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Even Backward Nations Grant Amnesties
Page 5 from 7th June 1974From the head-line "Amnesty plea for political prisoners", I turned to read Lord Longford's fine article, "Is custody on the way out?" (May 31).......
Arts Page Ta,t1
Page 8 from 12th January 1979Papal scenario It is possible that when the cardinals met in Rome last year after the death of Pope Paul VI, there was nobody above the level of......
I Wish He Had Had A Chance
Page 12 from 6th October 1978Others who did not reign long THE National Press has been at pains to remark on the tragic brevity of the reign of Pope John Paul. Yet we find......
Ill-health Dogged His Life
Page 2 from 6th October 1978THE SUDDEN death of the Pope has led many people to call for greater consideration to be given to the health of papal condidates. Although an......
The Vatican Is Amused
Page 2 from 4th August 1978Gary McEoan's latest book on the "Inner Elite", on Papal candidates, is causing much amusement in the Vatican among the few who have read it. The......
Few Surprises In Pope's Choice Of New Cardinals
Page 3 from 1st June 1979by Jim Cantwell POPE JOHN PAUL has measured matters precisely by fixing June 30 as the day of the Consistory on which he will create 14 new......
Conclave That Lasted 3 Years
Page 3 from 16th June 1972T WO weeks ago I recorded the ninth anniversary of the death of Pope John XXIII. It would seem odd not to record that on Wednesday the Church will......
Justice, Italian-style, Slammed
Page 2 from 25th February 1972T HE long drawn out, ped antic and out-dated processes of Italian justice, based on ancient Roman laws somewhat updated by the Napoleonic code,......
Pope No Longer Prisoner Of Vatican
Page 1 from 3rd November 1978Pope John Paul H has already made it absolutely clear that he does not intend to become a "prisoner of the Vatican". Within two weeks of his......
Conclave Reform Rumours Revived
Page 3 from 9th February 1973Vatican "experts" both clerical inside the walls of the Apostolic Palace, and lay outside are hard at work today attempting to assess the motives......