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...first time since he was elevated nearly 14 years ago, Pope Pius XII left his Vatican palace to attend a concert half a mile away. The event: an oratorio and other sacred works composed and conducted by Lorenzo Perosi, director of the Pope's music, who recently celebrated his 80th birthday...
...have traditionally dressed as befits their princely rank. A cardinal's minimum ceremonial wardrobe, including ermine-tipped cape and watered-silk robes in purple and scarlet, costs at least $3,000. Last week, on the heels of his appointment of 24 new cardinals (TIME, Dec. 8), Pope Pius XII ordered members of the Sacred College to scale down on the splendor. The world situation, said a papal decree, enjoins "a sober tenor of life upon all and a measured and austere one, particularly upon the clergy...
Behind the Curtain. Of the 24 new cardinals, whose appointments bring the college to its authorized strength of 70, eleven are Italians. This raises the number of Italian cardinals to 27 (v. an Italian membership of 35 when Eugenic Pacelli became Pius XII in 1939). Three of the new cardinals are from Latin America (Ecuador, Colombia and Brazil), one from Canada. Other non-Italians: two Spaniards, one German, one Irishman (Archbishop D'Alton of Armagh in Northern Ireland) and two Frenchmen, giving France the highest number of cardinals (six) after Italy...
From his summer palace in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Pius XII announced his "blessing and benediction to employees and members of the Associated Press everywhere . . . because of the important work the Associated Press does...
...Years and Final Examinations in 1952-53 are given below. The printed Examination Schedule showing which courses will be held in the mornings and which in the afternoons will be available about January 9th for Mid-Years and about May 12th for Finals. Three article--in Groups IV, X, XII--occurred in the last CRIMSON schedule. This is the official list. Group Mid-Year Examination Final Examination I Monday, January 26 Wednesday, May 27 II Monday, January 19 Friday, May 29 III Thursday, January 15 Monday, May 15 IV Thursday, January 22 Wednesday, May 20 V Wednesday, January 21 Thursday...