Church Archives

Politics

Pope Francis left a mess

The next pope has an extraordinary crisis to deal with

Damian Thompson

How to get church readings right

In general people should avoid doing ‘voices’

Douglas Murray

The history of stained glass

The windows can be a narrative art, but also work in the way that a Jackson Pollock does — an explosion of color which evokes an immense peace

Dan Hitchens

In pursuit of another epiphany

I had my first epiphany — that God exists — when I was a child

Kate Andrews

Film

Christian cinema’s rise

As of this fall, Angel’s followers have plowed some $60 million into more than twenty projects

Robert Jackman

Place
October 17, 2023
Scattering my father’s ashes in the Camino de Santiago
Santiago is small; you should be able to walk across it in about ten minutes, yet the place is difficult to navigate
Gus Carter
High Life
January 25, 2023
Why going to church beats going to a nightclub
Take it from Taki: life can be beautiful if one only has beautiful thoughts
Taki
Religion
September 10, 2022
Setting the record straight on the Latin Mass
Pope Francis is cracking down on a liturgy that converted Shia LaBeouf, of all people
Teresa Mull
Religion
March 2, 2022
The Russian Orthodox Church eyes Ukraine
Putin’s government is waging not just a military campaign but a spiritual one
Grayson Quay
April 4, 2021
The church that’s hosted the Virgin Mary, Benjamin Franklin and Hugh Grant
St Bartholomew the Great will celebrate its 900th birthday in 2023
Tom Holland
Low Life
March 8, 2021
In praise of nuns
When the nuns begin to sing, their soaring, piercing voices make you look for a microphone
Jeremy Clarke
Home
April 2, 2020
My isolation reading list
Everyone can learn deep human truths from the story of a good man’s journey to death and resurrection
Susan Hill
Faith
April 1, 2020
A first for Christendom: Holy Week without church
We are going to have to follow Jesus in his isolation
Stephen Cottrell
Faith
April 18, 2019
The holy pedigree of cats
Despite there being no mention of them in the Bible, cats have a prestigious holy pedigree in Christianity
Revd Steve Morris
Faith
December 19, 2018
American Catholicism is going back to the future
A religious revolution is underway
John Waters