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Show POPE PIUS BLESSES AND CROWNS STATUE ROME. Sept. B. '(By tho Associated Associat-ed Pres9. ) Pope Plus today solemnly blessed and ti owned the new status of Madonna of Loretto Tho ceremony cere-mony took place In the Systine chapel In the presence of cardinals, patriarchs, pat-riarchs, archbishops, bishops and the highest personages in the civil and eccleslasth.il branches of the papal court, besides several hundred privileged privil-eged and invited onlookers. After the ceremony the statue was enclosed In a rosewood case with glass panels and taken to the papal automobile which carried It In a procession to the basilica church of Santa Maria Mai;-glore, Mai;-glore, where It will be exhibited to the .faithful tomorrow. |