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This presentation of the Tudors is about the battle for England’s soul

imagine trying to export the tudors without the help of hilary mantel. after her untimely death in the autumn, the cleveland museum of art h...
Lucien de Guise

Shūsaku Endō, the Catholic novelist who bore witness to the love of God

the warmth of christ shines through in his novels, says daniel frampton on the japanese author’s centenary . "the thing we are most lacking ...
Daniel Frampton

Ron DeSantis: the Catholic rival feared by Trump

the race to become the republican challenger to joe biden in next year’s presidential election has suddenly started to heat up. republican p...
Nicholas Wapshott

George Weigel's new book is a colossal contribution to modern Church history

“christendom was over.” these stark words, repeated several times by the great american scholar george weigel in his new book,  to sanc...
Daniel Johnson

Pope Francis prays for Nicaraguan bishop imprisoned for 26 years for trumped-up treason charges

pope francis has expressed his grief at the jailing of a nicaraguan catholic bishop for 26 years on trumped-up charges of treason. the ponti...
Simon Caldwell

A salute to the restless genius of Sir Stephen Hough as he takes centre stage at Wigmore Hall

it’s hard to write about the pianist stephen hough, now elevated to the status of sir stephen, without listing his extensive claims to fame ...
Michael White

'Freedom is ever new': The legacy of Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States endures

in a homily on april 19, 2008, pope benedict xvi noted the st patrick cathedral’s beautiful stained-glass windows, which “flood the interior...
Fr Carter Griffin

The Word: On the Translation of the Bible, by John Barton

the word: on the translation of the bible john barton allen lane, £25, 320 pages the tricky business of translating sacred scripture from th...
John Ritzema

Lebanon church leader calls for repatriation of 1.5 million Syrian refugees

the leader of the maronite church has appealed to the international community to begin the repatriation of 1.5 million syrian refugees from ...
Simon Caldwell

The Lord Camoys: First Catholic Lord Chamberlain since the Reformation

for those with an eye for english religious history there could scarcely have been a more symbolic gesture than tom stonor’s appointment as ...
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