Thomas Colsy

Sixty years after Vatican II, the Church faces a crisis of tone and teaching, as the once-central realities of sin, judgement and salvation fade from Catholic life.

As Bonfire Night fades from the national calendar, the old anti-Catholic ritual is giving way to something more introspective. Thomas Colsey writes that as England’s bonfires die out, the memory of the faith they once sought to burn away is beginning to stir again

What appears to be conflicting views – between a pope who emphasises mercy and a cardinal who insists on order – are in truth differences of emphasis within a shared moral horizon

One of the richest and most powerful men in the world has just completed a series of off-the-record lectures on the Antichrist. The talks set an eerie tone for political and technological developments in the 21st century