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Papal shot in the arm for the political classes
Could Pope Francis be the global leader to challenge our comfort by highlighting the inequalities that exist in the world?
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Influential rock musician Lou Reed, who was the principal songwriter and vocalist of Velvet Underground, has died at the age of 71.
The transformation of Miley Cyrus from Disney girl-star Hannah Montana to “twerking” woman has caught the “motherly” attention of Sinead O’Connor.
Vladimir Putin appeals directly to the nation in a US paper, calling on the American public to steer clear of “brute force” in Syria, as the Russian foreign minister prepares to meet with John Kerry.
Need cheering up? Hold your sides – here’s a list of the funniest jokes of the year, or the best of the Edinburgh comedy festival at least. And the winner? A gag about a chocolate bar.
Violent clashes break out across Brazil as around 200,000 people take to the streets in protest over high taxes and poor public services.
Thousands of workers march through Bangladesh’s capital on May Day demanding safety at work after the collapse of a factory building which has left at least 400 people dead, and injured 2,500.
Apple is celebrating the tenth anniversary of its hugely successful iTunes music store that many say has helped to reshape the music industry landscape.
Could Pope Francis be the global leader to challenge our comfort by highlighting the inequalities that exist in the world?
Allegations of corruption within the church, child abuse scandals, priestly celibacy, and the rise of militant Islam – just some of the major issues confronting Pope Francis as he begins his papacy.
Britain’s most senior Catholic cleric resigns, hours after the Vatican announces plans to investigate claims of inappropriate behaviour.
Three priests and a former priest report the most senior Catholic clergyman in Britain, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, to the Vatican over allegations of inappropriate behaviour stretching back 30 years.
The scrapping of a gay-friendly mass because it was incompatible with the Catholic church’s teachings on homosexuality has met with mixed reaction from gay Catholics.
Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols describes the government’s plan for gay marriage as undemocratic and a “shambles”.
Julian Assange marks six months in his gilded Knightsbridge cage with a Christmas address from the balcony of London’s Ecuadorian embassy.
As the Catholic church considers the removal of Jimmy Savile’s papal knighthood, his family speaks of their sadness at his victims’ suffering.