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The Next Pope

Pope Francis’ First Guide To Catholicism? His Italian Grandmother

To revisit the life and journey of Pope Francis, we are republishing a La Stampa article from shortly after his rise to the papacy.

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Dottoré! Society

Livin’ On A More Substantial Kind Of Prayer

Our Naples-based psychiatrist suggests replacing wishing-well prayers with something slightly more tangible — and edible.

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Dottoré! Society

Absolved From Karmic Guilt

Our Naples-based psychiatrist reassures one patients who is feeling guilty over wishing ill on a thief.

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Dottoré! Society

Forgive Me, Dottoré, For I Have Not Technically Sinned

A patient has an extra-conjugal/religious question for our Naples-based psychiatrist.

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In The News

A Confession At The Holy Church Of Therapy

“Who do you think I am,” our Naples psychiatrist asks her patient, “a priest?”

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Society

Confession Of A Pickpocket In Paris

PARIS – Jessica is the pseudonym she used. Her real name is Vasvija Ferhatovic. She was born in Rome on Jan. 24, 1985 and the only “job” this young woman ever had is thief. In May, a Paris criminal court convicted her and 15 other girls to sentences between one and five years in jail. […]

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Society

The Real Social Networks (And Shrinks) Are Still At Your Local Bar And Beauty Salon

PARIS – What kind of haircuttee are you? Do you belong to the mute or the verbose category? At the hair salon, we apparently tend to be rather predictable. “About six out of ten people will just listen to what the hairdresser says. The others mainly need someone to talk to,” says Anthony Galifot, hairdresser […]

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Society

If You’re An Olympian Busted For Doping, This Is What To Do

RAI, LA REPUBBLICA (Italy) Worldcrunch It has become an Olympic tradition for an athlete or two or three to test positive for banned substances during or after the Games. Also traditional are the subsequent heartfelt denials, stone-faced defiance and/or mysterious disappearance of said suspected performance-enhanced athlete. This year, however, we have a new response: The […]

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