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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1914
Page
9
Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto born June 2 1835 rises from peasant roots to become Pope Pius X. His early life in poverty shaped a frugal clergy career marked by piety, simple living, and strong opposition to modernism and secular interference.
Governor Walsh expressed deep regret at the Pope Pius death noting the loss comes at a critical time in Europe. He praised Pius the tenth as a pious, humble, prudent leader whose pontificate stood among the most notable in Roman Catholic history and whose influence touched hundreds of millions.
The article traces the life of Cardinal Sarto born 1835 in Riese. He rose from a barefoot seminary student to bishop of Mantua and Patriarch of Venice. Elevated by Leo XIII as cardinal then pope Pius X in 1903 after a short conclave.
Vatican message from Rome via London dated August 2 1914 calls Catholics everywhere to publicly supplicate with clergy leading parish prayers. The Pope urges divine mercy to tire of prayers and hasten peace, asking rulers to seek peaceful thoughts.
The death of Pope Pius X prompts shock and concern among laymen of diverse denominations. Notables including Mayor Curley Franklin B Dyer Ex Mayor John F Fitzgerald James M Prendergast and others share tributes highlighting his peacemaking and benevolent leadership amid a European crisis.
Clergy across the state react with grief to the death of Pope Prus X. Noted clerics from Holy Cross College Worcester and St John’s Roxbury praise his faith and leadership. They express sorrow and hope for a worthy successor for the church.
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