Keeping Up with the "Cardinardo"

(Photo removed by order of the Houston Chronicle.)

One spot you might want to keep an eye on: as the H-Town media floods into Rome, Chronicle religion reporter Tara Dooley and photog Smiley Pool are keeping a blog for the week's events. (The photo above was taken as the Eminence-in-waiting was leaving Gammarelli yesterday.)

The Urb is never drab, of course, but this is one of the most colorful weeks the city has to offer... and here's to the best coverage of it all around.

PHOTO: Smiley N. Pool/(Removed by order of the) Houston Chronicle

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