Cardinal Justin Rigali

Cardinal Justin Rigali

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  New soles for pope? Rome's Borgo's the go-to place

  When a future pope needed new soles, he strolled to a shoe repair shop practically around the corner from the Vatican. When he was pope and nearing ... 

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  Sistine chimney installed as conclave nears

  The Vatican sought Saturday to quash speculation that divisions among cardinals could drag out the conclave to elect the new pope, while preparations ... 

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  Conclave brings out cardinals' dirty laundry

  Popular pressure is mounting in the U.S. and Italy to keep California Cardinal Roger Mahony away from the conclave to elect the next pope because of ... 

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  Could the next pope come from the United States?

  Conventional wisdom holds that no one from the United States could be elected pope, that the superpower has more than enough worldly influence without ...