The Lehi banner. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1891-1917, 1914-09-12

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Facts About the Cardinals.
-. uinai Serafino Vannuteni. dean
vi tne sacred college. spent almost n
suar.er OF century in Me,Ico
m' Central and South America
oeisium and Vienna his brother.
oaiuiiai vincent VannutellL passed 20
years In Holland. Belgium. Constants
nop'e ana Lisbon; Cardinal Agliardi
spent three years in India and fou,
III vienna; Cardinal di Piero was for
'en years In Argentina, Brazil, Munich
ana Madrid; Cardinal Gotti lived for
tnree years In Brazil; Cardinal Fer.
Iata mas filled diplomatic Offices in
switzerland, Belgium and France;
cardinal Martinelli was second apos
toilc delegates to the United States;
oarulhai Falconio was the third and
became naturalised American citi
zen; Cardinals Rinaldinl. Lorenzelli,
"asparri. Vico, Belmonte and Serafini
al mad years of experience outside
OF Italy.
Inc only cardinals In curia, that is,
attached directly to the head of the
church In Rome, who have not spent
part OF their lives abroad, are Car.
dinals De Lai, Cassetta, Della volpe,
Cagiano, Bisleti. Pompili, Giustini,
Lega and Aecchi, all OF whom have
passed their lives In various offices in
the Roman curia.
Takes Title Of Benedict.
1t has been la years since the time
OF the last Pope Benedict. On his cleo.
ton to the papacy in 1740 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.
II was at the age OF twenty-four that
the new pope was ordained In the
priesthood. lie soon attracted the at.
tention Of Cardinal Rampolla, later
secretary OF state for Pope Leo XIII.
When Cardinal Rampolla was made
nuncio to Madrid he took Mgr. Della
Chiesa with him as SECRETARY of nuncia-
ture.
On Cardinal Rampolla's return to
Rome to become secretary of state for
the Vatican, Mgr. Della Chiesa 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 at that time OF
cardinals rank. On the accession of
Pope Plus X, Mgr Della Chiesa con-
tinued in the secretariat until Decen-
Der 16, 1907, when Plus X gave him a
noted promotion 10 the position OF
archbishop OF the important see Of
Bologna.
For seven years he administered the
see of Bologna with notable success,
until on last May Pop0 Plus X named
him as one OF the 10 members of the
hierarchy to receive the red hat. Arch.
bishop Begin of Quebec was among the
other cardinals named at that time.
the others being prelates of Spain.
France. Austria. Germany and Italy.
The full title of the new pope. in
addition to Benedict XIV, will be Pope
Bishop OF Rome and Successor of st.
Peter. Supreme Pontlff of the Univer-
sal Church, Patriarch Of the West Pri.
mate of Italy. Archbishop and Metro
politan Of the Roman Province. Sow
ereign OF the Temporal Dominion OF
the Holy Roman Church.
Washington Hears Of Choice.
Washington. Sept 5,-The apostolic
delegation has not been advised official
ly OF the selection OF the new pope.
Word OF the choice reached the dele
cation through press sources and great
interest was manifest.
1t is pointed out that Cardinal Della
Chlesa has had wide experience as ad.
ministrator of the important see OF Bo'
logna. He is described as man OF
great spiritual character and one OF
the most highly esteemed In the HER
archy. He is about average height, OF
stocky build and rather quiet and re
served manners.
The pope held his first consistoTy on
Tuesday, when he conferred the red
hat on Cardinal Anthony Mendes
Bello, patriarch OF Lisbon, and Cardh
nal Guisasolay Menende2, archbishop
OF Toledo, Spain. Both were created
cardinals by Pope Plus X at the con
sistory last May.
The pope delivered on Tuesday his
first allocutlon, which gives TO the
world the program Of his pontiiicate.
One OF the brothers OF the pontif is
an admiral in the Italian navy, and an
other is a captain in the Italian navy.
The first appointment made by the
pope was that OF Monsignor Parolin'
nephew OF Plus X, to be canon Of ST
Peters.
II has been ia years since the tins
na,,.lfat his pIAg-