Holy Smoke

211 Episodes

1. How liberal bishops are squeezing the life out of the Church of England

   Published: 2/9/2024
2. Does Trump have evangelical Christians to thank for his second coming?

   Published: 1/26/2024
3. Gay blessings and theological porn: why leading cardinals are distancing themselves from Pope Francis

   Published: 1/15/2024
4. Raymond Arroyo on the joys of a Sinatra-style Christmas

   Published: 12/22/2023
5. The strange appeal of Integralism

   Published: 12/15/2023
6. How light filled the first Roman Churches: a conversation with Dr Elizabeth Lev

   Published: 11/13/2023
7. The Pope, gay blessings and the Rupnik scandal

   Published: 10/5/2023
8. Genghis Khan and the Pope's summer of madness

   Published: 9/7/2023
9. The future of churchgoing in the West: why Protestants should worry and Catholics should panic

   Published: 8/18/2023
10. Is 2023 Pope Francis's 'Year Zero'?

    Published: 7/25/2023
11. Escaping the atheist hell of North Korea

    Published: 7/7/2023
12. Inside the world's most vicious liturgy wars

    Published: 6/23/2023
13. Succession: five nightmares for the next pope

    Published: 5/30/2023
14. The Vatican and the Mafia – why Italy can't seem to shake off organised crime

    Published: 5/26/2023
15. How Protestant is the Coronation?

    Published: 5/5/2023
16. Why didn't Beethoven go to Mass?

    Published: 4/14/2023
17. The battle over female Catholic priests has just begun

    Published: 3/31/2023
18. Is Abu Dhabi's multi-faith 'Abrahamic Family House' a beacon of hope or a creepy PR exercise?

    Published: 3/17/2023
19. The war over the Latin Mass escalates as the Vatican slides into chaos

    Published: 2/24/2023
20. Why Catholics are torn between the Church of Benedict and the Church of Francis

    Published: 1/10/2023