Meet America's Catholic tribes
The McCarrick scandal and mixed messages from Rome have sparked conflict in the American Church. Here are the colourful combatants
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The inspired scribblings of England’s finest Catholic poet
Gerard Manley Hopkins’ wonderful manuscripts have been acquired by the Bodleian Library. They offer a glimpse of a genius at work
A Marian moment away from the tourists
How to enjoy a Caravaggio gem in peace and quiet
The future of the Catholic vote
Historically, the US faithful have voted along ethnic lines – or mirrored national divisions. But old allegiances are fraying
The mystery of Fr Jenkins
McCarrick’s depredations demand prophetic anger – not pseudo-religious talk about ‘the mystery of human freedom’
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The future of the Catholic vote
Historically, the US faithful have voted along ethnic lines – or mirrored national divisions. But old allegiances are fraying
Coke, Superman, Thanksgiving: the world’s debt to US culture
American traditions may be recent, but that doesn’t make them inauthentic – and it hasn’t stopped them from conquering the planet
A rarely-seen Requiem performed with a vengeance
Alfred Bruneau’s composition is so extravagant that few ever dare to perform it. A London church dared to try – and triumphed
Roger Scruton makes his critics look tiny. But I fear for the future of public life
If the philosopher is unacceptable, what about me? Or my friends? Or, most importantly, my Church?
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Life & Soul
Arts and Books
Amid the crisis, a guide who doesn’t abandon hope
Christopher Altieri welcomes Philip Lawler’s analysis of the US hierarchy’s failings
Confessions of a Scandinavian St Augustine
Matt Thorne on the final instalment of a literary sensation
A visionary defence of married love
Dietrich von Hildebrand’s brave book about Humanae Vitae is being reissued
