A globalising papacy

AT EASTER time, the papacy shows its most local and its most global sides. For Romans, spectacular Holy Week ceremonies such as the sorrowful procession led by the pope on Good Friday and the pre-Easter vigil (pictured) are a familiar way-station in the city's life, just as every other Italian town has its own distinctive rituals at this season. But one such ceremony has an audience far wider than Rome itself: the...

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