Papal gelatos, press office chaos, and a Sistine shock

Our Vatican correspondent’s notes from a hectic week in the Eternal City.

A few days before Pope Francis died, I went to Padrón Gelateria, his favorite Roman gelateria, with some friends.

Sebastián Padrón serving me some dulce de leche gelato. Edgar Beltrán/Pillar Media.

I’ve discovered that churchmen usually have good taste in food, so when some place is a cardinal’s or a pope’s favorite, you need to go there.

And I wasn’t wron…