COLUMNS

Christopher Howse’s Notebook

‘Part of the attraction of the Ukrainian cathedral to me is its strangeness’ / 7

Anne Booth

‘Priests in Ireland said to step through the door of a Protestant church was a mortal sin’ / 10

REGULARS

Letters 14

The Living Spirit 15

Word from

the Cloisters 16

Puzzles

21 JANUARY 2023 // VOL 277 NO. 9486

FEATURES

4 / The boxer’s son

Right up to his death earlier this month, Australia’s combative cardinal appeared determined to reverse the reforms of Pope Francis / BY FRANK BRENNAN

6 / Finding Thérèse

Sharper and funnier than we have been allowed to believe, the “Little Flower”, St Thérèse of Lisieux, was born 150 years ago this month / BY SALLY READ

8 / The Tablet Interview: Edward Stourton

The broadcaster talks of being torn between affection for the Benedictine monks who taught him and horror at how some of them behaved / BY PETER STANFORD

12 / Loosening the ties that bind

A formula to hold the Anglican Communion together could jeopardise dialogue between the Anglican and the Roman Catholic Churches / BY ANTHONY CURRER

NEWS

23 / The Church in the World / News briefing 24 / World’s youngest nation prepares for Pope’s visit

26 / View from Rome

27 / News from Britain and Ireland / News briefing

28 / London Bridge skateboard hero on path to sainthood

30 / Obituary / Lord Camoys

COVER: ALAMY/MONDADORI PORTFOLIO/SIPA USA, GRZEGORZ GALAZKA

ARTS / PAGE 17

Theatre

A Little Life

MARK LAWSON

Cinema

The Fabelmans

ISABELLE GREY

Television

How to Live to 100

LUCY LETHBRIDGE

Radio

Playing the Prince D.J. TAYLOR

BOOKS / PAGE 20

Lucy Beckett

Bloodbath Nation PAUL AUSTER

John McGill

Toy Fights:

A Boyhood DON PATERSON

Fred Kelly

Religion & the Rise of Sport in England HUGH MCLEOD

A.N. Wilson

on crime to warm

the cockles