Christopher Howse

Christopher Howse (born 1955) is a London-based journalist, commentator and author. He is an assistant editor of The Daily Telegraph and has a regular column in the Saturday edition of the newspaper. He was previously the obituaries editor. Howse contributes articles and reviews to The Spectator, The Tablet, The Oldie and several other publications. He has written books on Soho, religious issues and two travelogues on Spain.

Career as a journalist Christopher Howse was born in 1955. He studied English language and literature at Oxford University, graduating in 1978. Howse started work as a journalist for the Catholic Herald where he stayed for five years. He then worked for The Tablet and The Spectator, before joining The Daily Telegraph in 1992. He was the newspaper's obituaries editor from 1996 to 1999. He is now an assistant editor for the Telegraph and writes some of the newspaper's leading articles. He has a weekly column in the Saturday edition of the newspaper, called Sacred Mysteries, which considers religious topics in history and culture.