THIS year I thought it would be a good idea to do a few sermons based on the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Written in England by an assembly of learned clergymen in the 1640s, this is a summary of Bi

A Spanish novelist’s portrait of Pope Francis

Taking as many guises as his names, the Prince of Lies turned at times into a man-devouring ogre, a mutant medley of claws, horns and wings, or the brooding rebel that lit the imagination of Romantic painters, as Carla Passino discovers

I enjoyed reading the interesting article by Caitlin Ellis on the rivals for the throne in 1066 (October). In particular, it was fascinating to read about Edgar Ætheling’s claim, which was surely the

Uncover the all-conquering Hun king whose nomadic horde terrorised Rome

When General Francisco Franco died on 20 November 1975 – 39 years after the start of the brutal civil war that brought him to power – the prospect of a bloodless transition to democracy in Spain appea