Four hundred and fifty years ago, Pius V issued a papal bull excommunicating Queen Elizabeth I. In this week’s cover story, Jack Scarisbrick asks if it was a mistake. Also in this issue, Jon Anderson examines Cardinal Marx’s shock decision to stand down as leader of the German bishops. Fr James Jackson, FSSP, begins his Lenten series. Bonnie Lander Johnson solves your Lent cooking conundrums. And Stephen Withnell explains how he ended up playing cricket on ice.
Comment & features
Was Pius V right to excommunicate Elizabeth I? – Jack Scarisbrick Can the German Synodal Path recover from a nightmare week? – The Catholic Herald Diary: How I ended up playing cricket on ice – Stephen Withnell Is the dream of Francis as the ‘great liberal reformer’ dead? – Fr Raymond de Souza One good Lent can change your life – Fr James Jackson FSSP Orbán’s faux Christianity – Matthew Schmitz Relationships education: there’s a better way – Edmund Adamus Prosecutors in the dock – Mary Kenny Bishop Barron: Where the Church’s three ‘groups’ go wrong – Bishop Robert Barron It’s surprisingly hard to eat simply in Lent – Bonnie Lander Johnson Letters: Don’t turn confessors into state agents
