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Last week the Vatican was busy with less secular matters-notably the beatification of Pope Pius X. For two days the Chapel of Relics in St. Peter's Basilica housed the body of Pope Pius X, who died in 1914, reputedly of a broken heart because he was unable to prevent World War I. The body lay in state, garbed in scarlet, white and gold vestments given by Pius XII. Two papal Guards, with drawn swords, stood outside the floodlit chapel as many a British and U.S. serviceman stared through the grilled doors at the Pontiff's face...
...exhibition of the Pope's body was the second step leading to his beatification. He may then be called Blessed Pius X and is eligible for canonization as St. Pius...
...Decided not to distribute the medal issued annually on the Vigil of the Feast of SS. Peter and Paul (June 28) to commemorate some notable event of the past papal year. Reason: The medal approved by Pius XII several months ago showed the Pope standing in an attitude of prayer amid the ruins caused by the first U.S. bombing of Rome last July. The old medal will be melted down, a new design drawn. Rumored theme: the Pope depicted as the protector and savior of Rome...
...Pope Pius XII received in private audience...
...Preaching in Rome's newly reopened synagogue, Chief Rabbi Israele Zoller paid a warm tribute to Pope Pius. He told his congregation, which included many a U.S. serviceman, that the Vatican had worked indefatigably to mitigate the suffering of Rome's Jews during the Nazi occupation. The Rabbi said that the Pope himself had sometimes interceded with the Nazis. In some cases he saved Jewish lives, in others he was able to soften Nazi penalties...