Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-09-12
The Solemn Ceremony Took
Place In the Sistine
Chapel.
Holds First COnsistory and Con-
fers Red Hats on Four
Cardinals.
fERRATA SECRETARY OF STATE

The coronation of Pope Benedict
XIV. took place Sunday in the Sistine
chapel The ceremony was imposing
in its solemnity. The Sistine chapel
was used for the OCCASION in order to
avoid pomp during the war. The
entire Pontifical court, members of
the Roman aristocracy and the fam
lily OF the Pontiff were present. The
scene, with Pope Benedict seated in
the Sedia Gestatoria, preceded by the
bearers OF the triple crown and
Thanked by the bearers of the cele-
Drated feather fans and sixty Car
dlnals in their full vestments was a
striking one. When the ceremony
ended the Pope was received with
loud acclaim by those present. Later
In the day Pope Benedict received
successfully in private audience
Cardinals Gibbons, Farley and
OConnen, who presented their suites
and some American friends.
The entire armed corps of the Holy
See saluted the passage of the pro-
cession, which was formed in the
Pope's apartments and then pro-
ceeded to the Pauline chapel, where
the alteration of the Blessed Sacra-
ment was celebrated. In the process
sion were high dignitaries of the
Papal court, Patriarchs, Archbishops
and Oriental Bishops. From the
Pauline chapel the procession moved
to the Sistine chapel, where a mass
was said. After the indulgentism
the subdeacon placed the maniple on
the arm of the Pope, who sat down
while the Cardinals of the diocese of
Rome recited the coronation prayer.
The Pope then mounted the altar
and a Cardinal placed the pallium
on his shoulders. At this moment
Benedict XIV. received the last adora-
tion of the Cardinals, Bishops and
Abbes. Then he read the Introit,
intoned the Gloria and resumed his
seat on the throne.
The first consistory of Pope
Benedict was held Monday. II was
marked by gorgeous display on the
part OF those present and decorations
of the Papal court. September s, the
day of the nativity of the Virgin, was
chosen for this occasion by the
Pontiff himself The participation
was limited almost entirely to ec-
clesiastics and officials of the vati-
can. Many relatives of the Pope
occupied seats in a special tribuna.
Surrounded by almost all the Car
dinals at present in Rome the Pope
was carried into the consistory on the
Gestatoria chair, and greeted with
loud applause.
He imposed the red hat on Car
dinal Anthony Mendes Bello, Patri-
arch of Lisbon; Cardinal Guisasola y
Menendez, Archbishop of Toledo;
Cardinal Piffi, Archbishop of
Vienna, and Johann Csernoch, Prim-
ate of Hungary. The last is the only
new appointment.
No American Cardinals were pres
ent at the consistory. although Car
dinal Gibbons, of Baltimore, and
Cardinal Farley, of New York, are
still in Rome.
Saturday 1t was officially an
nounced that Cardinal Dominic Fer
rata has been appointed Papal Secre-
tary of State. Cardinal Dominic
Ferrata, the newly appointed Papal
Secretary of State, was born in 1S47
at Montefiascone, Italy. His work as
Papal Nuncio at Paris and as prefect
of the Congregation of Bishops in
Rome stamped him as finished
diplomat. He presided over the
Eucharlstic Congress held last year
at Malta. In 1901, when the late
Cardinal Rampolla resigned as Papal
Secretary of State, Cardinal Ferrata
was mentioned as a probable candi-
date for the office.
Monsignor Bonzano, the Apostolic
Delegate at Washington, received
cable Saturday night from Rome in
which Pope Benedict XIV. extended
the Apostolic benediction to the
delegation, the clergy and the laity
of the United States. The dispatch
was in reply to a message sent to
the Vatican by Monsignor Bonzano,
which said:
81 pray Your Holiness to accept
the respectful congratulation and
homage of filial obedience and rev.
erence, with the wish OF long and
happy pontificate, in the name OF the
delegation, the clergy and the faith
full Of the United States, who implore
your Apostolic benediction."
The cable is signed by Cardinal
Ferrata, the newly selected 'Papal
Secretary Of State. and says:
'"The Holy Father Benedict XIV.
welcomes the homage and express
sions of filial piety sent by Your
Excellency, In the name of the dele
CATION, the clergy and the faithful of
the United States. He heartily thanks
and blesses them. and In particular