Italian Cardinal Leonardo Sandri arrives to attend a prayer at Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican March 6, 2013. Catholic cardinals said on Tuesday they wanted time to get to know each before choosing the next pope and meanwhile would seek more information on a secret report on alleged corruption in the Vatican. REUTERS/Max Rossi (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Argentinian Cardinal Leonardo Sandri arrives for a meeting at the Synod Hall in the Vatican March 4, 2013. Preparations for electing Roman Catholicism's new leader begin in earnest on Monday as the College of Cardinals opens daily talks to sketch an identikit for the next pope and ponder who among them might fit it. The idea is to have the new pope elected during next week and officially installed several days later so he can preside over the Holy Week ceremonies starting with Palm Sunday on March 24 and culminating in Easter the following Sunday. REUTERS/Max Rossi (VATICAN - Tags: RELIGION) 

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri gestures during an interview with Reuters in Rome, March 2, 2013. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Cardinal Sandri, 69, an Argentine, said the next pope should not be chosen according to a geographic area but must be a "saintly man" who is "best qualified" to lead the Church in a time of crisis. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri gestures during an interview with Reuters in Rome, March 2, 2013. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 69, an Argentine, also said the next pope should not be chosen according to a geographic area but must be a "saintly man" who is "best qualified" to lead the Church in a time of crisis. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri poses during an interview with Reuters in Rome, March 2, 2013. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Cardinal Sandri, 69, an Argentine, said the next pope should not be chosen according to a geographic area but must be a "saintly man" who is "best qualified" to lead the Church in a time of crisis. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri talks during an interview with Reuters in Rome, March 2, 2013. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Cardinal Sandri, 69, an Argentine, said the next pope should not be chosen according to a geographic area but must be a "saintly man" who is "best qualified" to lead the Church in a time of crisis. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri gestures during an interview with Reuters in Rome, March 2, 2013. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 69, an Argentine, also said the next pope should not be chosen according to a geographic area but must be a "saintly man" who is "best qualified" to lead the Church in a time of crisis. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri gestures during an interview with Reuters in Rome, March 2, 2013. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 69, an Argentine, also said the next pope should not be chosen according to a geographic area but must be a "saintly man" who is "best qualified" to lead the Church in a time of crisis. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri gestures during an interview with Reuters in Rome, March 2, 2013. In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, 69, an Argentine, said the next pope should not be chosen according to a geographic area but must be a "saintly man" who is "best qualified" to lead the Church in a time of crisis. Picture taken March 2, 2013. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION) 

Separate file photos of Roman Catholic clergy from Latin America cited as being possible candidates to be the next Pope, (L-R) Brazilian cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz, Sao Paulo Archbishop Odilo Scherer, and Argentine cardinal Leonardo Sandri, taken in Rome between 2007 and 2012. Pope Benedict shocked the world on Monday by saying he no longer had the mental and physical strength to cope with his ministry, in an announcement that left his aides "incredulous" and will make him the first pontiff to step down since the Middle Ages. He will step down on February 28 and the Vatican expects a new Pope to be chosen by the end of March. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (ITALY - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) 

France's President Nicolas Sarkozy (C top) is applauded by (From L) French bishop Dominique Mambert, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, member of constitutional council Jacques Barrot, Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, Cardinal Paul Poupard and cardinal Antonio Cazinares Llovera before a lunch at the French embassy to the holy See in Rome October 8, 2010. French President Sarkozy met Pope Benedict XVI earlier in the day during a private audience. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION) 

Newly elevated Cardinal Leonardo Sandri (R) of Argentina receives his gold ring from Pope Benedict XVI during a mass in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican November 25, 2007. Pope Benedict on Sunday led a solemn ceremony in which he bestowed 23 new cardinals with their rings of office and urged them to work for peace. The Pope presided over the ceremony in St Peter's Basilica a day after he elevated the prelates from around the world to the elite rank in the 1.1 billion-member Roman Catholic Church. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN) 

New cardinal Leonardo Sandri (C) of Argentina leads a meeting with the faithful at the Sala Reggia (Royal Hall) after being elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican November 24, 2007. Pope Benedict, elevating 23 prelates from around the world to the elite rank of cardinal, made a pressing appeal on Saturday for an end to the war in Iraq and decried the plight of the country's Christian minority. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN) 

New cardinal Leonardo Sandri of Argentina leads a meeting with the faithful at the Sala Reggia (Royal Hall) after being elevated to cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican November 24, 2007. Pope Benedict, elevating 23 prelates from around the world to the elite rank of cardinal, made a pressing appeal on Saturday for an end to the war in Iraq and decried the plight of the country's Christian minority. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi (VATICAN) 

New cardinal Leonardo Sandri (R) of Argentina receives the biretta, a four-cornered red hat, by Pope Benedict XVI during the Consistory ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican November 24, 2007. Pope Benedict, elevating 23 prelates from around the world to the elite rank of cardinal, made a pressing appeal on Saturday for an end to the war in Iraq and decried the plight of the country's Christian minority. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano (VATICAN) 

New cardinal Leonardo Sandri of Italy receives the biretta, a four-cornered red hat, by Pope Benedict XVI during the Consistory ceremony in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican November 24, 2007. Pope Benedict, elevating 23 prelates from around the world to the elite rank of cardinal, made a pressing appeal on Saturday for an end to the war in Iraq and decried the plight of the country's Christian minority. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY) 

A ray of sunlight lights up the marble tomb of Pope Clemente XIII during a mass led [by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina] in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. [Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

Brazilian Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo arrives to attend a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005.[Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

Priests arrive to attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. [Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

Priests arrive to attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. [Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re arrives to attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005.[Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

U.S. Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony attends a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005.[Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

Priests are framed through a hole in a chair as they arrive to attend a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. [Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

A ray of sunlight lights up marble tomb of Pope Clemente XIII during mass led by bishop Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. A ray of sunlight lights up the marble tomb of Pope Clemente XIII during a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina leads a mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/DY 

Brazilian Cardinal Agnelo arrives to attend a mass led by bishop Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Brazilian Cardinal Geraldo Majella Agnelo arrives to attend a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Cardinal Turkson of Ghana arrives to attend mass led by bishop Sandri of Argentina in St Peter's Basilica at Vatican. Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana arrives to attend a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

A Swiss guard stands to attention before the start of the mass led by Bishop Sandri of Argentina in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. A Swiss guard stands to attention before the start of a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Priests are framed through a hole in a chair as they arrive to attend a mass led by bishop Sandri of Argentina in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Priests are framed through a hole in a chair as they arrive to attend a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Priests arrives to attend a mass led by Bishop Sandri of Argentina in St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Priests arrive to attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Cardinals and priests attend a mass led by Bishop Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Cardinals and priests attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. The photographic effect was made by rotating the camera during the exposure. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Cardinals arrive to attend a mass led by Bishop Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Cardinals arrive to attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Italian Cardinal Re arrives to attend a mass led by Bishop Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re arrives to attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi PP05040047 

U.S. Cardinal Mahony arrives to attend a mass led by Bishop Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. U.S. Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony arrives to attend a mass led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

US Cardinal Mahony attends a mass led by bishop Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. U.S. Cardinal Roger Michael Mahony attends a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson of Ghana arrives to attend a mass led by bishop Leonardo Sandri of Argentina in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican April 13, 2005. [Conservative Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger has gained strong support among Roman Catholic cardinals seeking a successor to Pope John Paul but many of them are still undecided, a Church official said on Wednesday.] 

Pope John Paul II watches Bishop Leonardo Sandri deliver Angelus prayers from a suite at Rome's Gemelli hospital. Pope John Paul II watches Bishop Leonardo Sandri in nearby St. Peter's square deliver Angelus prayers on television, in a suite at Rome's Gemelli hospital March 13, 2005 where he is recovering from throat surgery. Pope John Paul has spoken directly to the Roman Catholic faithful for the first time since he underwent throat surgery on February 24. He appeared briefly at his window and spoke a few words to pilgrims in the courtyard below. REUTERS/POOL/Osservatore Romano-Arturo Mari 

Pope John Paul II watches Bishop Leonardo Sandri deliver Angelus prayers from a suite at Rome's Gemelli hospital. Pope John Paul II watches Bishop Leonardo Sandri in nearby St. Peter's square deliver Angelus prayers on television, in a suite at Rome's Gemelli hospital March 13, 2005 where he is recovering from throat surgery. Pope John Paul has spoken directly to the Roman Catholic faithful for the first time since he underwent throat surgery on February 24. He appeared briefly at his window and spoke a few words to pilgrims in the courtyard below. REUTERS/POOL/Osservatore Romano-Arturo Mari 

Pope John Paul II watches a live television broadcast of the Angelus prayers held in nearby St. Peter's square, from a room in Rome's Gemelli hospital. Pope John Paul II watches a live television broadcast of Bishop Leonardo Sandri, reading the Angelus prayers in nearby St. Peter's square, from a room in Rome's Gemelli hospital, March 6, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who also suffers from Parkinson's disease and severe arthritis, is recovering from a tracheotomy operation which was performed to help ease breathing problems. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano-Arturo Mari/POOL 

Pope John Paul II watches a live television broadcast of the Angelus prayers held in nearby St. Peter's square, from a room in Rome's Gemelli hospital. Pope John Paul II watches a live television broadcast of Bishop Leonardo Sandri, reading the Angelus prayers in nearby St. Peter's square, from a room in Rome's Gemelli hospital, March 6, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who also suffers from Parkinson's disease and severe arthritis, is recovering from a tracheotomy operation which was performed to help ease breathing problems. REUTERS/Osservatore Romano-Arturo Mari/POOL 

Catholic university students attend a vigil in the Vatican, March 5, 2005. Argentine's Archbishop Leonardo Sandri is due to read a message from Pope John Paul II addressed to thousands of university students around Europe. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier 

Catholic university students carry a cross during a vigil in the Vatican, March 5, 2005. Argentine's Archbishop Leonardo Sandri is due to read a message from Pope John Paul II addressed to thousands of university students around Europe. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier 

Catholic university students carry a cross during a vigil in the Vatican, March 5, 2005. Argentine's Archbishop Leonardo Sandri is due to read a message from Pope John Paul II addressed to thousands of university students around Europe. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier 

A nun attends the Angelus prayer led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican February 27, 2005. A stiff and frail-looking Pope John Paul made a brief surprise appearance at his hospital window on Sunday after missing his weekly Angelus prayers for the first time in his 26-year pontificate. The Pontiff made the sign of a blessing from the window of his suite at Rome's Gemelli hospital and waved twice to people gathered below. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/WS 

A nun looks down as Bishop Leonardo Sandri leads the Angelus prayer in front of the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 27, 2005. A stiff and frail-looking Pope John Paul made a brief surprise appearance at his hospital window on Sunday after missing his weekly Angelus prayers for the first time in his 26-year pontificate. The Pontiff made the sign of a blessing from the window of his suite at Rome's Gemelli hospital and waved twice to people gathered below. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/WS 

A nun attends the Angelus prayer led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri in front of the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 27, 2005. A stiff and frail-looking Pope John Paul made a brief surprise appearance at his hospital window on Sunday after missing his weekly Angelus prayers for the first time in his 26-year pontificate. The Pontiff made the sign of a blessing from the window of his suite at Rome's Gemelli hospital and waved twice to people gathered below. REUTERS/Max Rossi 

A nun points as she attends the Angelus prayer led by Bishop Leonardo Sandri in front of the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 27, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who appeared today in the window of his private rooms at Gemelli hospital in Rome, was rushed to hospital for the second time this month on Thursday and had to have surgery to ease his breathing problems, sending tremors throughout the world that one of history's most active papacies could be about to end. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR 

A nun looks down as Bishop Leonardo Sandri leads the Angelus prayer in front of the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 27, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who appeared today from the window of his private rooms at Gemelli hospital in Rome, was rushed to hospital for the second time this month on Thursday and had to have surgery to ease his breathing problems, sending tremors throughout the world that one of history's most active papacies could be about to end. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/WS 

A nun looks down as Bishop Leonardo Sandri leads the Angelus prayer in front of the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 27, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who appeared today from the window of his private rooms at Gemelli hospital in Rome, was rushed to hospital for the second time this month on Thursday and had to have surgery to ease his breathing problems, sending tremors throughout the world that one of history's most active papacies could be about to end. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/WS 

Bishop Leonardo Sandri leads the Angelus prayer in front of the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 27, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who appeared today from the window of his private rooms at Gemelli hospital in Rome, was rushed to hospital for the second time this month on Thursday and had to have surgery to ease his breathing problems, sending tremors throughout the world that one of history's most active papacies could be about to end. REUTERS/Max Rossi REUTERS MR/WS 

Bishop Leonardo Sandri leads the Angelus prayer in front of the Saint Peter's Basilica at the Vatican February 27, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who appeared today from the window of his private rooms at Gemelli hospital in Rome, was rushed to hospital for the second time this month on Thursday and had to have surgery to ease his breathing problems, sending tremors throughout the world that one of history's most active papacies could be about to end. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/WS 

Faithful stroll in Saint Peter's Square as a giant screen shows pictures of Pope John Paul while Bishop Leonardo Sandri (not pictured) reads a message from Pope and leads the Angelus prayer at the Vatican February 27, 2005. The 84-year-old Pope, who appeared today from the window of his private rooms at the Gemelli hospital in Rome, was rushed to hospital for the second time this month on Thursday and had to have surgery to ease his breathing problems, sending tremors throughout the world that one of history's most active papacies could be about to end. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/WS 

Pope John Paul II flanked by Bishop Leonardo Sandri blesses the faithful from his suite at the Gemelli hospital in Rome February 6, 2005. Pope John Paul delivered his weekly blessing on Sunday from his hospital window, speaking to the faithful in a hoarse, faint voice. After an aide read the address and recited the so-called "Angelus" prayer, Pope John Paul gave a brief blessing that was almost impossible to hear, and then made the sign of the cross in the direction of the small crowd gathered below. It was the Pope's first public appearance for a week. He was rushed to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Tuesday suffering from acute breathing problems tied to a bout of influenza. 

Pope John Paul II, flanked by Bishop Leonardo Sandri, blesses the faithful from his suite at the Gemelli hospital in Rome February 6, 2005. Pope John Paul delivered his weekly blessing on Sunday from his hospital window, speaking to the faithful in a hoarse, faint voice. After an aide read the address and recited the so-called "Angelus" prayer, Pope John Paul gave a brief blessing that was almost impossible to hear, and then made the sign of the cross in the direction of the small crowd gathered below. It was the Pope's first public appearance for a week. He was rushed to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Tuesday suffering from acute breathing problems tied to a bout of influenza. REUTERS/Max Rossi MR/AA 

Pope John Paul II flanked by Bishop Leonardo Sandri blesses the faithful from his suite at the Gemelli hospital in Rome February 6, 2005. Pope John Paul delivered his weekly blessing on Sunday from his hospital window, speaking to the faithful in a hoarse, faint voice. After an aide read the address and recited the so-called "Angelus" prayer, Pope John Paul gave a brief blessing that was almost impossible to hear, and then made the sign of the cross in the direction of the small crowd gathered below. It was the Pope's first public appearance for a week. He was rushed to Rome's Gemelli hospital on Tuesday suffering from acute breathing problems tied to a bout of influenza. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez DJM/AA 

Bishop Leonardo Sandri delives the Pope's message during an audience at the Paul VI hall in the Vatican. Bishop Leonardo Sandri delivers the Pope's message during an audience at the Paul VI hall in the Vatican, which was due to be lead by Pope John Paul II February 5, 2005. The Pope will make a public appearance to bless the faithful from his hospital suite on Sunday but the Pontiff is not yet strong enough to read his customary noon message. REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi 

Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, substitute of the Secretary of State of the
Vatican (L) stands with New York's Archbishop Cardinal Edward Egan as
they address the media following a brief prayer ceremony at the "Ground
Zero" site of the World Trade Center disaster June 20, 2002. Sandri,
who also laid a wreath of rememberance at the site, also presented a
scholarship from the Pope to Cardinal Egan to be given to a student who
lost a parent in the attacks on September 11, 2001. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, substitute of the Secretary of State of the
Vatican (R) greets New York City police officers following a brief
prayer ceremony at the "Ground Zero" site of the World Trade Center
disaster June 20, 2002. Sandri, who later laid a wreath of rememberance
at the site, also presented a scholarship from the Pope to New York's
Cardinal Edward Egan to be given to a student who lost a parent in the
attacks on September 11, 2001. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, substitute of the Secretary of State of the
Vatican (R) stands with New York's Archbishop Cardinal Edward Egan
during a brief prayer ceremony at the "Ground Zero" site of the World
Trade Center disaster June 20, 2002. Sandri, who later laid a wreath of
rememberance at the site, also presented a scholarship from the Pope to
Cardinal Egan to be given to a student who lost a parent in the attacks
on September 11, 2001. REUTERS/Mike Segar

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Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, substitute of the Secretary of State of the
Vatican (right/center) stands beneath a cross of iron beams left after
the September 11 destruction of the World Trade Center with New York's
Archbishop Cardinal Edward Egan (center/left) during a brief prayer
ceremony at the "Ground Zero" site of the World Trade Center disaster
June 20, 2002. Sandri, who later laid a wreath of rememberance at the
site, also presented a scholarship from the Pope to Cardinal Egan to be
given to a student who lost a parent in the attacks. REUTERS/Mike
Segar

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