February 11, 2026

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Leaders

Vatican Trials

Is vaccination a moral responsibility?

Leading the next generation of Catholics

DiaryBevis Hillier

Columns

Standing firm and holding fast – Looking to Waugh for inspiration – Ken Craycraft

Singing together again – Congregations are back, and in fine voice – Serenhedd James

Losing the thread – How the Vatican hierarchy risks losing Catholicism’s historic heartlands – Niall Gooch

Suppressing the Traditional Rite – How the clergy are blotting out tradition – Jaspreet Singh Boparai

Features

It came down from heaven– Meeting David Montalto – the maker of the Cosmos Cross – Sarah Sands


















Education Special Report

‘Preparing people for life’– Looking to the future with Ampleforth head Robin Dyer – Olenka Hamilton

A Catholic education– The benefits of all-inclusive modern monastic learning – Sophia Waugh

How Latin opens up the world – Why learning the hard way is worth it – Dominic Sullivan

Arts & Books

God: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou, reviewed by Jack Miles

Churchill’s Shadow: An Astonishing Life and a Dangerous Legacy by Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviewed by David Lough

Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins, reviewed by Harry Mount

The Tudors in Love: The Courtly Code Behind the Last Medieval Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood, reviewed by Alison Weir

The Making of Oliver Cromwellby Ronald Hutton, reviewed by Melanie McDonagh

The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland by Crawford Gribben, reviewed by David Quinn

Openly ignored – Two Catholic exhibitions overlooked by the critics – Lucien de Guise

Life & Soul

Tessa’s Feasts – Steaks fit for a saint – Tessa Balfour

September Diary– William Cash

Learning the Liturgy – On the history of the lectionary – Richard J Ounsworth

The Garden – My golden autumn garden – Charlie Hart

The Pointed Arch – The cathedrals and churches of E. W. Pugin – Michael Hodges

Archive: The Prophet – Ronald Knox pays tribute to his brilliant friend – GK Chesterton

Travel & Pilgrimage

Let’s pray, not play – Canterbury Cathedral has lost its faith – Violet Hudson

On Pilgrimage with Peter Frankopan

Leaders

Vatican Trials

Is vaccination a moral responsibility?

Leading the next generation of Catholics

DiaryBevis Hillier

Columns

Standing firm and holding fast – Looking to Waugh for inspiration – Ken Craycraft

Singing together again – Congregations are back, and in fine voice – Serenhedd James

Losing the thread – How the Vatican hierarchy risks losing Catholicism’s historic heartlands – Niall Gooch

Suppressing the Traditional Rite – How the clergy are blotting out tradition – Jaspreet Singh Boparai

Features

It came down from heaven– Meeting David Montalto – the maker of the Cosmos Cross – Sarah Sands


















Education Special Report

‘Preparing people for life’– Looking to the future with Ampleforth head Robin Dyer – Olenka Hamilton

A Catholic education– The benefits of all-inclusive modern monastic learning – Sophia Waugh

How Latin opens up the world – Why learning the hard way is worth it – Dominic Sullivan

Arts & Books

God: An Anatomy by Francesca Stavrakopoulou, reviewed by Jack Miles

Churchill’s Shadow: An Astonishing Life and a Dangerous Legacy by Geoffrey Wheatcroft reviewed by David Lough

Greek Myths: A New Retelling by Charlotte Higgins, reviewed by Harry Mount

The Tudors in Love: The Courtly Code Behind the Last Medieval Dynasty by Sarah Gristwood, reviewed by Alison Weir

The Making of Oliver Cromwellby Ronald Hutton, reviewed by Melanie McDonagh

The Rise and Fall of Christian Ireland by Crawford Gribben, reviewed by David Quinn

Openly ignored – Two Catholic exhibitions overlooked by the critics – Lucien de Guise

Life & Soul

Tessa’s Feasts – Steaks fit for a saint – Tessa Balfour

September Diary– William Cash

Learning the Liturgy – On the history of the lectionary – Richard J Ounsworth

The Garden – My golden autumn garden – Charlie Hart

The Pointed Arch – The cathedrals and churches of E. W. Pugin – Michael Hodges

Archive: The Prophet – Ronald Knox pays tribute to his brilliant friend – GK Chesterton

Travel & Pilgrimage

Let’s pray, not play – Canterbury Cathedral has lost its faith – Violet Hudson

On Pilgrimage with Peter Frankopan

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