France’s Socialist President François Hollande rolls out a new version of his derailed 75% income tax proposal on top salaries, and finds the French soccer establishment joining the wealthy and business class in protest
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New Pope Shows Eye for Symbolism
As a Cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio didn’t always have the smoothest relations with the press. Said to be shy, he gave few interviews, preferring to address his congregation directly. Journalists in his native Argentina accused …
Pope Francis Criticized Britain over Falkland Islands
News emerges that Pope Francis said at a commemoration mass for the Faulkland Islands conflict in 2012 that the land had been “usurped” from Argentina
Pope of the Americas
Francis, the first Pontiff from the New World, has a lot of old problems to deal with
Pope and Circumstance: the Road to the Papacy
Scenes from a fateful day at St. Peter’s Square.
Notorious Cardinals: A Rogue’s Gallery of Powerful Prelates
For centuries, the Vatican’s mighty prelates have wielded far more than spiritual power.
Popeology 101: How to Interpret the Sistine Chapel Results
The key to analyzing how the new Pope will rule may lie in the factions of Cardinals that come together to elect him
Italy’s Beppe Grillo: Meet the Rogue Comedian Turned Kingmaker
Before sitting down to an interview with TIME, Beppe Grillo, the comedian who has upended Italian politics, stops to give his wife a goodbye kiss. “Ciao,” she tells him. “For goodness sake. Don’t create too much chaos.” …
Pope Benedict XVI’s Legacy: Most Europeans Say He Was ‘Not Influential’ in New Poll
As Pope Benedict XVI steps down today as head of the Roman Catholic Church, a new survey shows that most people across Europe feel that the outgoing pontiff has made little difference to their lives.
Life After the Papacy: What Lies Ahead for the Pope Post-Abdication
Even as his resignation looms, many details of precedent and procedure remain unresolved — and that may cause problems in a church where the symbolic is often the same as the substantial
Italy’s Elections: Split Vote Yields No Clear Winner and an ‘Unholy Mess’
What Italy needed was stability. What it got was anything but. After a lackluster campaign, the front-running center-left candidate Pier Luigi Bersani fell short of being able to being able to form a government, leaving the third …
The Path of Pope Benedict XVI
Declaring that he lacks the strength to do his job, Pope Benedict XVI announced he will resign Feb. 28 – becoming the first pontiff to step down in 600 years. His decision sets the stage for a mid-March conclave to elect a new …
The E.U. Budget: Champions of Austerity Win a Big Battle–for the Most Part
Sleep-deprived EU leaders adopt a vastly reduced 2014-2020 budget that leading European parliamentarians vow to send back.
