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A crowded Cathedra with i-he majority receiving Holy Communion wes Perth Catholics' pubiic tribute to the memory of the late Holy Father, Pope John XXIII last Friday evening.
The Pontifical Requiem Mass, presided at by His Grace the Archbishop and celebrated by His Lordship Bishop McKeon, was attended by Senator T. DrakeBrockman, representing the Federal Government, the Lord Mayor, Sir Hariej Howard and the .Town Clerk, Mr. W. A. Ma. Green, and Dr. I. Argent°, the Italian Consul. A direct telecast \vas made of the Mass by TVW Channel 7 and was repeated during their Sunday after-
noon programme.
C.M., who was master of ceremonies. St. Mary's Cathedral choir, under the direction of Father P. Ahern, chanted the Mass. The Auxiliary Bishop preached the panegyric on the late Holy Father, taking his text from the Book of Ecclesiasticus, "He was beloved of God and Man: whose memory is in benediction." (See Page 11)
Assisting His Grace as deacon and subdeacon at the thrcne were Monsignors E. Kennedy and A Langmead, while ministers at the Mass were Monsignor E. Sullivan, assistant priest, Father J. McGillicuddy, deacon, and Father W. Foley, sub-deacon. The cererrionies of the Mass were carried out by the students of St. Charles' Seminary under the direction of Father E. Clancy,
Well-Known Brother Feted At Ceremony
CONDOLENCES Among messages of condolence received by His Grace the Archbishop were those from His Excellency the Governor, Sir Charles Gairdner, the Most Rev. R. Moline, former Anglican Archbishop of Perth, the Venerable T. B. McDonald, Archdeacon a n d Administrator of the Anglican Archdiocese of Perth, Rabbi George W. Rubin, of the Temple David Congregation, Rev. K. McC. Dowding, Presbyterian Church, and Rabbi L. Rubin-Zacks, of the Perth Hebrew Congregation.
Francesco Michetti, holding cross, and his five fellow factory workers from Milan, arrived too late in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. The pontiff, Pope John XXIII, had j ust died. The six made the 400-mile journey from Milan carrying the cross on a pilgrimage of prayer for the health or Pope John.
ALL ACTIVITY ON COUNCIL WORK CEASES
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OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL, A VATICAN SPOKESMAN HAS EXPLAINED. There was no need to cancel any meetings of council committees because none was being held or planned during the grave days of the Pope's illness, Monsignor Faust° Vallainc, head of the press office' for the council, told newsmen. "When the Holy Father dies the council will automatically cease to function —and there will be no more meetings," Monsignor Vallaine said.
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Brother William . LAST
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JUNE 8, REV. BROTHER WILLIAM MOORE, CSSR, C ELEBRATED THE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF HIS RELIGIOUS PROPESS/ON AS A REDEMPTORIST LAY-BROTHER.
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Br .her Williarn was born in Melbourne. The Moore f ernily moved to Boulder City when he was quite Young. It was from Boulder that he joined the Redemptorist Congregation. He received his religious habit in 1909 and made his first Pro-
. a familiar figure feesion in 1913. During his long career, Brothel' William has been attached to most of the Houses of the Australian Province of the Congregation of the Most. Holy Recteemer. For the last 23 years he has been a wellknown member of the community at North Perth. Last Saturday a large crowd of relatives and friends were present at the Redemptorist Monas tery Church for the simple but moving ceremony of the renewal of vows and for the Sung Masi
It was further pointed out by Vatican authorities that Canon 229 of The Code of Canon Law contains provisions that apply directly to the situation. The canon oritlers that 'if the Roman Pontiff should die during the celebration of the council. it is by law automatically suspended until the new Pontiff shall have ordered its resumption and continuation." No direct answer as to what a new Pope would decide about the resumption of the council is possible at present. The decision, it is pointed out, lies solely with the Pope. However, if he chose to reconvoke the council, the timetable that automatically comes into effect after a Pope's death offers the indication that it is possible that the council might not be called into
session on September 8 as scheduled. It is pointed out that the conclave to elect a new Pope cannot begin before 15 and not after 18 days after the death of the reigning Pope. No one can predict at this point how long a conclave would last, but it is safe to guess that at least three weeks will have elapsed after the death of the Pope and the election of a new one—at the very least. Following the Pope's election there comes the coronation. The last one was hurried by Pope John, who
allowed only eight days to elapse after his election. This put pressure on the goverments throughout the world to name delegations to attend the coronation. It is possible a new Pope will prefer to permit more time between election and coronation. At the most conservative estimate, a full month will elapse. between the death of one Pope and the election and coronation of a new one. It also should be remembered that the calendar of a new Pope is extremely crowded and he also has
the tremendous task of acquainting himself with the current business • of the Holy See. Add to this that it will be time for the Pope to move to Castelgandolfo because of Rome's great summer heat and that August is a vacation month for the Roman Curia offices. This all tends to indicate that a postponement of the September council reopening could be reasonably expected. Naturally it depends on the will of the new Pope, but the chances are that these circumstances and the events of the coming weeks will greatly affect a decision on the council resumption.
AVERAGE AGE OF COLLEGE IS SEVENTY-TWO
gary, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Peru, the Philippines, Polan d, Scotland, Syria, Uruguay, Venezuela.
THERE ARE 82 MEMBERS IN THE COLLEGE OF CARDINALS THAT WILL MEET IN CONCLAVE TO ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO POPE JOHN XXIII. Here are some facts about the gathering which will be making a decision which will be momentous to all Christians and probably to the whole world. • THE oldest is 91 years of age (as of June 8); the youngest is 49. The average age of the College is slightly more than 72 years. • TWENTY cardinals are more than 80 years of age: 34 between 70 and 80; 17
between 60 and 70; ten between 50 and 60; and one is under 50. • TWENTY-EIGHT are from Italy; eight from France; seven from Spain; five from the United States; three from Germany; three from Brazil; twia from Portugal; two from Canada; t wo from Argentina; one each from Africa, Austria, Australia, Armeni a, Belgium, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Holland, Hun-
His Creation A FORTY-FIVE were c reated cardinals by Pope John XXIII; 29 by Pope Pius XII; eight by Pope Pius XI. • THIRTY-TWO of the cardinals are on the administrative staff of the Church in Rome, while 50 are Ordinaries of archdioceses and dioceses throughout t h e world. Of the latter, Jozsef Cardinal Mindszenty, the Primate of Hunnry, is impeded in the exercise of his office and is residing in the American Embassy in Budapest, and Thomas Cardinal Tien, S.V.D., is exiled from the Archdiocese of Peking, China.