Some predict a red hat may be next for Rigali
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pope John Paul II has appointed one of his top Vatican officials to head the St. Louis archdiocese in a move that some term a "sacrifice" and others view as a stepping stone to a cardinal's hat.
Archbishop Justin Rigali was named to succeed Archbishop John L. May, who resigned as head of St. Louis archdiocese in 1992 following brain surgery.
Rigali, whose close papal ties span three decades, held one of ...