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Pope Berlusconi

Pope Francis takes centre stage in new Italian weekly

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By John Glenday, Reporter

March 5, 2014 | 1 min read

Silvio Berlusconi may be thought of as more of a sinner than a saint but that hasn’t stopped the media mogul, former prime minister and erstwhile cruise ship crooner from dedicating a new fanzine to the pontiff’s work.

Il Mio Papa, Italian for My Pope, focusses exclusively on the work of Pope Francis incorporating a range of dedicated features such as Saint of the Week, interviews with pilgrims mingling on St Peter’s Square and the sort of irrelevant details that would satisfy even the most obsessive of fans – such as why the religious leader missed a sermon because of flu.

The red top has been given a print run of 3m for the launch issue and is targeting a regular circulation of 500k per week with a cover price of just 50c.

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