Nicole Winfield
Italy and Vatican Correspondent at Associated Press
Associated Press correspondent based in Rome, covering Vatican, Italy
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A look back at JD Vance’s meeting with Francis - one of the pope’s final encounters before his death
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post-gazette.com | Nicole Winfield |Ken Gormley |Jamey Keaten
WASHINGTON — One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend. The meeting took place on Easter Sunday. Vance, a Catholic convert, entered the room and reached down for the pope's hand. “Hello,” the vice president said. “So good to see you."Francis was sitting in a wheelchair, and his words were inaudible in a video released by the Vatican.
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post-gazette.com | Nicole Winfield |Jamey Keaten
I had the rare opportunity to meet Pope Francis at the Vatican in February 2018, early in my Duquesne University presidency. It was the honor of a lifetime. Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh had arranged for me to attend a large gathering and Mass with the pope at St. Peter’s Square, where I was slated to be with hundreds of others on the stage. That day, a terrible thunderstorm swept through Rome, causing them to cancel the outdoor service.
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post-gazette.com | Nicole Winfield |Jamey Keaten
VATICAN CITY — A popular saying in Vatican circles is that if you “enter a conclave as pope, you leave as a cardinal.”It implies the sacred and secretive process is no popularity contest or campaign, but rather the divinely inspired election of Christ’s Vicar on Earth by the princes of the church.
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post-gazette.com | Jamey Keaten |Nicole Winfield
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who died on Monday, had an informal, lighthearted speaking style, and sometimes he even created words in a combination of his native Spanish with the Italian that he spoke as pope. Some of his memorable quotes:A simple, initial greeting“Brothers and sisters, good evening!” -- Francis’ first words delivered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica after his election as pontiff on March 13, 2013.
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arkansasonline.com | Nicole Winfield |Silvia Stellacci
On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis emerged from his convalescence on Easter Sunday to bless thousands of people in St. Peter's Square and treat them to a surprise popemobile romp through the piazza, drawing wild cheers and applause as he continues his recovery from a near-fatal bout of double pneumonia.
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It’s taboo around the Vatican to openly speak about a conclave when a pope is sick. But the success of “Conclave” the film, and its momentum heading into Sunday’s Oscars, has forced the issue as @Pontifex battles pneumonia. https://t.co/xgFXGqVq1q https://t.co/W6HkI1dMdq
A bit of Roman levity as @Pontifex recovers from pneumonia
When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next - even before 'Conclave' https://t.co/xSW3EmrkQZ