The Vatican’s directory, the Annuario Pontificio, is a thick, red volume containing Church statistics and contact details for ecclesial officials. A new version appears every year, setting buyers back a hefty €78 (£66.57). The 2024 edition, released last week, contains a surprise: the papal moniker “Patriarch of the West”, dropped by Pope Benedict in 2006, has been re-admitted to the list of the Pope’s “historic titles”.