Cardinal Tagle Has A Big Chance To Be The Next Global Catholic News Site

Cardinal Luis Tagle

Considered a darkhorse contender for Pope, Luis Cardinal Tagle has just received what virtually amounts to an endorsement by the world's leading Catholic news agency.

"He is one of the cardinals most frequently mentioned as a possible pope," declares the US-based Catholic News Service (CNS) in a newly posted glowing profile of the Filipino cardinal. "His youthful energy, his pastoral experience, his theological training and his communications skills impressed cardinals and bishops from around the world even before Pope Benedict XVI inducted him into the College of Cardinals last November."

The CNS's coverage of the Vatican is closely followed around the world. Its articles about religion are widely published by Catholic publications and presumably read by the cardinals who will be selecting the next Pope.

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