As Pope Francis sends the religous book market into overdrive, Serenhedd James investigates the new blockbuster battleground

The one-time butler to Benedict XVI, Paolo Gabriele, died on 22 November after a long illness. Prompting tabloid cries of “the butler did it”, he was the man at the heart of the Vatileaks scandal in 2012. Over the course of a year, Gabriele leaked hundreds of pontifical documents detailing corruption and mismanagement of Vatican

After thirty years of such reports, the idea that the Church has any credibility left to protect is absurd.

the McCarrick Report will be part window, part reflection of institutional leadership culture and decision-making.

"The condition of the pope emeritus' health does not raise any particular preoccupation, beyond those of a 93-year-old man who is coming through a more acute phase of an illness that is painful, but not grave."

Lyrical and creative, Spe Salvi is the work of a brilliant mind

The 'Beer-nedict XVI' wheat beer was unveiled at a conference in Ohio

The former Pontiff critiqued globalisation while showing how to reconcile unity with diversity