Flight from fear

The conflict in Iraq between Shia and Sunni Muslims continues to dominate headlines. Yet the Christian community there is threatened with wipeout and the media barely demur, in a crisis that is imbued with tragic irony...

Power to the people

In the days of Cardinal Manning, the Church was at the forefront of protest against poverty and poor working conditions. Could it happen again, with faith groups taking direct action as a means of promoting justice, fairness and human dignity?...

My kind of carol

Vote for your favourite carol before 8 December. The winning carol will be announced in the Christmas double issue.
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Christe redemptor omnium

I am often asked about my favourite piece of music. It is a difficult question for anyone who performs on a daily basis. To say which is my favourite Christmas carol is even harder....

Into the minefield

With little in the way of a diplomatic offensive to engage Turkish opinion in preparation for next week?s visit by the Pope, and with Turks already sensitive to rejectionist noises from Europe, Benedict XVI will not find it easy to win over hearts and minds...

Till stress us do part

Pressures of life today drive a horse and carriage through love and marriage, according to the successor to the Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, this month marking its sixtieth anniversary...

True kingship, truly shared

For the feast of Christ the King, the Opening Prayer draws on two constitutions of the Second Vatican Council, as well as earlier sources. Daniel McCarthy examines the complexity of the concept of King in the prayer, and what we can discern from it about our place in the Kingdom...

Medium and the message

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Clouds of unknowing

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