From Washington to Rome, heresy accusations are back
The word seemed to have lost its force, but in the age of Trump and Francis it’s making a comeback
News Analysis
For Australian Catholics, this could be a high-stakes election
The Church is watching anxiously as Australians head to the polls once again
Why African bishops are warning about misuse of holy oils
Africa has a lucrative market in holy oils – and bishops are worried.
From Washington to Rome, heresy accusations are back
The word seemed to have lost its force, but in the age of Trump and Francis it’s making a comeback
Life & Soul
Arts
An anthropologist looks at evolution and co-operation
Thelma Lovell on the dark side of our co-operative behaviour
Places, people and ancient instability
Lucien de Guise on a biography that also serves as a richly illustrated travelogue
Books
Look closely and you can find the saints in Shakespeare
Catholic martyrs may have been behind some of the Bard’s best lines, says Joseph Pearce
From American Psycho to Charlie Hebdo
Ian Thomson welcomes Bret Easton Ellis’s waspish critique of ‘Generation Wuss’
Opinion & Features
Communion and the Church’s mess
Sacred mysteries and cheeky cigarettes
The Catholic sympathies of a romantic painter
Sainthood could be a step closer for a wandering poet
A very Spanish kind of populism
The combative new Vox party has become a national force. Will the established parties be able to contain it?
Diary: In the footsteps of St Paul
From Washington to Rome, heresy accusations are back
The word seemed to have lost its force, but in the age of Trump and Francis it’s making a comeback
A luminous example of the gospel: in memory of Jean Vanier
The heresy letter is intelligent, but doesn’t quite convince