'God has taken on a human face'

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Bavaria?s Benediktfest

Like 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...

Valediction and venom

Whatever 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 soul

After 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...

Tomorrow's Church debates today

More 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 Gaia

Reflecting 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...

Green witness

Today?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...

The gift of service

Thanks 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...

Practical visions

Home Mission Sunday is an opportunity to think deeply about evangelisation, and to discover the resources available...

As usual, nanny knows best

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