Cover Story... Francis Phillips asks why so many of Hitler’s inner circle were former Catholics More comment... Rachel Kelly discovers why Rosa Monckton is furious with the government Will Gore on the vigilante cowboys who ride into horror territory Bishop David McGough on the significance of the transfiguration Exclusively in print and on the Catholic Herald app... What do St John Paul II's ‘secret’ letters really reveal, asks Madeleine Teahan We must spare a thought for the innocents trapped in Raqqa, says Jenny McCartney Gap year students working in the Third World are effectively doing penance, says Ann Widdecombe Deborah Castellano Lubov on a cardinal’s bold plan for ending anti-Christian persecution Christianity’s future isn’t in the east, says Fr Raymond de Souza Quentin de la Bédoyère warns about the dangers of tailor-made human beings Mary Kenny is driven round the bend by bad parking People claim children don’t care about ritual. They’re wrong, says Fr David Elliott Robert Tanitch watches Ralph Fiennes master Ibsen Princess Michael makes a splendid crime writer, Cristina Odone discovers Pastor Iuventus says the Church isn’t trying to depress us in Lent The Reformation even made Britain sound different, says Melanie McDonagh Don’t take ‘the wrath of God’ literally, says Fr Ronald Rolheiser Take up our special subscription offer – 12 issues currently available for just £12! For all subscription and MAGNIFICAT options, go here