Charlemagne: Who has the longest nose in Italian politics?
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Italian election: L’Aquila’s voters search in vain for a saviour
Historic town devastated by the 2009 earthquake is symbolic of a country seemingly incapable of recovery
Benedict resignation linked to inquiry into ‘Vatican gay officials’, says paper
Pope’s staff decline to confirm or deny La Repubblica claims linking ‘Vatileaks’ affair and discovery of ‘blackmailed gay clergy’
Italian elections: right, left or back to square one
Don’t understand the Italian elections? Here is an interactive guide to five scenarios – and what they mean for Italy, the euro and bunga bunga parties
Silvio Berlusconi promises tax refund in mailshot
Tax letter is former Italian prime minister’s final attempt to win over undecided voters before Sunday general election
Charlemagne: When cynics rule
Public disenchantment with mainstream politics could prove decisive in two of Italy’s key regions
Mario Monti and Ipson de la Boccon
WHAT do Ipson de la Boccon, a horse, and the bejewelled archbishop of Bari have to do with the Italian general election campaign?
A black pope could result in mixed message over priestly celibacy
Objections to homosexuality would clash with cultural suspicions of a man without a woman in his life
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A comedian and populist whose result may be underestimated
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The papal resignation is an ecclesiastical earthquake. How the church interprets it will shape its future