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Died. Vincenzo Cardinal Vannutelli, 93, since 1915 Dean of the Sacred College of Cardinals, thrice mentioned for the Papacy (at the conclaves which elected Pius X in 1903, Benedict XV in 1914, Pius XI in 1922); Papal legate to Eucharistic Congresses at London in 1908, at Montreal in 1910 (after which he toured the U. S., was the guest of President Taft); on many occasions a Papal representative, envoy, nuncio, or internuncio (among them: coronation of Tsar Alexander III of Russia in 1881, at Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee); great & good friend of the U. S. (said he: "America...
Rome despatches, carefully censored, told no names. But in the shrewd reply, a smack of the old wit of white-haired Cardinal-Bishop Vincenzo Vannutelli, 91-year old Dean of the Sacred College, might be seen. Or, others guessed, of Cardinal-Bishop Gaetano de Lai, as famed for apt reply as sharp-tongued Irish divine. Dean Swift...
Those who have long urged this course upon Pope Pius XI (Achille Ratti) are headed by the 90-year-old Cardinal Bishop Vincenzo Vannutelli, patriarch of the Sacred College. A venerable radical, he has pointed out that 37 Cardinals for Italy and only 30 more for the remainder of the Earth is a curious proportion. Canada, Australia and Ireland have had no Cardinals since the deaths of their last representatives in the Sacred College. The Americas have but five Cardinals?the U. S. four,* South America one.? England has only two.** Belgium desires a successor...
...hopes of the more liberal element of the Church for such a rapprochement were feelingly expressed to newsgatherers last week by Cardinal Vannutelli, on the eve of his 90th birthday, in earnest quavering speech: "Mussolini is the man chosen by God to direct Italy to her glorious goal. I pray for him daily. . . . Negotiations for the reconciliation of the Church and State are making gratifying headway, and we are confident that a settlement may be reached on a basis of justice to the Holy See." Such well-meant words are little more than wasted breath so long as the potent...
...Cardinal Vannutelli, dean of the College of Cardinals, said of Mussolini that "for his energy and devotion to the country he was chosen to save the nation and restore her fortune...
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