Harry Mount

1 week ago | theoldie.co.uk | Harry Mount

As 133 cardinals voted in Pope Leo XIV, it's time to remember the 318 bishops who gathered together in Nicaea (now Iznkik, Turkey) 1,700 years ago. A special service at Temple Church will mark the 1,700th anniversary of the opening day of the Council of Nicaea on 20 May, 325 AD. The Temple Church service is at 12pm on 20 May.

2 weeks ago | theoldie.co.uk | Harry Mount |Robert Maxwell

Anne Robinson is hosting a new Channel 5 show, 'The Sentence - You be the Judge'. At 80, she tells Harry Mount about facelifts, drinking and Robert MaxwellWhat’s the laziest job in the world? Donald Trump’s personal trainer? Lord Lucan’s diary secretary? Or teaching Anne Robinson how to ask rude questions on The Weakest Link? That was my job 15 years ago – and it was entirely pointless. Robinson had an innate gift for examining human character – and tracking down its weak spots.

2 weeks ago | theoldie.co.uk | Harry Mount

The late Pope Francis wasn't keen on the Latin Mass - but the language is still at the heart of the Vatican and most of his funeral Mass is in Latin. By Harry MountThe Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew and the New Testament in Greek. Still, Latin versions of the Bible became extremely influential very early on in the story of Christianity. You will have your own preferences as to the ideal language for the Bible.

3 weeks ago | theoldie.co.uk | Harry Mount

On the death of the Pope at 88, the new film Conclave has an added impact. By Harry Mount Latin fans will love Conclave, the adaptation of Robert Harris’s 2016 film about the battle to become a new pope. Not since Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ (2004) has there been so much Latin in a big feature film. Pope Francis, who has restricted the Latin Mass, won’t be booking a seat at the Vatican Odeon.

1 month ago | spectator.co.uk | Harry Mount

Text size Small Medium Large Line Spacing Compact Normal Spacious Comments Odysseus is back on his eternal journey to Ithaca – and he’s sailing towards your cinema screen. Ralph Fiennes is playing Odysseus in The Return, released last week. And Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, starring Matt Damon as the cleverest of the Greeks at Troy, should be out next year. I criss-crossed the Mediterranean for three years, in the wake of Odysseus, for a book – and I’m convinced The Odyssey is true. OK, the...