POPE’S JUBILEE

Hokitika Guardian, 22 December 1928, Page 5

POPE’S JUBILEE

ROME CELEBRATIONS. U nited Press Association.— By Elertrii Telegraph.— Copyright.) LONDON. December 21. I lie •• | inics’s ” Rome correspondent states: 11 is Holiness Pope Pius the Eleventh celebrated at St. Peter’.' Basilica at Rome the commencement ol Ids golden jubilee year and of bis first Mass, which was cclcbralcd at the f htircli ol San C arlo in the year H 79. I'dcvon Cardinals, several Bishops.

also priests, and the Vatican Diplo malic Corps, made a pilgrimage from lombardy. tin* Rope's native province. 1 o at tend tin* celobrat ion.

Pope Pius ascended I lie Papal chair to a triumphal march of silver i rumpels, and served low mass while Ecclesiastical students sing hymns, fie administered Communion to 120 < iiildron. Subsequent I y His Holiness opened Ibe Vatican Library, and also I lie Belvdeeres Courtyard, which recently has been renovated. .daily religious r< rcinonics are to lolio’w. The city of Rome is to give the Pope a throne lor installation at the Sistine C'liapc!.

SACRED COLLEGt

APPOINTMENT OF CARDINALS

ROME. December 21

.Monday’s Consistory raised the question of compensation of tin 1 Sacred College. Since Pius Eleventh became Pope, thirty Cardinals have been created. of whom fifteen are Italian and fifteen non-Italian. Now there are seven vacancies, and may he more lielore the spring, when the Pontiff is expected to bold a new consistory, at which the Cardinals will lie created.

Ireland is anxious to lie represented. The choice rests between the Archbishops of Dublin and Aimagh. li i> also recalled that Australia has been seventeen years without a Cardinal since Cardinal .Moran’s death. Alter | te. splendid Catholic manifestation at tin* Eucharistic C ongress at Sydney. Australia, it is considered that she is entitled to have a Prime ol the Church. South America. howev»r, has milv one Cardinal, and Argentina and Chile are specially anxious. lif the next: Consistory gives Ireland, Australia. and Argentina a Cardinal apiece there is room at least for two Italians bringing the (omposition of I lie Sacred College to 82 Italians, and 90 nnaI talians.