'Populism' revealed as 2017 Word of the Year by Cambridge University Press
30 Nov 2017 The word 'populism' has been announced as the Cambridge Dictionary 2017 Word of the Year.
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Opinion: What will happen when the Pope meets the Patriarch?
09 Feb 2016 John Pollard (Trinity Hall) discusses the relationship between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches, and what the meeting between their...
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Opinion: ‘Vati-leaks 2’ scandal hinders attempts by Pope Francis to reform Catholic HQ
11 Nov 2015 John Pollard (Faculty of History) discusses the latest book exposing battles for power and misbehaviour in the Vatican.
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Mitrokhin’s KGB archive opens to public
07 Jul 2014 KGB files from the famous Mitrokhin Archive – described by the FBI as ‘the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source’ –...
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No Curia for old age: the radical act of papal resignation
15 Feb 2013 Dr Sara Silvestri, a specialist in religion and politics and a Research Associate with the Von Hügel Institute, St Edmund’s College, examines the...
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