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Show Cardinal Ranipolla. Cardinal Ilampolla, the Pope's secre- ? tary of state, is one of the busiest of - ' ' ficials in the Vatican. He rises every j morning at 5 to discharge his reiig- , ious duties, celebrate mass and prepare ?( for his work by prayer and saying his f office. In fact, if he did not say his . office, then he would not be able to f I catch it up afterwards. .He descends r ; to the Holy Father on the second story ; of the Vatican every morning, except S Tuesday and Friday, at 9, and labors -with him for two hours, during which I he submits diplomatic documents, dis- I cusses business, takes orders and in- 5 structions, which, on his return to the secretariat, he communicates to his as- ; sistants. These prelates, trained to ail ; the finenesses of diplomacy, enjoy a ;: high ieputatijn. and are received by ! the Pope on Tuesdays and Fridays. whilst Cardinal Rampolla consicb rs whatever is in course of negotiation. I and gives audience to the ambassadors I and persons charged with missions t the Holy See. On other days Cardinal Rampolla , I grants interviews from 11 to 1 to every- body with a cause who presents him- '. self. Cardinals, bishops, personages the i-mcst i-mcst illustrious, heads of congregations, congrega-tions, statesmen, journalists, visitors, are received with a charming affability and benevolence. After 1 o'clock the - . secretary cf state retires and partaken ' s of his frugal repast. He does not in-dulge in-dulge in a siesta after dinner, a the f Reman custom is, but a couple of hours ; before the Angelus goes for a carriage ' airing outside the walls of Rome, generally gen-erally to St. Agnes, where he never fails to enter the basilica to prostrate ' ; himself for a quarter of an hour before 1 the Eucharist. Hardly home again, rooms are crowded with strangers, whom he receives from the Angelus un- til 9. when he takes a light supper, studies and works up to midnight, al- .: lowing himself but five hours' sleep. - -Such is the daily routine of the life of ! the cardinal secretary of state, and we ? 'doubt if any man in any walk of 1U"; j works harder. |