Zuppi, a trip to the house of Bologna where the cardinal lives with retired priests: if chosen at the Conclave he becomes Pope Matthew

The archbishop and president of the CEI Matteo Maria Zuppi, considered one of the possible favorite names to become the successor of Pope Francis, lives at the House of the Clergy with twenty-five retired elderly priests: "Get out at dawn by bike and come back late at night. Eat little and speak a lot, take many votes"

Matteo Zuppi is acting as Pope's successor. With his progressive attitude, he was able to win over some of his followers. What makes the Italian cardinal?

The Mass, the confirmations and an interview with the vicars, in his land of Bologna. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi spent the last Sunday before the Conclave, returning to surprise in the city and province for a few hours. Among the faithful, people with disabilities and colleagues of trust. Before he presided the Mass in the church of Pegola, fraction in the municipality of Malalbergo, where he administered the confirmations. Then, accompanied by his s…

His name is often mentioned as a possible successor to Francisco, with whom he would represent a certain continuity, at least in the essentials, as the defense of the most disadvantaged, although his style is more moderate than that of the energetic Argentine pontiff. Read more