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John Borelli

Fifty years after the death of Pope John XXIII, comparisons are being invited between him and the current occupier of the Chair of Peter.A specialist in interreligious dialogue explains what they have in common Free

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Good shepherds and better ones Free
The attitude of the Vatican to the appointment of bishops is puzzling. It has let a situation develop where half the dioceses in Scotland are without a bishop, at a time when the Scottish Catholic community is urgently in need of good leadership. ...

What the state needs to know
An American intelligence agency has allegedly been gathering “secret” information from various internet companies such as Google and Facebook. Some claim it is impossible to exaggerate the importance of this disclosure. Daniel Ellsberg, ...

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From creation to 're-creation'
The Holy See's pavilion at Venice Biennale
Local authorities 'wary of faith groups but rely on their services'
Report by MPs finds low level of religious literacy among councils
Middle classes dominant in top Catholic schools
The Sutton Trust
Ronald Knox, theologian, author, Bible translator
Colloquium at Heythrop College celebrated life of prominent convert

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council

Vatican II ‐ an unprecedented event, a council like no other
Cardinal Godfried Danneels speaks at Southwark Cathedral
Don't let anyone tell you the Council didn't change much
Robert Blair Kaiser gives the 2012 Tablet Lecture

Features

‘Two concepts pulling in different directions’Aidan O’Neill

Some 50 years ago, in the wake of the publication of the 1957 Wolfenden Report, a public debate was held between two leading lawyers as to whether or not the report’s recommendations should be implemented so that same-sex sexual acts (at least as between two, and only two, consenting adults over the age of 21 within the privacy of their own homes) should be decriminalised, writes Aidan O’Neill....

Art and the spiritGianni Notarianni

The Augustinians are about to launch an exhibition space for contemporary art in London. The venture coincides with the Holy See’s initiative at the Venice Biennale. Here the priest and artist behind the Austin Forum argues that the Church must rethink its relationship to contemporary art ...

Strictly not for turningElena Curti

Ann Widdecombe stood out in Westminster as a politician who put speaking her mind before personal advancement. Yet she did win promotion, as well as approbation and disapproval in equal measure. She talks to Elena Curti about a life in Parliament and the faith that lay behind it...

A question of conscienceLiz Dodd

The bill legalising gay marriage will next week be scrutinised line by line in the House of Lords. The vote on its second reading last week exposed sharp divisions among Catholic peers both about the legislation itself and, among the opponents, on their strategy for combating it...

Saving the childrenSarah Mac Donald The Philippines is one of the few countries in the world where internet service providers are required by law to set up filters to block child pornography. The law exists thanks to a Columban priest who has made it his life’s work to protect children from abuse ...	Rough justice for minoritiesAbigail Frymann The Arab Spring has given way to instability and bloodshed in much of the Middle East, with Christians and moderate Muslims among the prime targets. Last week, experts met in Oxford to consider the root causes of sectarian conflicts...
Don’t look nowJohn Morrish Pornography has been around for millennia: but the ancient drawings and sculptures pored over by embarrassed Victorian scholars have nothing to do with the extreme productions of what is now a huge international industry....	Well read and well informedBernard Cotter The parish newsletter, bringing together as it does the life of the community for the benefit of all the parishioners, should be seen and utilised – like the homily at Mass – as its major communications opportunity ...
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Clifford Longley

‘Democracy is a method of handling differences without bloodshed’

Robert Mickens

Letter from Rome

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Many roads, one goal Free
Christians, Muslims and Jesus
Mona Siddiqui
Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” Peter’s response echoes down the centuries: “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16: 13-16) ...

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