Recusant and taxidermist Charles Waterton 30
Roxanna Panufnik, composer of The Tablet’s anniversary motet 10
New recruits to the Swiss Guard prepare for their swearing-in ceremony 48
COLUMNS
Clifford Longley ‘Protestant destiny and working-class solidarity no longer cement the Union’ / 5
REGULARS
Great Catholics 37 Puzzles 37 Notebook 38 Letters 39 The Living Spirit 40
BOOKS / PAGE 41
Siobhán Garrigan The Francis miracle: inside the transformation of the Pope and the Church JOHN L. ALLEN, JR
Sarah Hayes Leonora ELENA PONIATOWSKA
ARTS / PAGE 44
Art Venice Biennale LAURA GASCOIGNE
Theatre The Audience; Gypsy MARK LAWSON
Cinema Clouds of Sils Maria FRANCINE STOCK
CONTENTS 16 MAY 2015 // VOL 269 NO. 9100
FEATURES
4 / Man with a mandate - but not a free hand With a small Commons majority, the newly re-elected Prime Minister faces a challenging term ahead BY JULIA LANGDON
The Tablet first appeared on 16 May 1840, and has been in continuous publication ever since. This edition marks that anniversary
6 / Where character counts Our survey of religious leaders reveals how the public perceives them / BY LINDA WOODHEAD
7 / Bestriding the world Why the Pope has emerged as a global celebrity for the twentyfirst century BY CATHERINE PEPINSTER
10 / Classically modern Composer Roxanna Panufnik talks to The Tablet BY BRENDAN McCARTHY
12 / ‘This is the time of mercy’ The Archbishop of Vienna introduces the Jubilee Year of Mercy BY CHRISTOPH SCHÖNBORN
15 / The top 100 The Tablet’s rankings of Catholics in public life in 2015
Catholicism’s tribes 26 / 1: Into outstretched arms The first of three articles on Catholics in Britain looks at migrants / BY PETER STANFORD
22 / 2: Joined-up thinking Britain’s converts and their journeys to the Church BY ROBIN BAIRD-SMITH
30 / 3: Through thick and thin The families who refused to give up their faith during the Reformation BY EDWARD STOURTON
32 / Conscience that would not be silenced How one priest spoke out against the Nazis, with The Tablet as his inspiration BY CHRISTA PONGRATZ-LIPPITT
34 / Our man in Mexico Graham Greene used The Tablet as a forum for his works in progress BY IAN THOMSON
34 / A village ‘saint’ An extract from a travel memoir, first published in this journal BY GRAHAM GREENE
36 / Furrows for the seeds of truth The dilemmas of Catholic journalism: truth or loyalty? BY DANIEL O’LEARY
47 / Ladies in White leader casts doubt on Castro’s sincerity 48 / The Church in the World ‘Francis effect’ boosts aid charity 51 / News from Britain and Ireland Scottish faithful desert Labour
COVER ILLUSTRATION: JAVIER RODRIGUEZ
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