Former Bain consultant hired by Pope to evaluate a Vatican administrative office August 6, 2021 Pope Francis has reportedly brought on a former Bain & Company consultant to help execute a new reform package in the Vatican. Pier Francesco Pinelli, now a partner at an Italian consulting firm, spent seven years as a senior manager at the big three firm’s Italian wing. Chicago’s Cardinal Blase Cupich was asked by the [...]
Vatican insiders go on trial for embezzlement in Holy See’s first prosecution of a powerful cardinal July 27, 2021 In a case based on a widespread probe into the allegedly criminal management of the Holy See’s portfolio of assets, including donations by countless Catholic worshippers, a trial is due to begin this morning in Vatican City which includes 10 defendants, including a once-powerful cardinal. Among the defendants is Italian prelate Angelo Becciu, a veteran [...]
How God guided Brexit: Anglicans mostly Brexiteers while Catholics are remainers April 23, 2021 Faith played an important in the UK’s choice to leave Europe, with Anglicans more likely to back Brexit. One in five Brits had religious beliefs that made them more likely to vote Leave and a quarter of voters’ faiths meant they were more likely Remain voters, according to a new study shared with City A.M. [...]
No jab no job: Care home staff face compulsory Covid vaccinations April 14, 2021 Care home staff in England may face compulsory vaccination against Covid to prevent residents from catching the disease, the government has announced. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched a five-week consultation on the plans, which would see staff forced to receive a Covid jab as a condition of working in care [...]
Exclusive: Jefferies drops mooted ‘no jab, no entry’ policy for office return February 25, 2021 Global investment bank Jefferies has dropped plans to require staff to receive a vaccine before returning to the office, City A.M. can reveal. An all-staff memo, sent at the start of the month, said that “verification of vaccination will be required to access the office” once work-from-home restrictions were lifted across the globe. But a [...]
Holy orders: Vatican rolls out ‘no jab, no job’ policy February 18, 2021 The Vatican has issued a decree to its 5,000 staff warning that those who refuse a Covid vaccination may be fired. Employees at the holy site must have a documented medical reason for refusing a jab or face “consequences of various degrees which may go as far as the termination of employment”, said Cardinal Giuseppe [...]
The Godfather Part III gets a new cut and a new title – The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone December 5, 2020 It’s not just superheroes that are getting a new edit. Thirty years on from its release, The Godfather Part III gets a new cut and a new title – The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone. Director Francis Ford Coppola and writer Mario Puzo’s original vision was a coda, rather than an official third [...]
Italy added to quarantine list as Crete travel ban lifted October 15, 2020 Italy has been added to the UK’s quarantine list after cases surged to more than three times the set threshold for admission. From 4am on Sunday morning, people entering the UK from the country will have to self-isolate for 14 days. According to the latest figures, Italy is now reporting 64.4 cases per 100,000 over [...]
Mohaather can make up for Royal Ascot disappointment July 28, 2020 DESPITE the fact there are only seven runners in Wednesday’s Qatar Sussex Stakes (3.15pm), it is without doubt the race of the week. The three-year-old Classic generation are represented by the winners of both the English and Irish 2000 Guineas, whilst the Queen Anne Stakes winner flies the flag for the older generation. Looking at [...]
End of quarantine: Where can you go on holiday this summer? July 3, 2020 The government has revealed the full list of countries holidaymakers from England will be able to travel to without needing to quarantine on return from 10 July. In total, 59 countries are included on the list, along with the 14 British Overseas territories, Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. As expected, the [...]