Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-09-12


! Europe: Austria-Hungary having six
and Germany two, as against total
Of twelve, which might be sale 20 rep
! resent the allies" in the European
war
Facts About the Cardinals.
Cardinal Serafino Vannutelh, dean
of the sacred college, spent almost a
quarter Of a century in Mexico.
Munich, Central and South America,
Belgium and Vienna; his brother.
| Cardinal Vincent Vannutelli, passed 20
years in Holland. Belgium. CONSTANT
nopla and Lisbon; Cardinal Agliardi
spent three years in India and four
in Vienna; Cardinal di Piero was for
ten years in Argentina, Brazil Munich
and Madrid; Cardinal Gott lived for
three years in Brazil; Cardinal Fer
rata has filled diplomatic Offices in
| Switzerland Belgium and France;
! Cardinal Martineli was second apos-
tolic delegates to the United States
Cardinal Falconio was the third and
became a naturalized American citl-
zen Cardinals Rinaldini, Lorenzell.
Gasparri, Vico, Beimonte and Serahni
all had years of experience outside
of Italy.
The only cardinals in curia, that is.
I 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. Pompin, 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 TIA 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.
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 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 Deem
Der 10, 1907, when Plus X gave him a
noted promotion to 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 Pope 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
I - o.
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
Washington Hears of Choice.
Washington, Sept 5.-The apostolic
delegation has not been advised official
ly of the selection of the Ne ~ pope.
Word Of the choice reached the dele
cation through press sources and great
interest was manifest.
1t is pointed out that Cardinal Della
Chiesa has had wide experience as ad-
ministrator of the important see Of Bo-
logna. He Is described as a man of
great spiritual character and one of
the most highly esteemed in the hier-
archy He is about average height, Of
stocky build and rather quiet and re-
served manners.
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
I of Toledo. Spain. Both were created
cardinals by Pope Plus Y at the con
sistory last May
The pope delivered on Tuesday his
first allocution, which gives to the
world the program Of his ponfifcate.
One of the brothers of the pontiff 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