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Wikipedia has changed Martin Karplus date of today with the 28th of December...

Wikipedia has changed the date of today with the 28th of December...

The 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Martin Karplus has passed away. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/martin-karplus-obituary?id=57162393

His coat:

Finally an Italian back in he DL! But I don't think he is that sick...

Asma al-Assad, wife of Assad from Syria, it has a severe leukimia with a 50/50 chance of survival...

There is a mistake on the obituary of the DL: Carter won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002 not 2022.

By the way the last Pope died during a Jubilee, was Pope Innocent XII back in 1700.

https://www.ansa.it/vaticano/notizie/2024/12/24/papa-francesco-apre-la-porta-santa-al-via-il-giubileo.-dolore-per-le-guerre_c74e5e4e-43a1-42d8-855c-1c2df30acc54.html The Pope has opened the Holy Door sitting on a wheelchair...

Italian cardinal Camillo Ruini (who will turn 94 in february) could be a good option. This summer he had some health issues...

His coat:

There are already 10 electors cardinals from USA and only 3 from Canada.

Pope Francis to create 21 new cardinals in December. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-francis-appoint-new-cardinals-dec-8-2024-10-06/

The nationality of the new cardinals are: Italy with three new cardinals and then Perù, Argentina, Ecuador, Chile, Japan, Philippines, Serbia, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Belgium, Indonesia, France, Canada, Lithuania, Ucraine, United Kingdom and India. Italy will have another one cardinal but it will be older than 80 years old so it will no part of a future Conclave.

Pope Francis to create 21 new cardinals in December. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-francis-appoint-new-cardinals-dec-8-2024-10-06/

His coat:

It looks like he will be still able to travel to Belgium and Luxembourg from 26th until 29th of September.

Italian soccer player Schillaci hospitalised and in serious conditions... https://www.ansa.it/sicilia/notizie/2024/09/08/toto-schillaci-ricoverato-in-gravi-condizioni_8c443725-04a2-4872-be4d-baa7c8ffa403.html

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2024/04/02/il-papa-alla-sua-morte-sara-esposto-nella-bara-niente-catafalco_a44eae46-47f7-4a06-bb59-255f669e3b90.html Pope Francis has changed the funeral rite in the case of a death of a Pope.

Naaah. Maybe 2025. And I am not so sure about it...

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2024/03/24/il-papa-con-la-voce-affaticata-non-legge-lomelia_8a1b2576-fa15-4a6f-8d1f-fe5f3a22c1cf.html Pope Francis is still a little bit weak... He didn't read today's homily.

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/politica/2024/02/13/il-papa-sara-il-28-aprile-a-venezia-visita-anche-la-biennale_c16e3dae-a117-4951-b5c2-7e5e7521e33d.html The Pope will be in Venice at the end of April.

For the first time in DL history we have three hits in the month of January!!!!

There are only 24 candidates of the previous year's list.

For the first time we have four hits in November...