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Pope Francis talks with Australian Cardinal George Pell, former prefect of the Vatican Secretariat for the Economy 28

COLUMNS

Melanie McDonagh’s Notebook ‘When you work somewhere for a long time, you end up sharing a little of its identity’ / 5 Sara Maitland ‘The devotion to the Fourteen Holy Helpers was established in response to the plague’ / 8

REGULARS Poetry 15 Word from the Cloisters 16 Puzzles 16 Letters 17 The Living Spirit 18 The Ethical Kitchen 34 Glimpses of Eden 34

CONTENTS 17 OCTOBER 2020 // VOL 274 NO. 9373

FEATURES

4 / When Catholicism no longer matters Does President Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court face similar bigotry to that which John F. Kennedy had to overcome in 1960? / BY MICHAEL McGOUGH

6 / The Tablet Interview: Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow The founder of Mary’s Meals talks about the roots of the organisation and explains

why charity is an act of love / BY PETER STANFORD

SPECIAL REPORT: EDUCATION

10 / What does ‘good history’ look like? Students and educators at Catholic schools and universities are shaping teaching so

that it better reflects the lives of their students / BY HILARY M. CAREY

11 / Making Black history matter The Catholic Association for Racial Justice works in partnership with Catholic schools / BY SUDDIE KOMBA-KONO and YOGI SUTTON

12 / The teacher who inspired me Brother Jerome was my teacher, my role model, and my friend – I am a

lucky man to have known him / BY FERGAL KEANE

14 / Silent witness

Fratelli Tutti is a powerful reimagining of the human predicament as a shared

opportunity. Yet the experiences of women are neglected / BY LIZ DODD

NEWS

27 / The Church in the World / News briefing 28 / Pell has private audience with Francis

30 / View from Rome 31 / News from Britain and Ireland / News briefing 32 / Bishops oppose use of Navy against refugees

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ARTS / PAGE 20

Music The Poor Clares of Arundel JOANNA MOORHEAD Radio Goodbye to All This D.J. TAYLOR Theatre Talking Heads MARK LAWSON Television Imagine: Marina Abramovic LUCY LETHBRIDGE

BOOKS / PAGE 23

Christopher Bray The Tyranny of Merit: What’s Become of the Common Good? MICHAEL J. SANDEL Head Hand Heart: The Struggle for Dignity and Status in the 21st Century DAVID GOODHART A.N. Wilson Crime round-up Karin Altenberg The Gospel of the Eels: A Father, a Son and the World’s Most Enigmatic Fish PATRIK SVENSSON

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