When Bishops Meet, by John W. O’Malley John Cornwell wonders whether a major new Catholic council could help address the challenges the Church faces today By John Cornwell 5 September
Vatican I: The Council and the Making of the Ultramontane Church, by John W. O’Malley Papal infallibility became dogma only when Pius IX sought a means to shore up his authority as the Church’s power waned, writes John Cornwell By John Cornwell 31 May
Catholic Modern: The Challenge of Totalitarianism and the Remaking of the Church, by James Chappel This charts with scholarship and originality the final renunciation of a synergy between church and state and a shift to the sovereignty of conscience, John Cornwell writes By John Cornwell 15 February