Catholicism
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Our first Catholic prime minister?
Andy Burnham’s religious background has a subtle but deep historical significance
Will Spain become a Protestant country?
How immigration is changing the religious dynamics of a traditional Catholic stronghold
How a cross in Corsica sparked a culture war
A dispute over a Corsican village cross has become a proxy conflict in an existential war over French identity
The transcendent in the mundane
Religion cannot be abstracted from institutional life
It was right to deny Communion to Chris Coghlan MP
Religion and politics cannot be entirely separate domains
An admirably efficient steakhouse in the Swiss capital
Salt, fire and happy old cows
Spirits entwined
Pentecostalism and Roman Catholicism are more alike than you might think
A son of Saint Augustine
Christians hoping for a spiritual leader have cause for optimism
A wartime papacy
Amid modern culture wars, Pope Francis was nothing if not unpredictable
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The false filibuster framing
There was nothing undemocratic about resistance to the Assisted Dying Bill
Life for petty theft?
IPP sentences are a shocking stain on the criminal justice system that the Prime Minister would do well to kill off
Ant & Dec: heroically bland
Clear separation between private and public selves is faintly refreshing
The right moment?
Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage are offering some cause for optimism — but is it enough?
Boriswave denialism
Britain’s ruling class has used dependence on cheap labour as an economic strategy, and cannot see any other option
The testing of Giorgia Meloni
Italy’s first woman PM has proved a pragmatic conservative who has brought stability to her country
A garden reborn
a garden reborn
Hard rain in Spain
Domestic scandal has rocketed back to the forefront of Spanish politics
Unionists should unite
It’s time to build alliances to ensure that unionists are not let down again
Self-inflicted misery
Super troupers
The vague vision of Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer was competent but directionless on foreign policy