We owe him our deepest gratitude. His visit was as great a success as that of John Paul II in 1982
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British fair-mindedness was the Pope’s secret weapon
In the end, the atheist coalition discredited itself
Protester urges the Pope: ‘Drop the Filioque!’
One humorous punter had a banner which even the Pope might have enjoyed
The ‘People’s Pope’ made one thing clear: he wants an empowered laity
And, in some ways, Catholics in Britain have already risen to the challenge
The Holy Father should put his feet up and have a glass of whisky
The last few days have been stupendous. Here are some of my immediate impressions
The Pope has routed his enemies and brought joy to the faithful
The last four days began in anxiety, but ended in euphoria
I’m at Hyde Park, trying to be tolerant. Thank God for the beautiful Mass this morning
I’d better pull myself together and get with the programme
Pope warns ‘reason has its proper limits’ ahead of Hyde Park Vigil
Pope Benedict XVI, the great theologian, has much to teach us about the proper place of reason
What Boris said to the Pope and the Pope said to Boris
The Holy Father met the Mayor of London last night








The writer whose conversion was inspired by Renaissance art
Behind all the euphoria, another piece of good news: author Leo McKinstry announces his conversion after a spiritual awakening in Venice