Cardinal fashion sins! Headlines to look out for in My Pope magazine

Silvio Berlusconi's publishing house has launched a glossy magazine dedicated to Pope Francis, with photographs and a pull-out centrefold. Here are a few ideas for the next issue …Pope Francis is no ordinary celebrity, but until recently he was lacking one of global fame's most common accessories: a dedicated fanzine.That has changed. The first issue of Il Mio Papa (My Pope) magazine, a weekly glossy featuring papal pronouncements, news, personal details and photographs – including a pull-out centrefold – hit shelves in Italy this week.Il Mio Papa is not an official Vatican publication, but a product of Silvio Berlusconi's publishing house, Mondadori, responsible for titles including TV Sorrisi e Canzoni ("TV Smiles and Songs") and the gossip magazine Chi.Here are a few cover lines we imagine we'll be seeing in future:▶ White is the new purple: 20 infallible looks for summer▶ Eat, pray, lose – The Ephesians 5:2 diet▶ Holy See! We look inside Il Papa's minimalist living space▶ Nun Direction: 7 Habits of highly effective religious orders▶ Father, Son, Holy Ghost: the ultimate love triangle?▶ Deliver Us From Sleeve Hell: chasubles to flatter every figure▶ Lenten Tarantino: 20 films you must not see between now and Easter▶ Smells like teen spirit: altar boys choose their favourite incense fragrances▶ Surplice to requirements: how to strip down to your beach cassock with confidence▶ Thank God It's Friday: easy fish recipes▶ 40-day detox: look and feel your holiest▶ Cardinal... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

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