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Catholicism

How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave

Maverick Life

How the next pope will be elected – what goes on at the conclave

By Mathew Schmalz

What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

Maverick Life

What will happen at the funeral of Pope Francis

By Joanne M. Pierce

Francis: Pope of the people

World

Francis: Pope of the people

By Daily Maverick Photo Team

Honest, humble, revealing — Pope Francis’s autobiography offers insights on personality, demands of the papacy

World

Honest, humble, revealing — Pope Francis’s autobiography offers insights on personality, demands of the papacy

By Liam Temple

Conclave: a riveting movie that transforms a papal election into a locked-room thriller

Maverick Life

Conclave: a riveting movie that transforms a papal election into a locked-room thriller

By Kervyn Cloete

Practising what you preach — IEC CEO’s vast elections experience aligned with matters of faith

South Africa

Practising what you preach — IEC CEO’s vast elections experience aligned with matters of faith

By Anna Cox

Faith in our Struggle: A Memoir of Hope — the politics of principle and the spirituality of resilience

World

Faith in our Struggle: A Memoir of Hope — the politics of principle and the spirituality of resilience

By Anthony Egan SJ

The Pope’s Exorcist: how the film compares to the real church’s approach to exorcism

Maverick Life

The Pope’s Exorcist: how the film compares to the real church’s approach to exorcism

By Helen Hall

Mozambique’s underdevelopment explained

Africa

Mozambique’s underdevelopment explained

By Ed Stoddard

The Pope Francis puffer coat was fake – here’s a history of real papal fashion

Maverick Life

The Pope Francis puffer coat was fake – here’s a history of real papal fashion

By Carol Richardson