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In the News (Thu 3 Dec 09)

  
  Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Papabili
The Washington Post; 4/3/2005; 374 words; ROME Cardinal Diogini Tettamanzi rocketed to the head of the list of Italian papabili, or potential popes, in 2002 when he was named archbishop of Milan, Italy's largest diocese.
Cardinal Francis Arinze is one of those that was close to the Vatican Curia and his credentials place him in the field of papabili.
His name also figures among the "papabili," as the possible top contenders to be the next pontiff are called in Italian.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Papabili   (1010 words)

  
  Print news - IPS Inter Press Service
Hence the emergence of the inevitable phenomenon of papabili that has been a natural pastime whenever a pope is old or ill, in this case both.
The names of the papabili now come from the 'Vaticanisti' -- a small and prestigious group of journalists permanently covering the Vatican and often in touch with the thinking of the hierarchy of the central administration.
That speculation on papabili is risky was in evidence in 1978 when Vatican observers recall Cardinal Sergio Pignedoli considered himself such shoe-in that he had a papal costume tailored before the conclave.
www.ipsnews.net /print.asp?idnews=27754   (949 words)

  
 Thoughts of the papabili
For members of the College of Cardinals, especially near the end of a papacy, the way they use this opportunity offers insight into the kind of pope they might make.
NCR is collecting representative lines from the papabili at the European Synod - men thought to be among the front-runners for the next papal election.
The comments are taken from the English-language summaries of their synod speeches.
www.natcath.com /NCR_Online/archives/101599/101599d.htm   (643 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - 'Papabili': The handicappers' picks for pope
However, many Vatican-watchers are making short lists of papabili— Italian slang for the front-runners.
A familiar face to American Catholics, he has made frequent trips to the USA and has been papabili for years.
Church historian Matthew Bunson describes him as a veteran pastor highly ranked with the Curia, a noted author and a conservative on liturgy.
www.usatoday.com /news/religion/2003-10-20-pope-pick_x.htm   (891 words)

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