If last year’s general election was all consuming and everywhere, this year’s local elections, in truth, are neither. That is not to denigrate for a moment how much they matter in the places where they are happening, nor the extent to which they will mould the mood of national politics in their aftermath. But the...
The BBC’s religion editor Aleem Maqbool explains why it’s so difficult to guess who will be the next Pope. Read full article at source...
Aleem Maqbool BBC Religion Editor Getty Images Pope candidates (left to right) Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, cardinal Pietro Parolin, cardinal Luis Antonio Gokim Tagle, and cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu Who will be the next pope? The decision could have a profound impact on the Catholic Church and the world’s 1.4 billion baptised Roman Catholics. It...
Dan Tiernan’s electrifying stand-up special. Read full article at source...