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In the eighty-third year of his life, the sixtieth year of his 'priesthood, the forty-second year of his episcopal consecra­ tion and the twentieth year of his pontificate, His Holiness, Pope· Pius XII, two hundred and sixty-second successor of Sf. Peter as Bishop of Rome and Vicar of Jesus Christ, Supreme Pontiff of t",e Un,iversal Church, Patriarch of the West, Primat~ of Italy, Archbishop and Metropolitan of the Roman Province, Sovereign of Vatican City, fortified - as is the prayer of every Cath• ..

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olic - by the last rites of the Church, died at the summer Papal Palace at Castelgan­ dolfo Thursday morning at 2 :45 (Rome Time) - Wednesday evening at 9 :45 (United States E.D.T.). The spiritual leader of almost half a billion Catholics died not in the Vatican .Palace within the shadow of the dome of the great St. Peter's but in a modest bedroom of the gray stone palace in the cool Alban hills south of Rome. The Pope, although both­ ered recently by a recurrence of hi<:cups which had plagued him before, kept up a busy schedule until he was stricken on Monda,. morning. The Pope had addressed a group of New York pilgrims on Saturday and granted a private audience, 10 FranCis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York. The Pope received a group of medical men on Sunday but confined himself to giving only the final portion of his prepared speech. On Sunday evening the Pope. experi~nced an attack of weakness but quickly recovered and spent a quiet evening. After Mass on Monday morn­ ing, and while he was preparing to begin the work of the day, at Turn to Page Twenty

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Bishop Connolly Says Pope

One of God1s Great Gifts

I To Strife-Torn World \

32.Year Reign'" Of Two Popes Is L~ngest

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We thank God always for His providential dealings

with men. We thank Him for His mercies. We thank Him

for trials that come as a means of bringing us closer to Him..

The Lord gives. The Lord takes away. Blessed be the name

of the -Lord. Although with heavy heart, we thank Him

for theIife of our Holy: Father, pow ~kenaway from us.

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Pope Pius XII was one of God's great' gifts to a confused and' anxious world.. For almost 20 years he spent himself as Vicar of Christ in the service of God andiJlan.' He dedicated his Pontificate to the Cause of peace-peace ina world torn by di~sension~ suspicion, ,distrust an<l bitter

hatreds. He pledged himself·to a w9rk of huilding peace

on a foundation of justice-justice towards men and among men, justice in our dealing with God.

With a reign of nineteell years, Pius XII's pontificate fails near the median for papal terms of office.

-:-PoPe Pius·XII--':"May He Rest in Peace . ..

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The rich gifts of his mind were consecrated to. the cause' of truth. No progress in human science escaped his intereSt. No true advance in learning failed to gain his sympathetic applause. Yet his devotion was to the eternal' truths, and His Holiness Pope Pius XII', supreme head of the by word and example he did all he could to bring humankind Church during the stormiest and most fateful period of in unity of mind and heart to the Prince of Peace. history, was one of the great fIgures of all time. ' A worker of boundless energy and enormous talent, Gifted in heart, Pope Pius XII was most accessible. he won the admiration of saintly pastor of souls, his reign Over the full period of his Pontificate he lent his ear and the world for' his outstand- would ha,,:e been n~tablehad he his counsel to all manner of human interests and needs. . . • . excelled 111 only one of these H~ became all things to all, that he might bring all to God. mg achIevements In many roles. That he was everywhere Many who assisted at papal audiences saw in them 'a different fields. Scholar, acclaimed for extraordinary at­ Turn to Pace Fourteen reenactment of the Gospel episodes, when men and women, teacher, linguist, diplomat and strove to come close to Our Lord and' touch the hem of His garment since virtue -and comfort went out' of Him. Gifted WIth an indomitable will, he ,has' been able, with God's grace helping him, ,until recently, to carr~ the tre­ mendous burden of responsibility fQr all .the churches. He . How is the ,Pope's successor chosen? " has provided well for his children....c....instructing and encour­ How is' the Church ruled in the mean'time,' ciu'ri~g th~ aging and guiding them to closer union amQng the'mselves and 'understanding response to'·whatever might prove them period known as the interregnum'? loyal and faithful children of God-brothers of Christ. He , In the atmosphere of crisis and uncertainty that accom~ has been our true and tried spiritual father, he has been panies,' a ,Pope's death,'The dying Pontiff is ,officiallT tireless in responding to our every need. He has, like' ~ . things cannot always go ac- assisted' by the Cardinal Peni'" saintlY-priest,,' ~et the world an example of loyalty to the cording to strict rulEls. But tentiaI:Y, who at present is Nic" cause of Christ, and sympathetic concern in all, human custom has establishl~d pro- ola' Cardinal Cailali. The Papal cedures that are followed sa Sacristan, now Archbishop Peter needs and wants.

'Follow ~omplicated St~ps 'In ,EI,ectio,lrI' of New Pope

The 32 year reign of St. Peter .remained unrivalled in lengtla 'until' . the nineteenth century when Pius IX equalled by rulinc from 1846 to 1878. Some reigns have been ell­ eeedingly brief. Stephen II, for instance, an eighth cent. try Pope, died 'two days after hill election. The 10th century had more Popes than any other, 24, arid the 19th century the fewest, six. It is true that there were onl,. four papacies during the first century, but Peter did not take office until 33 A.D.

Pick New Church Leader Within Three Weeks How is a new Pope elect.. ed? Fifteen days ,after Pius XII's' death the :College of .Cardinals will convene. The time lag permits prelates from distant lands to arr~ve in Rpme. Once' in' Rome, the Cardinals meet in 'the' Sistine Chapel and vote by 'secret ballot. ,According , to.a decree,.of Pius XII a two­ thirds plus one majority is re­ qu~red for' election. Two ballots 'are taken each morning and evening until the required rna­ jorityhas been attained. Turn to Pace Twenty-three

POpe Pius True Chancery Office Issues Instructions Child of Rome For Diocesan" Clergy and· Laity' on Turn to Page Four

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He has stood forth in the fierce light of criticIsm, even antagonism, with no fault apparent, unless it be his meek­ " ' , ness and compassion. ,He has survived trials in health, Pius XII was a true chill disappointments and disillusionments of'sublime force that of Rome., . has amazed even the ill-disposed. He 'has been true to his Immediately following the ,death 'of the Supreme March 2, 1676, Euge­ pledge and wor.ked and prayed and sa~rifiCed for peace on Pontiff, the Chancery Office Issued the following directives nio Pacelli was born in a earth to men of good will, peace among the n~tions. ~o, priests pf the Fall River Diocese: ,.,,' " . . typical Roman dwelling, rium~ ber 3~, Via degli Orsini, in the We th~k Goda~ainfor Hi~ providential,-d~aling8. .' ,Every .priest shall celebrate, t~r~e lteqtliem' Masses for 3rd' flo01', rented apartment' of • We thank Him for the ,gift of a' great :fope and benevolent, the repose of the s'oul of the On themornirig 01 tb~ Holy house koown as Palazzo Pedi­ Father. W~dhank Him in ~he midst.of our pre'sent sorrow. ,Pope. ~atber's' funeral a Pontifical cOlle-n'ever a palace but quite We join in earnest filial prayer that our Holy Fath~r may, ·A Requiem High Mass or Ma~s of Requiem will be eele_ a bit m6re' comfortable-looking quickly enjoy eternal beatitude, the fr~its of,hislabors,',the ,Solemn High Mass 'shall be brated,at St"Mary'~ .Cathedral," than itls neighbors on the street., Two ,days later Eugenio, third company of the blessed, the clear vision of Our 'Lady' and celebrated in every parish ,at the ,~all, RlYe~, at 10" ParISh, masses, chil~ ~f ,his p~ret;l'ts, was bap. life forever with GOd. M,ay hig soul and the souls <,f an'~he earlie~ possible opportunity. An on that day. shall be. t1l1~.ed t(). tised ,in· the small oval Church evening Mass is ,Permissible if it ena~le t~e'clergY'of the DIocese ofSaihts' 'Ceslo and Julian just faithful depart$l, through the 'mercy- of God; 'rest in peace., will enable the maximum at- to De present at the CathedraL 'Turn to Page heot7-three Amen. tendance of the faithfuL ':rum ~' Page Tw. ; t

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