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Catholic Church
Whoever is chosen, all signs point to a swift and disciplined election
Thomas Edwards
The danger is that a Pope Parolin’s Chinese allies would increase their grip on the Vatican, whose computers they have already hacked
Damian Thompson
Yvonnick Denoël reveals how, since the mid-twentieth century, a scandalous number of priests have acted as communist moles
‘Francis clearly understands that the Vatican is structurally gay,’ says Frédéric Martel
Matt McDonald
Religion
The Catholic faithful would benefit from a spiritual leader who provided a little more light and less heat
Freddy Gray