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Confessions of a ‘new ultramontane’

it is distressing to contemplate how much influence journalists have on catholic life, but in truth this has long been the case. the furious...

Matthew Schmitz

The root of the abuse crisis

why is the church still struggling to get a grip on a scandal that emerged decades ago? surveying the ravaged landscape of the church today,...

Christopher R. Altieri

Arts essay: The child prodigy who fled the world

the lives of the saints are replete with stories of notorious sinners who became exemplars of catholicism. few, though, are so unusual as th...

David Oldroyd-Bolt

Retrieving the glory of the Middle Ages

royal books and holy bones by eamon duffy, bloomsbury, £25 there are historians – and then there is eamon duffy. this book resoundingly demo...

Dominic Selwood

David Twiston Davies: Downside’s dilemma

we knew that our world was surrounded with sin in the most surprising, embarrassing and horrifying places. so when my wife and i decided to ...

David Twiston Davies

Cardinal Maradiaga blames 'hit man' journalist for allegations against him

He has been accused of ignoring allegations of sexual misconduct among seminarians

The pope we lost: why we must not forget John Paul I

The smiling pope was patently holy and clever – but, if his pontificate had lasted, would he have faced the same problems as Pope Francis?

Damian Thompson

The piano prodigy who became a champion of the Eucharist

Hermann Cohen, gambling addict turned Carmelite priest, preached to crowds of thousands across Europe

David Oldroyd-Bolt

Viganò has broken the silence. Expect the Vatican to dig in

The archbishop has revealed a network which had long been discussed

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Cupich says interview edited unfairly

The cardinal had described the Viganò testimony as a potential 'rabbit hole' for Pope Francis

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