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A tale of three Christmases
this year, for the first time in the history of the state of israel, christmas day will be a public holiday. this is not the result of a sud...
Jill, Duchess of Hamilton
My gift is more ethical than your gift
‘isn’t it marvellous that the royal family only give each other one small gift?” said my friend the other day, before adding: “so classy.” m...
Melissa Kite
Fine Art: In Picasso’s traumatic portraits, we see ourselves
when writing a round-up of exhibitions in london in 2016, certain conflicts emerge. it’s easier to bring together than my esteemed colleague...
Miguel Cullen
Television: The BBC’s oddly acerbic Christmas
a lot of people seem to be gay nowadays. previewing the christmas tv, i discovered that a lead character in last tango in halifax is a lesbi...
Tim Stanley
Music: The baby who turns a continent upside down
whether artists and musicians regard the birth of christ in bethlehem as history or poetry, it’s always been a potent narrative for them to ...
Michael White
Spiritual Books round-up
communion of saints by stephen walford, angelico press, £17 subtitled “the unity of divine love in the mystical body of christ”, this book e...
Francis Phillips
Are northerners truly more civilised?
south by merlin coverley, oldcastle, £12.99 why do we favour one direction and not the other? why has the north, historically, always been p...
Stav Sherez
Briefly noted
catholics confronting hitler by peter bartley (gracewing/ ignatius, £15). bartley has written a well-argued and documented overview of the w...
Staff writers
Omnium Gatherum
christmas is a feast of humbling contrasts. the sight of the eternal word made a speechless babe, destined for the passion, fills our mouths...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
Pope lays out 12-step programme to reform the Roman Curia
Francis tells Curial officials that his listing of their spiritual diseases two years ago was part of the process
Staff Reporter
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Holiness is not to be sneered at
Why do critics spend so much time scolding the saintly?
Richard Ingrams
The silence that makes us tremble
In this extract from his new book, the Vatican’s head of liturgy tells Nicolas Diat that we need to rediscover a ‘joyful and sacred fear’
Cardinal Robert Sarah
The party must go on – yes, into February
The modern tendency is to start and end Christmas early. Let’s return to our roots and celebrate until Candlemas
Melanie McDonagh
Pope Francis grants freedom to monsignor jailed over leaks
Mgr Vallejo was found guilty of passing confidential documents to journalists
Associated Press
Pope names first woman to head Vatican Museums
Barbara Jatta has been serving as vice-director of the museums since June
Carol Glatz
The best films of 2016
Son of Saul, The Club and Anomalisa all helped make 2016 a fantastic year in cinema
Will Gore
The brilliant biblical metaphor in Arrival
like et, close encounters of the third kind, starman, independence day and a host of similar films over the past 30 years, arrival explores ...
Bishop Robert Barron
Films of the Year: From modern classics to Christmas turkeys
picking a favourite film from an entire year is generally a tricky task. but this time around, the job was a relatively simple one thanks to...
Will Gore
Music: The Boris Johnson of the harpsichord
harpsichordists rarely make it into headlines: it’s a quiet profession. but a notable exception is mahan esfahani, the provocative, outspoke...
Michael White
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