AP Spotlight When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press Feb 20, 2025 Feb 20, 2025 Updated Aug 26, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ROME — 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.kAmQp A@A6 5:6D[ E96J >2<6 2?@E96C[Q 8@6D @?6[ DF886DE:?8 9@H =:76 8@6D @?]k^AmkAmQtG6CJ 562E9 @7 2 A@A6 …Q DE2CED 2?@E96C[ :?5:42E:?8 2 C2C6 @44FCC6?46]k^AmkAmqFE E96 @?6 >@DE 7C6BF6?E=J 962C5 H96? 2 A@A6 :D 24EF2==J D:4< :D A6C92AD E96 52C<6DEi Q%96 A@A6 :D 7:?6 F?E:= 96VD 5625]Qk^Am kAm%92E @?6VD 366? >2<:?8 E96 C@F?5D 2D !@A6 uC2?4:D ?62CD 2 H66< :? #@>6VD v6>6==: 9@DA:E2=[ 32EE=:?8 A?6F>@?:2 2?5 2 4@>A=6I C6DA:C2E@CJ :?764E:@?]k^Am People are also reading… Iowa women’s basketball head coach Jan Jensen teases more transfer portal additions for Hawkeyes Iowa State's 2027 recruiting class ranks No. 1 after Donovan Davis commitment She narrowly survived hantavirus 30 years ago. 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