Monday
s August 81.
Prince Chigi-AIbani, one Of the as
e sistants to the throne in the Pope
n houseRold, was notified at 11:15 tina
n Cardinal Della Chiesa had been elect
t ed. At 11:2O Mgr. Misciatelli, sub
Prefect of the sacred palaces and gov
ernon' Of the GoncIave, received com
L munication from the new Pope askin
Il that the grating Of the Basiiics of s
d Peter be opened, because he purpose
. in a short time to issue his promlama
ton.
At the same hour-11 :20-the mas
f ter of ceremonies appeared on the ba
q cony Of st. Peters and spread out tn
i red carpet. The crowd below, whic
- squared in the expectation of an al
g nouncement as to the outcome OF tn
e deliberations of the Sacred Colleg
Y understood that n selection had bee
a reached.
" The people applauded vigorousl
as Mgr. Misciatelli appeared on tf
y balcony when Monsignor Capostost
D. bearing the Pope's cross on his RICH
" and pronounced the ritual announcer
n the election of Cardinal Della Chles
NJ To this he added that the new POI
n had chosen the name of Benedict X
n. Again the crowd of several tho
nj sand persons cheered and at once b
:, gan to make their way into the Basi
~ lea to hear the benediction of the ne
en- Pontiff.
H. At as the new Pope appeared I
no an inner balcony of st. Peters cl;
- in his pontifical robes. The balcol
~ WAS hung with red velours, and
nd heavy golden fringe decorted the ra
lg ing The Pontiff pronounced the ape