Vatican City, Mar, 8.
Pope Pius XII yesterday morning in the Consistory Hall granted an audience to 150 members of the Spanish aristocracy, including the Grandees, who came to Rome to attend Suffrage masses for the late former King Alfonso XIII.
The first Suffrage Mass was celebrated in the Church of St, Ignazio by the Apostolic Nuncio to italy, Monsignor Borgoncini Duco in the presence of 1,000 Spaniards who came to Rome especially for Mass, During the audience the 150 Spaniards were presented by the Spanish Ambassador to the Holy See, Sr. Jose Yanguas Messia.
"The Pope was seated on a throne and spoke in Spanish, He expressed sorrow over Alfonso's death and expressed certainty that Catholic Spain would be great in the future, He concluded with a blessing for Spain and Generalissimo Francisco Franco, "Upon finishing his discourse, Pope Pius arose from the throne and, accompanied by Ambassador Yanguas, walked through the hall, extending his hand so his Fisherman's ring, official sign of Papal authority, could be kissed,
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