Has contemporary art criticism lost its soul?
September 27, 2018
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Today’s critics have a blind spot when it comes to religion, says David Cowan No Idols: The Missing Theology of
Analysis: Why Macron accepted a title from the Pope
June 28, 2018
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Francois Hollande never took up the traditional honour. But his successor has surprisingly strong Catholic sympathies
The fashion world looks for its Catholic roots
May 2, 2018
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Christian imagery has inspired a major fashion exhibition in New York
Arts essay: The fashion world looks for its Catholic roots
May 2, 2018
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Ever since Adam and Eve decided to cover up, humans have made both functional and creative use of dress. Whether
Is there any hope of Saudi Arabia lifting its church ban?
March 9, 2018
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Christians shouldn’t hold their breath, but change may yet be possible
This is an important trip for Mohammad bin Salman – and an awkward one for the PM
March 7, 2018
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The Saudi Crown Prince’s visit has prompted a debate in the UK which wouldn’t happen in an absolute monarchy
The man who invented economics
January 11, 2018
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Many believe that the science of economics began with the Scottish moral philosopher Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations. In
Why the West keeps getting it so wrong on Iran
January 3, 2018
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Many Western observers fail to understand the religious side of the debate
The Saudi revolution
November 2, 2017
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When I first visited Saudi Arabia, I headed to a restaurant with a group of colleagues. When we arrived, it
The Saudi crown prince wants to return to ‘moderate Islam’. But what does that mean?
October 27, 2017
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Don’t expect the country to turn to Western-style secularism any time soon
A disastrous attempt to ‘reform’ the Irish Church
October 5, 2017
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The Irish Church, its Reform and the English Invasion by Donnchadh Ó Corráin, Four Courts, £30 Most people, when they
‘We have to be a very quiet Church’
September 21, 2017
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In Abu Dhabi, the Catholic community of St Joseph’s Cathedral and St Thérèse Church nestles beside Anglican, Orthodox and Evangelical