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Top of the Popes on Vatican CD

11.11.09
Pope Benedict XVI is hoping to top the charts this Christmas with the release of an album at the end of this month... more

Battle of the year's biggest albums

23.10.09
Leona is up against Rihanna, Jamie Cullum braves Norah Jones, Snoop Dogg squares up to 50 Cent — and Robbie takes on the world.... more

The Pope's invitation to a much broader church

23.10.09
It's hard to imagine the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, throwing a Peter Mandelson-style hissy fit... more

Pope's visit expected to be confirmed

24.09.09
Religious and political leaders welcomed the prospect of the first official papal visit to the UK, which is expected to be confirmed today... more

Wrist surgery for Pope after fall on holiday

17.07.09
Pope Benedict XVI has had an operation to repair a fractured wrist after suffering a fall while on holiday in Italy... more

Vatican gives its blessing to Harry Potter

14.07.09
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City Spy: Is Barclays on the right track here?

09.07.09
Barclays Capital boss Bob Diamond's mission to take over America continues, following the purchase of the US arm of Lehman Brothers and his move from London back to his native land ... more

As ex-topless model meets G8 wives, France’s first lady stays away

08.07.09
A former topless model was today joining Sarah Brown for tea with the Pope as the G8 summit of the world’s leading nations began... more

WORLD: Obama’s talks on abortion with the Pope

25.06.09
Barack Obama is to be given an audience with the Pope when he travels to Italy next month... more

Pope visits Nazareth to call for peaceful co-existence

14.05.09
Pope Benedict greeted tens of thousands of followers in Nazareth with a message of reconciliation, urging Christians and Muslims in the city to “reject the destructive power of hatred and prejudice”... more

Pope criticised as ‘detached’ at Jews’ memorial

12.05.09
The Pope ran into further controversy on his Holy Land pilgrimage as he was accused of showing detachment from Jewish suffering in the Holocaust... more

Pope recalls Pope lays Holocaust row to rest

11.05.09
The Pope has used his first speech in Israel as an exercise in damage control over his reinstatement of a bishop who denied the Holocaust... more

Pope arrives in Jordan to Islamic leaders' protests

08.05.09
The Pope started a week-long tour of the Middle East in Jordan and was condemned by Islamic leaders for a speech in 2006 when he implied Muslims were violent and irrational... more

Pope visits scene of devastating quake

28.04.09
The Pope was visiting the central Italian area devastated by the earthquake which killed 297... more

Prince and the Pope - Charles and Camilla have first audience with Benedict

27.04.09
Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall met Pope Benedict in the Vatican... more

Blair told to back down after calling on Pope to rethink his view on gays

08.04.09
Tony Blair came under fire for urging the Pope to rethink his "entrenched" attitudes towards homosexuality... more

Hilton hotel axes hate preachers conference after abuse of soldiers

26.03.09
A London hotel has cancelled a conference that had been due to feature exiled Islamic hate preacher Omar Bakri and the ringleader of a protest against homecoming British soldiers... more

Vatican rushes to defend Pope's condom claim

19.03.09
The Vatican has been forced to defend Pope Benedict XVI's opposition to condoms as a means for stopping the spread of Aids... more

Ulster on alert over dissident IRA bomb plot

12.03.09
British and Irish police were on alert for a Real IRA bomb plot following reports that a large device had been smuggled into Ulster... more

Bishop 'sorry' for comments on Holocaust bishop says sorry

27.02.09
A British Catholic bishop who caused uproar by denying the scale of the Holocaust has apologised for his views after widespread condemnation... more

Brown asks the Pope to visit UK

19.02.09
The Pope may visit Britain after being invited by Gordon Brown... more

Bishop who called Harry Potter satanic quits

16.02.09
A conservative priest whose promotion to bishop has polarised the Catholic Church in Austria has asked Pope Benedict to revoke his appointment because of the uproar it caused... more

Promotion for cleric in gay sin row

02.02.09
An Austrian cleric who said Hurricane Katrina was God's punishment for the homosexual sins of New Orleans has been made a bishop by the Vatican... more

Fury as Pope says gays are threat to human existence

23.12.08
The Pope was under fire after saying that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was as important as preserving the rainforests from destruction... more

'What a lovely audience!' - or how Brucie felt when he met the Pope

12.09.08
His catchphrase 'What a lovely audience... so much better than last week' was a favourite with game-show fans. But let's hope Bruce Forsyth refrained from using it during an audience with the Pope. ... more

'Violent movies are to blame for knife crime wave,' blasts Sir Richard Attenborough

24.07.08
His portrayal of the sadistic, razor-wielding Pinkie in Brighton Rock was a breakthrough role for the young Richard Attenborough.... more

Chairmen's pay on rocket fuel - and not just at BP

15.04.08
Fat-cat pay, or executive remuneration as they call it in the posher papers, is so last century... more

Proud to serve foie gras

28.08.07
The service might resemble queues at Heathrow Airport, but there's nothing wrong with the food at Comptoir Gascon, a deli-bistro proud to serve foie gras.... more

Suchet's act of faith

19.06.07
A thriller based on the death of Pope John Paul I could become the West End's least likely hit. The story will continue to fascinate, says its star David Suchet... more

Sleuthing in the Vatican

09.05.07
David Suchet excels at detective work in the Vatican in The Last Confession - the West End might need to ready itself for some Papal palpitations.... more

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