Bellport priest has Vatican front-row seat
Photo credit: Newsday / Bart Jones | The Rev. Jerry DiSpigno pastor of Mary Immaculate Catholic Church of Bellport, at Saint Peter's tomb after the mass of the Holy Spirit which opened the conclave. The Rev. Jerry DiSpigno who is spending some time at a Rome seminary, has a front row seat for the conclave.
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VATICAN CITY -- The Rev. Jerry DiSpigno normally spends his days tending to his flock at Mary Immaculate Roman Catholic Church in Bellport.
Wednesday, to his amazement, he had a front-row seat to one of the most dramatic moments in the history of the church.
DiSpigno, 56, was in Rome as 115 cardinals from around the world gathered at the Vatican to select a replacement for Pope Benedict...
