Scandalous atrocities of minority have ‘tainted everything’

Pope Emeritus anxious to stem speculation he could become problem for successor

Former pontiff spends days writing, reading, praying and playing piano

If you want to set an original moral compass you don’t belong within any organised religion

Faith is not a leap in the dark but a lamp which guides our steps

Men were beheaded by Ottoman soldiers for refusing to convert to Islam in 15th century

First vote black smoke has conclave go into a second day