January 18, 2019
The new Sisterhood: traditional orders are booming
Not all women’s religious orders are shrinking. Some are
growing at an astounding rate. What is their secret?
News Analysis
Life & Soul
Arts
Sister Wendy Beckett: the early years
The art critic, who died last month, made her debut in these pages. The rest is history
While the National Youth Orchestra exists, there is still hope
There is a terrible dearth of music education in Britain’s schools, so it’s wonderful to see some young people still interested in classical music
Books
A unique yet universal journey into the Church
Tim Stanley admires a story of atheism, theocracy, postmodernism… and grace
Fellini’s films mingle piety with paganism
Fellini’s films captured Rome’s character, says Ian Thomson
The quest for the ‘historical Jesus’ started early in Asia
Jonathan Wright on how Asian authors re-imagined Christ
A troubled unbeliever walks to Jerusalem
A young man finds healing on the road. By Charlie Hegarty
Opinion & Features
The Pope’s Romania trip could send a message to the Orthodox world
Catholic-Orthodox ties have frayed since the last papal visit to Romania
How can we make younger people interested in religion?
Helping Oxford recruit more theology students, giving parents what they need, and church-related injuries
The orders growing so fast that they are running out of room
The Holy See now looks diplomatically isolated
Most of Venezuela’s neighbours boycotted Maduro’s inauguration. So why did the Vatican send a representative?
The bishops making a dramatic appeal to the UN
Bishops are urging the UN to intervene after a hotly disputed presidential election result
‘I am a Christian’: the migrant worker who volunteered for martyrdom
With these words a West African migrant embraced martyrdom at the hands of ISIS. What kind of man was he?
Is legalising cannabis really such a good idea?
Letters & emails
Hopkins can console believers who struggle with depression
The poet’s life was marked by darkness – but also by the beauty at the heart of the world