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What Meghan can learn from Mary, Queen of Scots
the news that the second earl of snowdon, the son of princess margaret, is looking to commission a new biography of his mother, one that wil...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Prize crossword 0582
cryptic across 5 egyptian on times’s first drink leads to a new, doddery nadir (11) 7 the soul of holy crusaders, evident in battle here (4)...
Alun Evans
The parable that makes us feel most uncomfortable
eighth sunday of the year eccl 27:4-7; 1 cor 15:54-58; lk 6:39-45 (year c) ‘the kiln tests the work of the potter, the test of a man is in h...
Bishop David McGough
The surprising truth about the Roman army at the time of Christ
the roman army and the new testament by christopher zeichmann fortress academic, 208pp, £60/$80 few phrases are as cringe-inducing as “the h...
James Baresel
What do you get when you cross Cirque du Soleil with Vatican pomp?
something about philip glass i’ve learned over the years is that by asking very little of his music you can sometimes be surprised by what y...
Michael White
Miracle Workers: Daniel Radcliffe's heaven-set comedy fails miserably
has hollywood ever really cared about god – i mean the true god, father, son and holy ghost? probably not. the great god mammon is another b...
Carl Curtis
It's not easy being Catholic in the art world today. A new group wants to change that
"beauty can cut across a thousand arguments, it can speak directly to the heart, it can be persuasive in many mysterious ways.” so said gabr...
Clare McCarthy
After Newman, could more English saints come marching in?
fascinating details of the second healing miracle at the intercession of blessed john henry newman emerged publicly for the first time last ...
Simon Caldwell
Things went from bad to worse at the Rome abuse summit
now that the four-day meeting on child protection in the church is over and done, the question is: what next? for an answer to that, you’ll ...
Christopher R. Altieri
The week ahead: Ash Wednesday, UK's largest Catholic youth event, new film on Church revival
wednesday is ash wednesday, the beginning of the season of lent. it is not a holy day of obligation, but going to mass, at which ashes are i...
Staff writers
God’s wrath is just as great as his mercy, Pope warns
christians must not take advantage of god’s forgiveness — selfishly repeating sin after sin — because god’s wrath for those who refuse to ch...
Carol Glatz
Abuse summit day two: How to hold bishops to account
(rome – february 22nd, 2019) “accountability”: that was the theme chosen for day 2 of the meeting for the protection of minors taking place ...
Christopher R. Altieri
Grand motets worthy of a king
michel-richard de lalande (1657-1726) succeeded jean-baptiste lully at the court of louis xiv and was in charge of dinner music, where he pr...
Jens F Laurson
The test of the summit: will whistleblowers be protected?
as the old adage goes, you don’t fatten a pig by weighing it. nor do you solve an abuse crisis simply by having summits to discuss it. it is...
Fr Dominic Allain
A masterpiece that triumphs over anything that's done to it
lucky readers of this publication won’t remember how the 1970s looked; but with its bad hair, flared jeans and depressing architecture, it w...
Michael White
Why Civilisation has lasted 50 years
"what is civilisation?” an erudite english gentleman asks the camera. “i don’t know … but i think i can recognise it when i see it.” and the...
Ed West
A culture of condemnation has replaced Christian forgiveness
what do liam neeson and ralph northam, the democratic governor of virginia, have in common? they are both being punished and reviled for act...
Ann Widdecombe
Newman should be the next Doctor of the Church
canonisations vary greatly in their significance. the canonisation of mother teresa of calcutta, who devoted her life to the care of the dyi...
Fr Ian Ker
Susan Boyle, lunchtime Mass and the Dramatists Club: a week in theatreland
ten years ago i devised a stage musical based on the film priscilla queen of the desert . we developed the script in a workshop in melbourne...
Allan Scott
How do we make sure there are no more McCarricks?
the vatican has delivered its final verdict on the former cardinal archbishop of washington, theodore mccarrick. last saturday, it announced...
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