Jon Snow
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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HBOS trio condemned – but will they be held to account?
The parliamentary banking commission says the three bankers who presided over the 2008 HBOS collapse should never work in the City again. But why were they not stopped? And what is their punishment?
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Carey: Cameron gay marriage views ‘alienate’ Christians
David Cameron is alienating Christians by promoting gay marriage, according to the former archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey.
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Cyprus bailout – the key questions
As the banking crisis in Cyprus continues, what comes next? And what has happened to other EU countries that have been bailed out?
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Cyprus rules out bank levy in race to meet ECB deadline
Amid cashpoint queues and rumours of bank closures, politicians scramble to reach a deal on how to raise 5.8bn euros before the Monday deadline imposed by the European Central Bank.
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Cyprus bailout: who will come to the rescue?
As the bank closure is extended until next week, Cypriot business leaders warn of a question of survival as the government struggles to find a way out of its financial crisis.
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Jon Snow
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New Pope, new doctrine?
The wait is over, but who is Jorge Mario Bergoglio and as Pope Francis does he have the ability to connect with Catholics around the world?
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‘An inspired choice’: Catholics react to new Pope
With Catholics worldwide celebrating the election of Pope Francis, political and relegious leaders welcome the new leader of the world’s largest Christian church.
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In the papal in-tray: child abuse, celibacy, militant Islam
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.
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Jon Snow
For any new Pope: the challenge of the Vatican Bank
No-one is convinced the Vatican Bank, designed to hold the donations and gifts of the faithful, is complying with the highest spiritual and temporal aspirations of Catholic worshippers.
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Electing a new Pope – the key questions
A replacement for Pope Benedict should be chosen soon. How will he be elected and what is the significance of black and white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel roof?
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Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected new Pope
Jorge Mario Bergoglio is chosen as Latin America’s first pontiff and will be known as Pope Francis I.
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And they're off! The race to be Pope begins
All 115 runners and riders lined up in the paddock of the Basilica to celebrate Mass, all dressed in splendid red and white, writes Jonathan Rugman in Rome.
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Jon Snow
For whom the white smoke calls
The setting for the papal conclave is as stunning as ever, but the spectacle now fails to obscure the difficult questions for the faithful and those who would lead them.
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Next Pope: church looking for 'Jesus Christ with an MBA'
It will be letting the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics down if this conclave does not choose a pontiff who breathes new life into the institution.
