Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope
John Allen in Rome: If picking a pope were like hiring for a job, Leonardo Sandri's résumé would earn him an interview.
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Vatican's top ex-cop on abuse: Mahony must 'decide in conscience'
John Allen: In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Bishop Charles Scicluna said Cardinal Roger Mahony made mistakes and will have to decide if he will vote in the conclave.
Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope
John Allen in Rome: Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet has the brains, the languages and the life experience to be pope.
Mahony backlash reaches Italy
John Allen in Rome: Cardinal Roger Mahony has become a symbol of the church's failures on the sexual abuse scandals, and his participation in the papal election is stirring controversy.
Papabile of the Day: The Men Who Could Be Pope
John Allen in Rome: Today, meet Cardinal Peter Turkson, who figures prominently on the short list of possible African candidates for pope.
Buzz grows in Rome for Boston's O'Malley
John Allen in Rome: For the first time, an American pope seems thinkable, and Cardinal Sean O'Malley has gotten surprising buzz.
Papabile of the day: the men who could be pope
John Allen in Rome: One of the men most talked about as the next potential pope is Cardinal Angelo Scola, but does he have what it takes?
Ravasi: Sometimes God listens more to blasphemy
So far, it doesn't seem that Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi is allowing the pressure of delivering the Vatican's Lenten retreat just ahead of a looming conclave to induce him to pull his spiritual punches.
On Sunday, before an audience including Pope Benedict XVI and several Vatican cardinals likely to be king-makers and even candidates in the papal election next month, Ravasi suggested that sometimes blasphemy is heard with greater attention by God than pre-fabricated prayers offered during the Sunday liturgy.
Rome says goodbye to its bishop
Benedict XVI’s farewell tour began this week, including a three-minute plus eruption of applause at the Ash Wednesday service, one that might never have ended if the pope himself hadn’t cut it short by saying “Let’s get back to the prayer,” and a love fest with the priests of Rome on Thursday.
A spotlight on 'the most interesting man in the church'
John Allen in Rome: The pope is on a retreat this week run by a man considered papabile. Here's more about him.
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In This Issue
June 7-20, 2013
- Pope spotlights social teaching with blunt calls for ethical economy
- We face clear moral choices in priorities of our federal budget
- Mother Tekla: the most powerful woman in Rome
- [Print Edition Only] Special Section: Ministries PREVIEW
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