If Caesar was a god then, as his heir, Augustus was the son of a god and he made sure that everybody knew it. Now regarded as part-god, Augustus encouraged stories of his frugal habits.

All make the Sign of the Cross: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit ... sprinkled with holy water. The Lord God lives in his holy temple yet abides in our midst.

The latest group of released prisoners includes 30 minors, the youngest being a 15-year-old from a refugee camp in Bethlehem ...