Church
Meeting others to worship is a lifeline
Criminalising corporate worship is both damaging and dangerous for Scotland, says Rev. Dr William Philip
Court out
Court delays and backlogs gave the government wide margins of authority during Covid-19
The battle to keep churches open
Many Christians now see the ban on worship as contrary to the command of God
The paradox at the heart of Catholicism
Catholic catechism is one thing, but the beliefs of the more than a billion adherents are often something entirely different
Churches say Welsh lockdown is unlawful
Christians leaders have launched a judicial review against the Welsh Assembly
Don’t shut our churches again
The Church is the only place we can find true deliverance from Covid
Churches say no to second lockdown
Hundreds of Ministers say closing again would damage congregations and their duty as Christians
Battle of the bells and the boutique hotel
Charles Saumarez Smith on the campaign to save the historic London foundry that produced both Big Ben and the Liberty Bell
Priests and palaces
The Archbishops don’t realise the significance of the church building
Sacred — and vital — spaces
A church is not the same as an old castle or a pub
Why Brits should care about what’s happening at the New York Times
The increasingly partisan ways of the New York Times is setting an agenda that UK media outlets like the BBC appear unable to resist
Antarctic adventure
From the submarine service to the world’s southernmost sub-post office, A S H Smyth interviews Sally Owen, a Falklands-based dentist who also helps to conserve the historic sites of Antarctica
Why Damien Hirst is the perfect artist for the pandemic
Damien Hirst’s work encapsulates the sterility, isolation and obsession with death of these times, says Alys Denby
The moral injuries in store for NHS workers
Research is revealing invisible injuries beyond the traditional diagnosis of PTSD, with important applications for healthcare staff caught up in battling Covid-19
The ring master
Bullfighting was a lifelong fascination for Francis Bacon and played an increasingly important role in his work, his high-risk approach matching that of the matador
The technocrats are failing the vaccine test
Are populist leaders better at vaccine roll-outs? If so, that should fill us with trepidation about post-pandemic politics
The FARC and me
David Smith recalls time spent with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia: the most murderous army of insurrection in Latin America’s modern history
Association Football: A great game gone to rot
The sport is now characterised by the conditioned reflex of dishonesty, the bleating of the wronged
How to scotch independence
Can and should the Supreme Court decide the UK border?
Psychology of Extremism
Ngo’s book is the accurate reporting of a political reality systematically ignored by almost every newspaper and network