Ruadhán Jones
Pope Francis gives one of his documents to US President Joe Biden during a meeting at the Vatican in this file photo from October 29, 2021. The relationship between the papacy and political power has a complicated history. Photo: CNS. Historian Jessica Wärnberg explores the history of Rome through the eyes of the popes, she tells Ruadhán Jones When you walk through the streets of Rome, there’s an aspect you may take for granted, without considering the influence it has had in shaping this once pagan city into the home of Christianity – the papacy.…
