I worked in the Vatican for 18 years – this will be the most unpredictable conclave yet | Ariel Beramendi

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 13:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Will the cardinals follow Francis’s path or return to a more conservative doctrine? The white smoke will tell us which faction has won

Ariel Beramendi worked at the Vatican for 18 years as an officia…

Bad Manors! The story of Britain's most foul-mouthed and poshest family… and what they're doing 20 years after they took our TVs by storm

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 18:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

EXCLUSIVE: Twenty years on from the TV series that imortalised his sweary family, Francis 'F*****' Fulford the 23rd tells MailOnline owning a country estate is still 'bloody tough'.

Rumours, rock-star cardinals and street cleaning: Rome gets ready for conclave

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 12:20 UTC

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Papal electors gossip in bars and restaurants and try to avoid journalists seeking clues to Pope Francis’s successor

Some journalists brave the warm spring sun, others seek respite in the shade of the…

Donald Trump posts picture of HIMSELF as pope just a week after Francis' funeral - as cardinals gather to elect new leader of the Catholic Church

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 11:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

US President Donald Trump has posted an AI picture of himself as Pope only a week after the funeral of Pope Francis.

Revealed: What REALLY happened after the cameras stopped rolling to couple from My Mum, Your Dad. They captured nation's hearts after children set them up. Now in exclusive interview they reveal if they're still together

found 2025 › May › 03 (Sat) @ 01:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Jenny Francis, 51, and Danny Wright, 49, met on the hit ITV dating show - in which children of single parents put them forward for matchmaking - last year.

Papal inauguration risks raising tensions between China and Taiwan

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Beijing suspected of putting pressure on Vatican to cut ties with Taipei

Next week, 135 cardinals will gather inside the Vatican for the conclave, a secretive meeting to decide who will succeed the l…

Reparations for empire: What the new pope owes to Africa

found 2025 › Apr › 30 (Wed) @ 15:20 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

Pope Francis offered respect. His successor must offer justice for slavery, colonisation, and enduring white supremacy.

Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn review – troubled minds and family mysteries

found 2025 › Apr › 29 (Tue) @ 06:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The Patrick Melrose author brings his trademark dark wit and flinty compassion to this wide-ranging sequel

Edward St Aubyn’s previous novel, 2021’s Double Blind, was something of a challenge even for …

John Oliver on RFK Jr: ‘A man who is clearly in way over his worm-riddled head’

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 16:25 UTC

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The Last Week Tonight host discusses JD Vance meeting the late pope and delves into the decimation of the US healthcare system under Robert F Kennedy Jr

John Oliver kicked off his Sunday evening episo…

Conclave to elect successor to Pope Francis will start on 7 May, Vatican says

found 2025 › Apr › 28 (Mon) @ 15:15 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday after a funeral Mass in St Peter’s Square that drew world leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners.