Not a spin doctor, but not short of challenges either.
Ben Ryan looks at the appointment of Chris Patten to advise the Vatican on communications.
In Brief
Politics, morality and the media
Nick Spencer speaks to Peter Oborne for Third Way Magazine.
Podcast
The Soul of the World
Nick Spencer reviews Roger Scruton's sophisticated critique of "fashionable" atheism.
In Brief
Will Francis still be the media’s darling after the Synod on the Family?
Ben Ryan looks at the Catholic Church's synod on the family and what it might mean for Francis and the media
In Brief
Where next for the state?
Nick Spencer review The Fourth Revolution by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge
In Brief
The Challenges of Religious Diversity
Professor Roger Trigg on how we navigate our plural society
In Depth