Former Tory chairman takes new job advising Holy See on how to handle press weeks after quitting BBC for health reasons
Journalism
Tidal wave
More horrific deaths in the Mediterranean
For sale: Italian castle, haunted island and convent. All offers considered
State auction of luxury property fails to meet expectations – or, in most cases, reserve price
Marble quarries shut over environment plan firms claim will cost 10,000 jobs
Campaigners fighting to protect Tuscan countryside are pitted against bosses arguing new rules will ruin historic industry
Pope Francis jokes ‘woman was from a rib’ as he avoids vow to reform church
Pope refuses to commit himself to raising status of women in Catholic church and makes ‘joke’ about female subservience
Italy manager Cesare Prandelli tenders resignation as nation rages over exit
• ‘If I make a professional mistake I assume all responsibility’
• Some Italians blame team while others target referee
Vatican cricket team to go head-to-head with Anglican rivals on UK tour
St Peter’s Cricket Club to play Royal Household at Windsor and Church of England in shadow of Canterbury cathedral
Italian police ‘solve’ suspected mafia killing of US detective in 1909
Police arrest 91 in raids on suspected Cosa Nostra after alleged mobster claims great-uncle murdered NY officer Joe Petrosino
Pope said to be furious over luxury retirement flat of top Vatican official
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone claims pontiff’s support after criticism over huge penthouse – but Francis’s spokesman stays silent
Against the trend
Italians vote unexpectedly heavily for a mainstream, pro-European party