Word: cardinales
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As the small, rotund figure climbed the 15 steps toward him, Pope Paul VI last week signaled his pleasure. He rose from the papal throne in the Vatican's audience hall, where he had just bestowed the three-cornered biretta upon 19 newly named members of the College of...
Moments later, a beaming Trin, the first Vietnamese prince of the church, was greeted by an enthusiastic round of applause. His appearance had lifted the anonymity from one of two men elevated to cardinal's rank in pectore (in the breast, meaning secretly) when the other 19 nominations were...
A Borrowed Cape. So closely was the secret kept that Cardinal Trin himself only suspected the honor awaiting him in Rome. Said the cardinal: "When I left Hanoi, I was asked by government officials why I was going to Rome. I told them truthfully that I did not know, although...
Still Hanoi seems to be saying it is content for the present to deal gently with the church. Though one Vatican spokesman noted that "there is a long road ahead before we can achieve diplomatic recognition and an exchange of envoys," it is generally agreed that the elevation of Hanoi...
Last week New York Yankee Lou Piniella slid into Boston Red Sox Catcher Carlton Fisk with enough force to trigger a wild on-field brawl-and bloody fights in the stands. One result: Pitcher Bill Lee was so severely hurt that he may be out for the rest of the...