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The Tablet

Archived since 16 May 1840
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9,536 issues

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Unique in its international coverage of religion, current affairs, politics, social issues and the arts, The Tablet is a weekly Catholic journal which has been reporting on events of significance for over 170 years.

Every week The Tablet provides in-depth and balanced coverage on a wide range of subjects and its contribution to topical issues is strengthened by its contributors: each issue contains the work of writers drawn from all over the world.

The complete archive, of over 9000 issues, is now available for institutional subscribers. Fully searchable and easily navigable, this is undoubtedly one of the best resources available for tracing the history of the Catholic Church and world events over the last 170 years.

Latest Issue:

The missionary bishop
The Pope has spoken of being formed by his decades as a missionary priest and bishop in Peru / BY BESS TWISTON DAVIES

A Pope of communion
Leo XIV has made it clear he will build on the ‘precious legacy’ of Francis – but also that his style of leadership will be very different / BY AUSTEN IVEREIGH

The untamed lion
Augustinian friar, missionary priest, bishop of a sprawling diocese in Latin America: Robert Prevost’s unlikely journey / BY PATRICIA ROCHE

What will he do about Opus Dei?
The new Pope has inherited from Pope Francis a series of thorny questions involving the influential Catholic movement / BY MICHAEL TANGEMAN

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  • First Issue: 16 May 1840
  • Latest Issue: 17 May 2025
  • Issue Count: 9,536