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Why the death of Pope Francis brought me relief

Pope Francis

My Love Rival

Why the death of Pope Francis brought me relief

The cause turned not on politics but on the heart. However absurdly, I had come to see the Holy Father as a love rival

Nicholas Farrell

Leo XIV’s papacy is off to an encouraging start

For one thing, the new Pope clearly loves Latin

Damian Thompson

Can Pope Leo fix the mess left by Francis?

Leo appears easily primed to be, if not Francis 2.0, at least Francis 1.5

Ed Condon

Why Pope Leo XIV probably isn’t that liberal

Let’s see what he actually says in the job

Melanie McDonagh

Catholic Church

Catholics should hope for a speedy conclave

Whoever is chosen, all signs point to a swift and disciplined election

Thomas Edwards

Faith
April 26, 2025
Pope Francis’s funeral brought the least and the greatest together
He was a pope among the people from beginning to end
Madeleine Teahan
Politics
April 24, 2025
Pope Francis left a mess
The next pope has an extraordinary crisis to deal with
Damian Thompson
Cockburn’s Diary
April 22, 2025
The ‘Senate Twink’ lands in Oz
Plus: Inside Trump’s White House Easter Egg Roll
Cockburn
Politics
April 21, 2025
The Francis effect
He moved fast – and broke things
Luke Coppen
Politics
April 21, 2025
How Pope Francis will be remembered
He penned not a new symphony, but a violent cacophony
Ed Condon
Religion
March 25, 2025
Is China eyeing a friendly pope in the Vatican?
The danger is that a Pope Parolin’s Chinese allies would increase their grip on the Vatican, whose computers they have already hacked
Damian Thompson
Religion
March 1, 2025
A strangely moving vigil for the Pope
Cobblestones glistened; fountains shimmered. There was a nasty chill in the air
Paul Wood
DC Diary
February 24, 2025
DoGE’s Office Space efforts delayed by some
Plus: Monsieur Macron goes to Washington
The Spectator
Religion
February 17, 2025
Americans should feel uneasy about the new Archbishop of Washington
No one in the American church has benefited more from Pope Francis’s vengefulness than Cardinal Robert McElroy
Damian Thompson
DC Diary
February 14, 2025
The many legal challenges to Trump’s Executive Orders
Plus: Controversial cabinet picks confirmed
The Spectator

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