Philly’s Own Papal Expert Heading to Vatican for Conclave

South Philly’s own papal svengali Rocco Palmo is headed to the Vatican to cover the highly anticipated conclave this month, reports Poynter’s Andrew Beaujon. More importantly, I missed Poynter’s earlier profile of Palmo, which ran last week. Interesting details: Palmo speaks Italian (a must), FaceTimes with bishops, and hates being called a blogger. (It’s true, he works sources and uncovers scoops like an old-school scribe at the Inky, where his father worked in the circ. department.) Also, of course, check out the Q&A I conducted with Palmo after the Pope announced his resignation. [Poynter]