Michael Walsh is a writer and broadcaster. He was librarian at Heythrop College from 1972 to 2001. Among his books are The Secret World of Opus Dei (HarperCollins, 2004) and The Conclave: A Sometimes Secret and Occasionally Bloody History (Canterbury Press, 2003).

Recent articles

Pope Benedict XVI's revoking of the excommunication of a bishop who denies the Nazi genocide reveals deep-rooted flaws in the Vatican's governance, says Michael Walsh.

Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United States was a diplomatic success that also revealed something of the unfolding character of his papacy, says Michael Walsh.

A year since the controversial Regensburg address, and on the day the Latin liturgy is restored, Michael Walsh takes the measure of Pope Benedict XVI's leadership of the Catholic church.

Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Turkey was as important for Catholic-Orthodox dialogue as for European-Turkish, says Michael Walsh. But in healing one breach did it open another?

The leading themes of Pope Benedict's Regensburg speech – faith and reason, Christianity and Europe, the emergence of Islam as Christianity's significant "other" – will outlast the furore it provoked, says Michael Walsh.