The Tablet

The Tablet is an international weekly magazine based in London that identifies itself as a progressive Catholic publication. It is currently overseen by editor Catherine Pepinster.

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Bobbleheads, t-shirts and political pressure for first US-born pope

2 days ago | thetablet.co.uk | Michael Sean Winters

After the election of Pope Leo XIV, the electronic scoreboard at the stadium of the Chicago White Sox – the baseball team he reputedly supports – posted a photo of the new pope, and fans started appearing at games wearing homemade mitres. At the Augustinian-run Villanova University, where Robert Prevost graduated in 1977, the bells rang for hours on the day of his election. Bobbleheads in the image of Pope Leo and tee-shirts showing him eating a hot dog went on sale.
White smoke signals new Pope

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Ruth Gledhill |Patrick Hudson

White smoke from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel indicated a new Pope was elected this afternoon to succeed Pope Francis. The new Pope is expected to emerge soon onto the balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square, when his given name and papal name will be revealed. The cardinal electors will also appear on the loggia of St Peter’s Basilica when the announcement of the 266th successor of St Peter is made.
Visual art: National Gallery appeals to Catholic tastesTheatre: can Ibsen still shock today?

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Kathryn Simmonds |Joanna Moorhead

Joanna Moorhead on the new Sainsbury Wing at the National Gallery, reopening after a two- and-a-half-year refurbishment, and now resembling more closely than ever an early Renaissance church in Florence, Siena or Mantua.
‘A word in your ear, Holy Father …’ – here’s what some people would like to say to the new Pope - The Tablet

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Brendan Walsh

“Don’t forget the poor.” These are the words that the Brazilian Cardinal Cláudio Hummes famously whispered in the ear of Jorge Mario Bergoglio after his fellow cardinals had elected the Archbishop of Buenos Aires as Pope at the conclave 12 years ago. I confess the words, “Be afraid, be very afraid …” crossed my mind when someone asked me what I would whisper in the ear of the man who enters the conclave of 2025 as a cardinal and emerges as Pope. Friends and colleagues are less jittery.
New Pope. New hope.

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Kate Keefe

It was very sad to hear that the late Pope had died (on Easter Monday morning), but on the other hand, what a great day to go, with heaven having its biggest celebration of the year, and how characteristic of the last Pope to make his last appearance blessing all of us, urbi et orbi, on Easter Sunday. It was a perfect way to be remembered, and we pray for the repose of his soul with serene confidence and hope. But now what?
College of Cardinals – England’s own - The Tablet

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Brendan Walsh

Vincent Nichols, 79, the Archbishop of Westminster since 2009 and a cardinal since 2014, has led the Church in England and Wales through a particularly rocky period. A forceful president of the bishops’ conference and a capable and sometimes combative media performer, he has maintained strong relationships with the Church of England and other faith groups, in particular Islam. Views differ over his effectiveness as a political operator and as the administrator of a large archdiocese.
Huge increase in searches for ‘how to become a Catholic’ following death of Pope Francis

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk | Ruth Gledhill

Searches for “how to become Catholic” have increased by 373 per cent across the world between 20 to 26 April, according to analysis of data from Google Trends. Pope Francis appeared in public in Rome on the 20 April to bless the Easter crowds, and then passed away on the 21st April 2025. The data, by Vatican Tickets & Tours, reveals that searches for how to become Catholic increased by more than three times, which they say is “unprecedented”.
China ‘elects’ two bishops after Pope’s death - The Tablet

1 week ago | thetablet.co.uk

The Chinese authorities unilaterally “elected” two Catholic bishops in the week after Pope Francis’ death, including one to a diocese already led by a
Who will be the next pope? We profile the conclave – from Arborelius to Zuppi - The Tablet

2 weeks ago | thetablet.co.uk

Popes, of course, can’t do much. That’s not how Catholicism works. A new pope is in a similar position to a new director of the National Gallery. You’ve
College of Cardinals – America’s stars, bars and stripes - The Tablet

2 weeks ago | thetablet.co.uk | Michael Sean Winters

Ten cardinals from the United States will process into the Sistine Chapel on 7 May. While it is highly unlikely one of them will leave the conclave as Pope, some will be influential as spokesmen for different visions of what the Church needs at this moment.