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Bishop describes atheist anthem as the “most beautiful song in the world”
The president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology rejected accusations of heresy after criticism from priests and laity
Thomas Colsy
EWTN’s president Alvarado appointed to head Vatican communications
Pope Leo XIV has appointed EWTN president Maria Montserrat Alvarado as prefect of the Dicastery for Communication, marking a significant shift in the Vatican’s public-facing leadership
Michael Haynes
A grave new threat to religious freedom in India
New powers under India’s foreign funding regime could have significant consequences for churches, charities and NGOs working with marginalised communities
Msgr Michael Nazir-Ali
Why you should go on retreat
From St Ignatius Loyola to Mother Teresa, the saints understood retreat not as escape, but as the place where vocation becomes clear
Jack Valero
Former Anglican nuns mark decade in full communion with Rome
Their journey from Anglican religious life to Rome remains a notable example of Pope Benedict XVI’s ordinariate vision
Thomas Colsy
In praise of the married man
David Hahn makes the case for the married man, arguing that matrimony offers both the adventure and stability modern men are told it cannot
David Hahn
Visions of Heaven
A child’s reflections on heaven reveal how closely wonder, attention and trust are bound together in the spiritual life
Dominic Perrem
Revolutions and revelations
Returning to one of its most poignant storylines, the final season of Outlander offers an unusually sincere reflection on love, grief, family and faith
Isobel Yuill
Secrecy and fear in a fallen fellowship
Netflix’s Unchosen explores the fear, secrecy and hidden brokenness that can flourish inside tightly controlled communities and society writ large
Daniel Turner
The sober inebriation of Pentecost
Pentecost is not a feast of polite reflection but of holy disruption, and sacred music should recover something of that unsettling power
Simon Johnson
Why sacred music belongs in the liturgy, not the concert hall
The St Birinus Festival at Dorchester Abbey seeks to restore sacred music to the liturgical setting for which it was composed
Dominic Bevan
Death in Algiers
François Ozon’s adaptation of Albert Camus’s The Stranger captures the novel’s moral ambiguity while gently widening its perspective
Andrew Cusack
Wedding-day nightmare dressed as black comedy
Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a glamorous Manhattan couple whose wedding preparations spiral into psychological chaos after one shocking confession
Julia Hamilton
Promising start for a Catholic children’s mystery series
Mark Guiney’s debut introduces Gloria Treddle, a spirited young sleuth whose adventures combine humour, moral clarity and the familiar world of Catholic school life
John-Henry Keenan
When good girls go sad
Freya India argues that social media and consumer culture have hollowed out young women’s inner lives, while leaving open the deeper question of what might restore them
Georgia Gilholy
Twilight of the Anglican establishment
Alan Don’s witty and revealing private journals illuminate the ceremonial, politics and personalities that shaped Anglican public Christianity between the wars and beyond
Robin Ward
The witness of Jacques Fesch
A new translation of Jacques Fesch’s prison journal reveals a profound conversion and a searching testimony of faith on the eve of execution
Archbishop John Wilson
Pope Leo XIV: not quite in his own words
Elise Ann Allen’s biography benefits from exceptional first-hand sources but dwells too long on stating the obvious. The best bit is the actual interview with the Pope at the end
Melanie McDonagh
Rivalry and revelation at the Palazzo Barberini
In the setting of a Baroque palace built on rivalry, a new exhibition traces Bernini’s rise under Urban VIII, though not without notable omissions
Daniel Beurthe
El Greco and the true transformation of beauty
The elongated figures of El Greco’s Pentecost reflect a deeply Christian vision of the body transformed not by cosmetics or discipline, but by the life of the Spirit
Fr Gavan Jennings
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