The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-03
Cardinal Giaoomo Della
Chiesa, Archbishop of Boil
ogna, Italy, Elected by
Sacred College.
NOTED OPPONENT OF
RELIGIOUS MODERNISM
Elevated to Cardinalate Only
Few Months Ago, New
Head of Catholic Church Is
Widely Experienced Ec-
clesiastic.


Rome. Sept. 3.--Cardinal Giacomo
Della Chlcsa. archbishop OF Bologna.
Italy. wss today elected supreme pom
tin Of the Catholic hierarchy in sue
cession to the late Pope Plus \. who
died August 30 lie will reign under
the name Of Benedict NV.
The conclavo OF the sacred college.
whose duty IL Is To elect the pope.
went into session the evening OF Mon
day. August /. The announcement OF
the outcome OF It's deliberations was
made this morning shortly after IA
o'clock
Cardinal Gibbons Of Baltimore and
Cardinal O'Connell OF Boston are on
board the steamer Canopic, which is
not due at Naples until tomorrow.
Consequently neither OF them parti-
cipatcd ia the election Of the new
pope. Cardinal Farley OF New YORK
reached here several days ago.
Prince Chigi Albani. one ~ the as
slstants TO the throne in the pOpe's
household. was notified at a quarter
past II O'Clock that Cardinal Della
Chiesa has been elected.
At twenty minutes past II o'clock
Monsignor Misciuteili. SUBJ project OF
the sacred palaces and governor Of
the cOnclaNc received "A cOmmunica-
ton from the new pope asking tnat
the gratings OF the basilia OF ~. Peter
De opened because he purported Ia a
short time To- issue his proclamai IN.
Al this hour-eleNcn twenty-five
master OF ceremonies appeared on the
central balcony OF 81 Peters and
spread out the red carpet The crowd
below which had been waiting for
hours ~ the square In the expectation
81 an announcement as 10 the outcome
of the deliberations Of the sacred col-
legc Understood that a selection had
been reached. The people applauded
vigorously.
At twenty minutcE before twelve
Cardinal Della Noipe appeared on the
balcony with Monsisnor CapocgstoSti
bearing the pope's cross on his rlght
aad pronounced the ritual Announcing
the election of Cardinal Della Chiesi.
To this he added that the new pope
had chosen the name of Benedict XIV.
Again the crowd OF several thous-
and persons checred ana at once be-
gan 10 make their way 10 the ha-ilca
20 hear the benediction OF the new
ponrn
The choice fails on cardinal ~
Italian birth. as was expected from
tradition and also from disturbed
conditions in Europe,
u was al the age of a That the now
pope was ordained In the priesthood.
lie soon attracted the attention OF
Cardinal Ramp0la later secretary 0f
state for Pope Leo XIII. when Car
dinal kampola was made nuncio 20
Madrid. he took MGadgnor Della
chiesg with him az secretary of nun
ciature ON Cardinal Rampola's re-
turn 10 Rome To become secretary OF
state Tor the vatican. Monsignor Della
Chiesa entered the secretarlat of state
as one uf the "miuutnmlti' or minor
officials until 1891 when he was ap-
pointed substitute of the s,CrUtaritt
and also secretary OF ne Cyphc-
As secretary 90 the secretary %
state. Cardinal Della Chiesa was then
brought iuto notable prominence
throushout the Catholic he.rarchy.
but his position was not at that time
of cardinali-t rank. ON the acces-
sion uf Pope Plus X, Moasignor Della
Chiesa continued IN the sccretarlat
! until December rs. tso1 when the
pope gave him a noted promotion To
the position OF archbishop OF the inn
portant see OF bologna
For seven years he administered
the see of Bologna With notable SUR
cess until in May last, Pope PigE
named him among thirteen memurrs
OF the hierarchy 90 receive the fed
hat. Archbishop Begin of quebec
WIS among the other cardinals named
at that time. the others being prc-
iHtes of spain France. Austria, Uer-
many and Italy.
Al nftcen minutes before twelve the
now pope appeared on an inner nal-
cony ~ 81 Peters clad ia his pontin-
cal robes The balcony was hung
with red yolours, and heavy goldea
fringe decorated the railing. The
pontin pronounced the pontlncal benz
ediction 10 the kneeiing crowd below.
and immediately Afterwards withdraw