How Madonna left the Vatican fuming and was dropped by Pepsi after one controversial video
Though a brilliant songwriter and indisputably great pop star, Madonna had never been taken seriously as an artist and was deeply frustrated by it – till one video changed that Daily Express :: Music Feed
Vatican plays down Pope’s Russia ‘propaganda’ after Ukraine anger
The Vatican has attempted to play down comments made by Pope Francis which were accused of spreading Kremlin propaganda that is “the cause of Russia’s chronic aggression”. Daily Express :: World Feed
Weeping statues of St Mary to be probed by Vatican scientists
A group of Vatican officials said they are already monitoring “around a hundred ongoing phenomena” in Italy alone. Daily Express :: World Feed
Pope Francis kept in hospital for medical checks as Vatican scraps pontiff’s plans
Pope Francis, 86, could spend the night in hospital before the busy start of Holy Week this Sunday. Daily Express :: World Feed
Pope Francis’s papacy threatened by ‘free for all’ in the Vatican after Benedict’s death
Vatican watchers believe conservative critics will take aim at Pope Francis, who will be equally encouraged to carry out radical reforms. Daily Express :: News Feed
Ex-Pope Benedict could cause problems for the Vatican as strict protocol under question
Pope Francis has said that former Pope Benedict is “very ill”, however it is unclear exactly what protocols should be followed in the event of his death. Daily Express :: World Feed
Pope Francis censored by Vatican staff after calling Scotch whiskey ‘the real holy water’
POPE FRANCIS has been censored by Vatican staff after calling a bottle of Scotch Whisky ‘the real holy water’ for a BBC documentary about Scottish seminarians in Rome. Daily Express :: World Feed
Pope health latest: Vatican explains Pope Francis’s serious state with new update
THE VATICAN has shared an update on the serious state of Pope Francis’ health. Daily Express :: World Feed
Pope Benedict ‘pushed’ into resignation and ‘did not wish to go’ as Francis took Vatican
POPE BENEDICT was “pushed” into resigning as head of the Vatican church and “did not wish to go” before Pope Francis was installed as his successor, an author has told Express.co.uk. Daily Express :: World Feed
Pope Francis snub: Why Boris Johnson’s election triumph could be bad news for Vatican
POPE FRANCIS’ revolutionary tenure has changed the landscape of the Catholic Church – but one Vatican expert has suggested that Boris Johnson’s general election triumph combined with other political issues around the world may prove that the Pope’s messages are not cutting through everywhere. Daily Express :: World Feed