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Show THE POPE MAY BE THERE. Tiie Ureal Catholic Congress to Meet at Chicago on Sept. 8, 1803, iiu'AGo, Jan. 7. Monday, Sept. 5, 19BS, the great Catholic congress, which will embrace em-brace in its representation prominent Cath olics from every country in t lie world, where the Catholic religion flourishes, will meet in Chicago and continue in session ses-sion five days. This was determined upon this morning at a meeting here of the executive ex-ecutive committee of this congress, which has the matter in charge. After the meeting meet-ing today, Secretary Onahan said that they expect this congress to be the greatest representative .Catholic gathering ever held in the world. Will the pope attend in person?" was asked. "That is anticipated," said Onahan, "we know the pope feels very kindly toward tho congress. Of course, Pope Leo Is very old ; he may pass away before that time, and possibly the new pope might not have so far to come, because, yen know, he may be an American.1 The honorary presidency is to be tendered Cardinal Gibbons, and tbe honorary vice-presidency to Archbishop Foehan. |