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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
8
Grief over Europe’s war hastened concern for the pope’s health as prayers and inquiries surged. Rumors of papal death circulated, but the Vatican denied them. Cardinal Bisseti, master of the chamber, handles and decides all requests for audiences with the supreme pontiff.
The Pope’s health deteriorated from bronchitis spreading to the left lung with heart weakness. Drs. Marchiafava and Amici reported grave symptoms and possible fatal outcome while noting age and gouty factors.
Cardinal O Connell is expected to sail from Boston on the Canopic to attend the papal conclave. The liner will call at New York before Naples, where Cardinal O Connell and Cardinal Gibbons are likely to board.
Crowds gather as Cardinal Merry del Val and cardinals watch the Vatican door while a late bulletin about the pope's condition sparks fear of death. Nobles, clergy, and relatives hurry to Rome as messengers relay word to Cardin als Farley and all church leaders.
An account of papal election ceremonies describes the death of a pope, the conclave, sealing of doors, oath taking, and the nine day obsequies. It details the camerlengo's role, the conclave’s guarded isolation, and the coronation rituals that follow the election and acceptance
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