Religion: Papal Notes

¶In the crypt of St. Peter's, many Bishops, including Mgr. Canale Oberti of Santa Fe, last week said mass for Pope Pius X, "the Good", who died ten years ago. Before the tomb, thousands of candles were lighted, thousands of flowers scattered. The late Pope's aged sisters, who still live near the Vatican, attended.

¶The reigning Pope, Pius XI, will carry out the desires of the late Pope Benedict XV in presenting to the Catholic University of Washington, D. C., a picture of the Immaculate Conception, executed in mosaic at the Vatican....

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