Salt Lake Telegram | 1939-02-15 | Page 1 | Cardinals will Convene March 1 to Name Pope

Cardinals Will Convene March 1 to Name Pope a By CECIL BROWN VATICAN CITY, Feb. 15 (INS) The forthcoming world conclave con-clave of the sacred college of cardinals to elect a successor to Pope Pius XI has been fixed definitely for the morning of March 1. This was learned today from an' unimpeachable sourcs after 39 cardinals car-dinals met in an "open seat" congregation con-gregation this morning to begin mapping finsl plsns for the election. elec-tion. High Vsllian sulhoritlr told International In-ternational News Semes that all the cardinals who ar expected ta attend the conclave are now scheduled sched-uled to reach the Eternal City by the firat of next month. The late pontiff's two secretaries, Monslgnnr Canfalonicrl end Mon-signnr Mon-signnr Venlni, who yesterday placed a silken veil over the holy father's (Coliln'i4 o Paea Two) I Column Throe) CARDINALS SET CONCLAVE DATE fOwtthMMS Preal papa OwO face before he was finally laid to rest In the crypt ef St. Peter' basilica, basil-ica, said mass this morning before the newly-sealed tomb. Mourners who went te the church also were allowed te vllst Ihs crypt ana gase in reverent awe at tne walled niche where rests ths body of the pope, who often during the last ysars of his life would gase at the niche and say: "Hers I too, will soma dey find avret repose. " Meenwhile, still more cardinals were converging upon Rome to take up their dutlee and participate In the election of the man who will assums the tasks of ths dead "pope of peace." When the congregation of cardinsls meets tomorrow it will receive members of the diplomatic corps. Americana Awaited Tbs forthcoming arrival of ths two American cardinals, who ars aboard ths Italian linsr Rex Ueorge Cardinal Mundsleln of Chicago Chi-cago and Denia Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia we awaited with the keenest interest. William Cardinal O'ConneB ef Boston Is dus In Rome a little later than hie two com patriots, but Is sxpected to arrive in time for the election. It waa indicated ths three Americans Ameri-cans may sxercise a weight upon the choice of a new pope considerably consider-ably beyond thslr numerical strsngtb. Although ths Unltsd States will have but three votes In the selection selec-tion of a pontiff to aucceed Pope Pius XI, It was leornsd a number anxious" to gain a clear Insight Into the Amsrlcans' vlsw of such matters aa ths political leanings and religious background of ths nsxt pops. Map Conclave Plana Eugenia Cardinal Pacelli, temporary tem-porary head of the church, met with the "open neat" congregation of cardinals car-dinals to begin mapping final plans for the conclave". At lesst 60 ef ths 11 cardinals are expected to participate In the eon-clave, eon-clave, at which a two-thlrda majority ma-jority of votes cast is necessary to elect a new pope. With the European cardinals now arriving or sn routs, ths platform of ths Rome railway atatlon was decorated with a special red oar pet In their honor. High Vatican officials and representatives repre-sentatives of thslr rsspsctlve countries coun-tries meet each cardinal ss he arrives. ar-rives. To greet the American delegation, dele-gation, the North American co -ge, members of the American colony in Rome and rspraeentatives of ths Unltsd States embassy will be at the station.