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curia and are we'll known officially

curia and are we'll known officially.
Facts About the New Pope.
Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa, who
succeeds Pope Plus X, who died Au-
gust 70. was created a cardinal May
20. 1914. He is the archbishop OF Bo-
logna, Italy.
Cardinal Chiesa was born at Pegli.
In the diocese of Genes, November 21,
1894. and was ordained a priest De.
cember 21, 1878. He served as secre.
tary of the nunciature In Spain from
1888 to 1887, In which year he was ap-
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 Chiesa was given this post II
was declared in Rome that 1t 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 a 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 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
Ordained az Priest at Twenty.Four.
The choice falls on a cardinal of Ital-
ian birth. as was expected from tradi-
ton and also from the disturbed condi-
tions In Europe. which mitigated
against the selection Of pope outside
of the Italian hierarchy
1t was at the age of twenty-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 XIII.
When Cardinal Rampolla was made
nuncio 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 for
the Vatican. Mgr Della Chiest 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
cardinalist rank. On the accession Of
Pope Plus X. Mgr. Della Chiesa con-
tinued In the secretariat until Decem-
ber 16. 1907, when Plus X gave him a
noted promotion to the position of
archbishop of the important see of Bo-
logna.
For seven years he administered the
see OF Bologna with notable success,
until on last May Pope Plus X named
! him as one Of the IS 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 Pontiff 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.
The pope held his first consistory on
Tuesday. when he conferred the red
hat on Cardinal Anthony Mendes
Bello. patriarch OF Lisbon. and Cardi.
nal Guisasolay Menendez. archbishop
OF Toledo, Spain. Both were created
sistory last May.
The pope delivered on Tuesday his
first allocution. which gives to the
world the program OF his pontificate.
One of the brothers of the pontifY 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.
1t has been 174 years since the time
Of the last Pope Benedict. On his elec.
tion 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.
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