He keeps a set of vestments here, at the American seminary, so he does not have to lug the red robes back and forth to New York. He is a practiced frequent flier; last fall, he flew a round trip in a day, borrowing a billionaire’s jet so he could preside at a dinner in Manhattan without missing a meeting in Rome.

And he keeps careful tabs on both cities — last weekend, in Rome to bid farewell to one pope and help choose the next, he ducked into a priest’s office to watch a streaming webcast of Yankees and Mets spring training.

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