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Vatican treats for the Christmas table

those wonderful boys in the swiss guard have done it again. after the vatican cookbook of 2016, which must by now surely be in every catholi...

Jesuit artist Father Rupnik has been practising ministry despite Vatican restrictions

a prominent jesuit priest has been continuing to practise his ministry despite the fact that it was restricted by the vatican in january 202...

How emperors protected the Papacy from bad popes and created Western Civilization

in the december issue, piers paul read reminded readers of the times when christianity was persecuted. this is not untimely, given the re-co...

All in the best possible taste

catholica: the visual culture of catholicism suzanna ivanič thames & hudson, £25, 256 pages the visual has always held a special place i...

Miles Pattenden

A forgotten convert

the life of thomas william allies 1813-1903: “a soul temper’d with fire” michael trott gracewing, £25, 480 pages thomas allies died aged 90 ...

Sanctifying the world

you might think that it’s odd for george weigel, usually billed as a conservative, to be supporting the second vatican council. because vati...

Gertrude Clarke

Discerning the work of the Spirit

the new “listening to everyone and excluding nothing” process so far undertaken in the first two phases of the synod on synodality has been ...

Cardinal Zen convicted: when will Rome speak up for him?

on friday cardinal joseph zen was found guilty of failing to register a now-disbanded humanitarian fund  which paid medical and le...

Podcast 27: The Spirit and Meaning of Vatican II with Mark Lambert

in the 27th episode of merely catholic, the podcast series for the catholic herald, dr gavin ashenden reflects on the gulf between the so-ca...

A solution to problems faced by the Order of Malta?

i humbly entreat thee through the intercession of the most holy virgin of philermo, of st john the baptist, blessed gerard and all the saint...

Father Anonymous