In St Peter’s Square, pilgrims are hopeful, excited, and a little anxious
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Edward Pentin
Edward Pentin is The Catholic Herald's Rome correspondent and will be blogging on issues relating to the Vatican and the UK
Sparks fly at Pius XII debate in London
Friday, 23 November 2012
Majority of the audience failed to be swayed by scholars speaking in favour of the wartime pope
The Pope Pius XII debate in London promises to be compelling and educational
Thursday, 1 November 2012
The debate about Pope Pius XII in London this month will be an education.
Vatican newspaper intervenes in News International hacking row
Monday, 11 July 2011
Fr Tamayo, a Spanish media expert, says scandal indicates the urgent need for ethics in the media
Former Swiss Guard injured in embassy blast
Tuesday, 28 December 2010
Ex-Guard was victim of parcel bomb sent to the Swiss embassy
Archbishop Mennini ‘has a reputation as someone who is going places’
Monday, 20 December 2010
The Italian archbishop has done brilliantly as nuncio to Russia and is regarded as a key Vatican insider
Close papal aide dies in road accident
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
A member of the papal household has died in a car accident
Peter Seewald: ‘I know of few young people so alive, so curious and so modern as the Pope’
Friday, 19 November 2010
The German author talks about his hugely anticipated book, Light of the World
Expect an announcement on the consistory this week
Monday, 18 October 2010
Apartments in Rome are ‘already being readied’ for a consistory on November 20 and 21, according to a source
Pope Francis is unlikely to make any statements on the Falkland Islands in future
As Cardinal Ratzinger, Benedict XVI made his views on foreign policy explicit, but he never reiterated them as pope