British bookmaker William Hill had Parolin out in the front with 9/4 odds - a safe bet. At his heels was charismatic moderate Luis Antonio Tagle - a Filipino who could be the first Asian pope - at 3/1. L-R: Car
The internationalisation of the College of Cardinals began in earnest under Paul VI (1963-1978). It was greatly accelerated by John Paul II (1978-2005), a Pole who was the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. While Europe still has the largest share of cardinal...
Davey went to Victory Lane for the first time in his life. Some reports say he won in his sixth start. That matters not. One thing is for certain: By 1983, his talent was obvious. He won often at Birmingham. And, in 1985, only six years after his racing debut, he was racing ...
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The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.
Who was the first mime? History of Mimes: The tradition of silent acting now called pantomime (or mime) goes back to the theater traditions of Ancient Greece and Rome. Medieval theater performances in Europe also made use of silent masked characters in symbolic character representations. ...
his heart was strong. As for the rumours he had been poisoned, (he laughs heartily) that was made up too. Bishop John Magee was my uncle’s private secretary and the first to summon assistance after the nun who brought him his morning coffee had found him dead. He told me, he had ...
Who would be considered the least noble character in Chaucer's "The Franklin's Tale", and why?"The Franklin's Tale":All of the tales in Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales are meant to reflect the personality and lifestyle of the pilgrim telling the tale. In medieva...
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow said she has “exactly the right profile of somebody who ought to run for president.” Cons: Hailing from a state that borders Iowa, she would be expected to perform very well in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. On 2020: Dropped out of the presidential ...
The pope looms so large in everyday Italian life that there are lots of expressions that make light of even a dark event like his death.