Sex and the Vatican
Sex. It’s all about sex, the Roman Catholic Church. Who hasn’t thought that? Pope Francis’s church needs to return, as Christ did, to talking about the poor, lest this becomes an obsession
- 7 September 2018
Is the Pope getting a grip?
One seventh of the world are Catholics. It seems their leader, Pope Francis, having floundered for a while, is beginning to make his mark, not just now, but with his appointments, for the future, one of which has had a clash with Donald Trump's running mate
- 16 October 2016
Pope Francis navigates a mine field in Jerusalem
In 1947 the population of Bethlehem was 85 per cent Christian; in 2014 it is 18 per cent and still declining. In the Old City of Jerusalem, the Christians amount to 14,000 or 1.5 per cent of the total population, compared with 500,000 Jews and 288,000 Muslims. Christianity is under threat in the Holy land
- 26 May 2014
Pope Francis will need patience of a saint to sort this one
Monsignor Nunzio Scarano has been to lots of interesting places, including Montecarlo and Switzerland but until now he's never been to prison
- 4 July 2013
Corpus Domini: Italians and the Church
Church attendance is dropping across the western world. The difference is that in Italy you cannot really imagine it dying out completely
- 7 June 2013
Does this video show Pope Francis performing an exorcism?
A new video has surfaced, which some claim shows Pope Francis performing an exorcism in front of cameras in St. Peter's Square
- 21 May 2013
The Cuckoo In Pope Francis’s Nest
Politics has evolved from a sometimes stern defence of core values to the championing of sentimental causes by politicians who often have no other way of showing that they are still in touch with the voters
- 16 May 2013
The Papacy: Francis the new broom
The lines from St. Matthew endure: ‘and the gates of hell shall not overcome it, and I will give you the keys to the kingdom of Heaven’
- 31 March 2013
A view to the Americas from Lombard Street
A view to what's been going on in the last two weeks in the Americas
- 21 March 2013
Habemus Papam!
The enthroning of Francis is so fraught with symbolism that people will still be reading the tealeaves years hence
- 14 March 2013
The Pope and The Falklands
Perhaps this is the worst coincidence ever, but should Brits really celebrate the appointment of the "Malvinas Pope"
- 14 March 2013
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