Divine choice

I “I’M TICKED,” SAYS JOHN PREVOST, THE RETIRED Midwestern high school principal who is now, abruptly and without warning, globally famous and in demand. “I didn’t want to be, but I’m so angry.” He’s s

CONCLAVE ’S EDWARD BERGER TRADES PAPAL POWER-PLAY FOR GAMBLING SAGA BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER

The BBC Singers have announced that Owain Park is to be their next chief conductor. Park, 32, who will be taking over from Sofi Jeannin in autumn 2026, is already very familiar with the renowned ensem

IT’S LATE AFTERNOON ON JULY 4 IN ROME’S PALAZZO CHIGI, SEAT OF the Italian government, and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is walking the marble-floored halls. She has spent the past hour answering ques

Wilmington, Delaware Macrons sue: France’s President Macron and ...

ISSUE 135, SEPTEMBER 2025