Word: romes
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Congress of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance opened at Rome. It is the largest that has ever been held, over 1,000 delegates " from all lands " having assembled. Signor Mussolini, opposed to feminism and woman suffrage in Italy, but appreciating advertising, provided Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt (President) with a guard of honor of Fascisti...
King George and Queen Mary returned from their visit to Rome. During their stay in the Eternal City the British sovereigns were everywhere acclaimed with spontaneous joy by the populace. The sight of two of the few remaining monarchs in Europe greeting each other with brotherly affection was too much for the Latin temperament of the Romans. They gave themselves up to the brilliant splendor of a visit that will go down in Italian history as the principal event...
During the period of their stay Rome the British King and Queen were received with every mark of sincere respect and friendliness by Pope Pius XL The gorgeous ceremony of the Vatican visit can only be compared to the magnificence associated with the courts of medieval days. The Vatican announces that it attaches great importance to the visit, and, although the Pope refuses to divulge the subject of his half-hour conversation with King George, a high Vatican official said that the visit was regarded as " the beginning of a general reconciliation in the Church of Christ...
This will be the first time that a reigning British monarch has ever paid a visit to the Pope since the Reformation-1534, complete separation from Rome by Act of Supremacy, which made it treason to deny that Henry VIII was the supreme head of the English Church...
...reported from Rome that Pope Pius XI will soon hold a consistory (senate composed of Pope and Cardinals). It is uncertain whether he will create any new cardinals...