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... who have descended on Rome to document the election. “The wait is marvelous!” said Priscilla Parlante, a Roman. Pedro Deget, 22, a finance student from Argentina, said he and his family visited Rome during the Argentine pope's pontificate and were hoping for a new pope in Francis' image. “Francis ...
If he were elected, he would return an Italian to the papacy after three successive outsiders: St. John Paul II (Poland), Pope Benedict XVI (Germany) and Francis (Argentina). But Parolin has very little pastoral experience: He entered the seminary at age 14, four years after his father was killed in ...
... Brabant: Some Vatican experts believe it's possible that the next pope might be a conservative from Africa, where Catholicism is booming. Pope Francis from Argentina broke Europe's dominance of the papacy. And veteran Vatican observer Robert Mickens believes that European cardinals aim to reassert their authority. Robert Mickens ...
... his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis' humble persona and disdain for pomp. U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei are among the leaders arriving Friday, the last day Argentine pope will lie in state in St. Peter's Basilica before ...
... repackage it from Vietnam and come to us. That's a very different issue dealing with Vietnam than it is maybe with Honduras or with Argentina. Argentina, who blocks access to our beef, is not the same with Vietnam. So it is very complicated. They're dealing with a lot ...
... tangible relief to the Vatican and Catholic faithful who have been anxiously following 38 days of medical ups and downs and wondering if Francis would make it. “Today I feel a great joy," said Dr. Rossella Russomando, who was at Gemelli on Sunday but did not treat Francis. “It is ...
... sick, Francis decided to extend the five-year term of the current dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, rather than make way for someone new. As depicted in the film “Conclave,” the dean of the College of Cardinals plays an important role in the life ...
Wearing his trademark black “Make America Great Again” hat, billionaire Elon Musk began his appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference by brandishing a chainsaw that was given to him by Argentine President Javier Milei. Watch Musk's remarks in the player above. The chainsaw was used by Milei during ...
... about how Francis is responding to any of the drugs he has been given other than to say he isn't running a fever. The Argentine pope, who has previously admitted to being a non-compliant patient, has a number of conditions that make him particularly at risk for complications ...
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire. Israelis expressed some relief as the three hostages — Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn, 46; American ...
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