papabile

Later I learned that papabile is not a kind of pasta but means "Pope-able."

We Have a Pope! 2003

Later I learned that papabile is not a kind of pasta but means "Pope-able."

We Have a Pope! 2003

During the last papal election in 2005, Cardinal Ouellet was regarded by some observers as a "papabile," a candidate for pope, because of his conservatism and command of foreign languages, including Italian, French and English.

Pope Names Cardinal To Vet Appointments 2010

Speculation on who's most "papabile" revolves around the 135-member-strong College of Cardinals.

Periscope 2007

Vatican observers have spent years now honing their ever-changing lists of cardinals who are "papabile," or potential popes.

THE NEWS BLOG 2005

Mr Vecchio had no idea who "Father Karol" was, still less that he was to become "papabile".

CathNews 2010

After just eight years as cardinal, people now speak seriously of him as "papabile", a man who might one day become pope.

Deborah Gyapong 2010

I always prayed that Pope Benedict XVI would live and reign in good health until nearly all of the JP II Cardinals are too old either to vote, or to be considered papabile.

Pray for the Holy Father 2009

Ippolito was one of the small band of cardinals considered to be very papabile—“pope-able.”

Delizia! John Dickie 2008

To papabile Cardinal Angelo Scola and to a small but growing number of educated Catholics, the most important theological development in the Church over our lifetime has occurred around the theme of "the nuptial mystery."

We're all getting married: the new theological synthesis Mike L 2007