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ceived q telegram from the
Polish archbishop. saying he
could not reach Rome. The rea-
sons for his failure to arrive,
the Pope added. "are until now
unknown to u.s."
Cardinal Stepinac, free from
prison under conditional re-
lease granted by Marshal Tito's
government, remained in the
little town Of Krasic. Both he
and Cardinal WySzynski had in
dicated they could not come to
Rome for fear the Yugoslav and
Polish governments would refuse
them readmittance to their
countries. Josef Cardinal Minds
zenty Of Hungary-named car
dinal at the 1946 consistory-is
in prison in a third Communist
country. Thomas Cardinal Tien,
Archbishop Of Peiping. already is
an exile from his Communist
ruled country.
In the 100-foot-long marbled
consistorial hall in the Pope's
Vatican apartment. 20 old men,
bers of the college, in ermine-
trimmed scarlet robes, listened
to the pontiff's solemn words.
They nodded in silent agreement
and homage to the Pope as he
named the "a new cardinals.
Robed in white and red, the
76-year-old spiritual leader of
425 million Catholics spoke from
his high throne in the consis-
torial hall.
"a Countries Have Cardinals.
Today's elevations to the
princedom Of the church were
from 13 countries, bringing to
q the number represented in
the college This is the highest
in the nearly 2.O00-year history
Of the church and includes four
nations who received their first
cardinalates-Yugoslavia, Colon
bia, Ecuador and India.
The secret consistory today
was the first of a series of anci-
ent and sacred rites in connec-
ton with the elevation of the
new cardinals. They will cul-
inmate Thursday in great and
colorful public consistory at st.
Peters, at which the pontiff
will confer on the new church
princes their galeros, or red hats.
The Pope officially made
known his nominations in an
address. He recalled that seven
years had passed since the post
war consistory Of 1946 when he
named 80 cardinals-the highest
number elevated at one time in
the history of the church.
Since then, he said, the college
had suffered grave losses Of
eminent men.
Messengers Garry News.
The Pope said he was moved
to create new cardinals not only
to bring the college to its full
complement but also by a de-
sire to reward those who had
distinguished themselves in our
eyes by their active and pru-
dent conduct and notably con-
tributed to the Christian re-
ligion."
Immediately after the Pope
announced his nominations and
the college nodded assent, mes
Sengers working in four teams
sped to bring the glad news to 16
Of the new cardinals waiting in
various Roman Seminaries.
In addition to Cardinals Stepi-
nae and Wyszynski, six others
are absent. Four-the apostolic
nuncios to Italy. Spain. Portugal
and France-will receive their
notifications from the Italian,
Spanish, Portuguese and French
heads Of state. Two new Span
ish cardinals also will be noti-
fled by Generalissimo Francisco
Franco.
Cardinal Mcintyre received his
"biglietto" Of notifications at the
historic North American Pom
tiflcal College, on Rome's Humil-
ity street.
Here at the Vatican, mean
while, the Pope was continuing
his address to the older car.
dinals.
The Pope then read the list of
names Of the "a new cardinals of
the church.
Twenty-three Of them were
named cardinal priests. The
oath, Alfredo Ottaviani, was
named a cardinal deacon. The
college consists Of six cardinal
bishops, so cardinal priests and
IA cardinal deacons.
The pontiff's address was
heard by more than a score Of
the older, cardinals dressed in
ermine- decorated red robes.
Among them was Francis Car
dinal Spellman, Archbishop of
New York who had arrived less
than two hours before the con-
Sistory by air from the Korean
front.