Word: cardinalate
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...cardinals join the Pope at an "intimate" consistory, during which he hands each one the scarlet biretta. Then comes a public consistory, at which old and new cardinals mingle and the Pope presents the galero-the round, flat red hat which is the traditional symbol of the cardinalate. Last of all is another secret consistory, at which the new cardinals get their rings and are assigned their titular churches...
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, 75, born to a poor peasant family in the north Italian town of Brisighella, served as a young priest in the Curia, became an expert on canon law. Named apostolic delegate to the U.S. hierarchy in 1933 and stationed in Washington, he has served since then as...
Died. Jose Maria Cardinal Caro Rodriguez, 92, Chilean Archbishop of Santiago, oldest member of the Sacred College of Cardinals; in Santiago.
Cardinal coach John Wood said yesterday that his team is in good physical shape, with co-captain Dick Winner the only man on the injured list. He added that his squad "shot well, rebounded well, in fact played an excellent all-around game against Clark."
How did he feel about becoming a cardinal? "I personally don't have the temperament or the psychological background for honors of this kind. I'm happy with this honor because the people are happy. It would have been much easier without it. I'm a man...