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William KeeganIf barely concealed driving ambition were enough to make a Prime Minister, the job would be in Mr Brown's pocket. But, as the biographer of the man from the manse with the "strong moral compass" explains here, it's far from a done deal despite the Chancellor being the best candidate for the position Free
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| Protect all the innocent Free In response to the Nolan Report in 2001, the Catholic Church in England and Wales tightened its procedures for dealing with allegations of sexual abuse of children against priests. The aim was not only to rescue its reputation, which had ... | The solution to terrorism |
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Features
 Bavaria?s Benediktfest Free Robert MickensLike his predecessor?s first papal visit to Poland, Benedict XVI?s return home excited huge enthusiasm among his fellow countrymen. It was billed in part as a sentimental journey but the visit will be remembered as the event when he argued eloquently for God?s place in a rational world... |
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The gift of serviceThanks to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, we can know God?s favour, writes Daniel McCarthy. As the opening prayer for the 24th Sunday in ordinary time tells us, we experience this not only spiritually but with our senses, as we are led into the total love of God and our neighbour...
|  Valediction and venomJulia LangdonWhatever they say in private, delegates at this year?s Labour conference will give a
rousing reception to Tony Blair?s last speech as leader. But the one really to watch will be the reaction to the speech of the heir presumptive to the party crown... |
Saving Russia's rural soulIsabel de BertodanoAfter nearly 90 years of decay, efforts are now being made to restore churches to the heart of village life. But with no funds from the state and little expertise in the Orthodox Church, it is up to volunteers to save them from irreversible ruin...
| Green witnessMary ColwellToday?s hunger for organic food also demonstrates a spiritual thirst to act with
goodwill. But people are being failed by producers, creating an ideal chance for the Church to proclaim its message of healthy, responsible and respectful living...
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Tomorrow's Church debates todayArthur KrebbersMore than 30 young Christians gathered in Cambridge last week as part of a new Catholic initiative that will train them in faith-based leadership. Their discussions raise profound questions about the role of the Church in society...
| A mirror for GaiaDaniel O'LearyReflecting back to Mother Earth what we see before us, the great act of creation, helps us both to make sense of half-felt intimations and to reconnect with lost intimacies...
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Practical visionsClare WardHome Mission Sunday is an opportunity to think deeply about evangelisation, and to discover the resources available...
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Columnists
 Clifford Longley'The West Bank's return to Arab sovereignty does not mean the eviction of Israelis'  Ann Wroe'I am never quite convinced that tidiness is a virtue, like truthfulness and industry'
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Books and arts
Still angry puritans at heart Free
God Won’t Save America
George Walden
For a country as open and transparent as the United States, whose literature, language and culture are as accessible as any nation's in human history, and whose people have demonstrated ... |
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Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ... The pain of being a coeliac Catholic
Sr M, guest contributor
"Whoever comes to me, I shall not turn (him) her away" (John 6:37). Many readers will recognise ...
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