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A Solemn Office Becomes A Grassroots Mission
Page 7 from 28th December 1979AS 1301'H spiritual leader of the world's 700 million Catholics dust under 20 per cent of mankind) and head of Vatican City State, Pope John Paul......

Who's In, Who's Out In Crowded College Of Cardinals
Page 3 from 14th January 1983The Pope has made some surprising choices in creating 18 new cardinals. Desmond O'Grady looks at the new men in red. THE withholding of red hats......

Europe
Page 5 from 12th September 2003Slovakia ready to greet Pope POPE JOHN Paul will begin a pastoral visit to the Slovak Republic on Thursday, the 102nd foreign trip of his almost......

The Performance Of The Century
Page 13 from 17th June 2005This life of John Paul II by a theatrical biographer offers fresh and fascinating insights into the great man, says Jonathan Aitken – but something......

How The Jesuit Congregation Elects Its General
Page 3 from 2nd September 1983A special correspondent previews the Jesuit Congregation in Rome THE COMING election of a new Jesuit superior general resembles in many ways a......

Papal Portrait Shows Ordinary Man
Page 5 from 14th October 1988This Sunday sees the start of a TV documentary on Papa Wojtyla. Joanna Moorhead previews it. THE TROUBLE with popes, says Richard Denton, is that......

Loyal Critic's Last Word
Page 6 from 27th January 1995I HAD ENJOYED Peter Hebblethwaite's friendship for many years, and, like many others, was much affected by his untimely death last December. On......

Pope John Paul Ii Superhero Comic Book Sells Out
Page 4 from 25th November 2005BY FREDDY GRAY A COMIC book that tells the life story of John Paul II is selling out as soon as it hits the shelves in Italian bookshops.......

Letter From
Page 2 from 9th January 1987AUSTRALIA by Alan McElwain Wherever I lay my hat, that's my home THE memories linger on . . . The retired Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal Sir......

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......