The Vatican and Papa Americano

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We research the Cohabitation Effect—how concerned should you be really that living with your partner before marriage may actually mean you’re more likely to divorce?Topics covered:Should you avoid living with your partner before marriage if you want higher marital satisfaction an ...  Afficher plus

It has been 10 years since Pope Benedict XVI announced his shock resignation. It was the first time in almost 600 years that a pope had stepped down.

In this programme, we hear stories about the history of the papacy, including how a pope is chosen, the inception of Vati ...

‘The Church​ needs to change; the Church cannot afford to change,’ Colm Tóibín wrote recently in the LRB. In this episode of the podcast, he joins Tom to discuss how the new pope will have to navigate this paradox. He also looks back at the Francis papacy, and the way that Franci ...  Afficher plus

Le Vatican est devenu un pays en 1929 grâce aux Accords du Latran, signés entre l'État italien et le Saint-Siège. Voici une explication claire, étape par étape. 1. Avant 1870 : le pape dirige un territoirePendant des siècles, les papes ne sont pas seulement des chefs religieux. I ...  Afficher plus

Pope Francis passed away at the age of eighty-eight on Easter Monday. He was the first pope from Latin America, the first Jesuit pope, and the first pope to take the name "Francis," after St. Francis of Assisi. What stood out in his twelve-year pontificate? How does his papacy ...