Pope Francis
Mass critical
Pope Francis’s campaign against the Latin Mass was always disingenuous
Sede vacante
The Critic has been canvassing our top sources for suggestions on the new Pope
A wartime papacy
Amid modern culture wars, Pope Francis was nothing if not unpredictable
The disorder of succession
The war against Catholic traditionalists has done terrible damage to the Church
Confessions of a left-wing Pope
Life: My Story Through History by Pope Francis with Fabio Marchese Ragona
When the populist meets the Pope
Javier Milei and Pope Francis represent very different and often hostile elements of Argentinian cultural life
Where is the media scrutiny of surrogacy?
The Pope is concerned but journalists seem indifferent
The Pope is right about nature
Disagreements on different means of protecting the environment should not obscure the aim
The Pope’s African pilgrimage
Does the continent represent the future of Catholicism?
The problem of religious traditionalists
They wish to pass on the flame
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The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
The original sin
It should not have been difficult to see that there were problems with appointing Peter Mandelson
Sexy sisters and holy hotties
Less Sister Simper, more Attila the Nun
Save our green and pleasant land
It’s time to stop ruining Britain’s countryside with drab, identikit houses and instead build real places with focus, heart and purpose
Beauty from the ruins of war
Painting gave artists and their viewers a temporary way out of the grim wartime reality
Why left-wingers should care about borders
A welfare state, and social solidarity, depend on immigration restrictionism
Saved from the flames
We should feel fortunate indeed to have the Aeneid
An unpleasant man, and a genius
The most interesting people are not necessarily the most attractive
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
The return of a luxury lingerie brand
La Perla isn’t about the male gaze; it’s about feminine feel
Keir factor
The prime minister must feel as if he faces the Plagues of Egypt
Come together
Some political truths on which we can all agree