Rome, Dec. 13. Five new Cardinals were created by Pope Pius XI at a secret consist tory held this morning. The total number of members of the Sacred College—which must never exceed 70—has thereby been raised to 09, of whom 38 are Italian:
The Cardinals created to-day are the Patriarch of Venice Piazza, the former Papal Nuncio in Belgrade Pollegrinetti, the secretary of the Congregation for Extraordinary jelesiastical Affairs, Mar. Pizzardo. the Archbishop of Lyons, Mgr. Ger-Her, and the Archbishop of Westminster, Mgr. Hinsley.
The ceremonial introduction of the f new Cardinals will take place on Thursday in the course of a public
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