John Follain has covered Italy and the Vatican as a correspondent for the "Sunday Times" since 1998. He is the author of the critically acclaimed titles "A Dishonoured Society: The Sicilian Mafia's Threat to Europe, Jackal: The Secret Wars of Carlos the Jackal, " and "Zoya's Story: An Afghan Woman's Struggle for Freedom" written with Rita Cristofari and Zoya. He lives with his wife in Rome.