Funds are going to Rome to build the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Pope Pius XI wishes the new temple to be magnificent and monumental, worthy of Rome. He has contributed 100,000 lire. Queen Victoria of Spain is expected soon to give an even larger sum.
The plan of the church follows the traditions of papal Rome. It will be circular, traversed by a Greek Cross, on the arms of which will rise jewelled chapels. Short flights of steps will give access to these chapels through arches representing the triumph of the Gospel....
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