From Centocelle di Tagle to Trastevere di Zuppi: the Conclave and the support of the parishes of the eligible

The vote kicks off on May 7. The favorites for the election are also the owners of some churches in Rome. All eyes are on the chimney in the Sistine Chapel

In the field Parolin, Zuppi and Aveline. Hollerich pushes the Maltese Grech. The reflections of a prelate: “We run the risk of dispersing votes”

Candidates for the succession of Francis seek to secure themselves between cardinals and faithful in a process in which self-aggrandizement and transparent politics are taboo. In March 2013, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, from Argentina, gave a speech of approximately four minutes at one of the closed meetings at the Vatican before the conclave to elect the next Pope. The brief remarks, predicting a Church that would leave its insular comfort z…