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 A love found wantingMartin ReynoldsThis week, the Catholic Church stated that its adoption agencies would have to close if the Government forced them to accept applications from gay couples. Here, a gay Anglican priest describes how he and his Catholic partner took on a child and why they wish to do so again Church in the WorldVatican finds common ground with Turkey |
ChinaTies with mainland Church strengthened | GermanyMerkel wants EU Treaty to invoke Christianity |
GuyanaReligious groups unite against casino law | IraqAziz sends plea to the Pope |
ItalyMartini weighs into Welby row | LebanonChristians clash in Beirut streets |
MyanmarJunta accused of using Buddhism to oppress Christians | NigeriaDemand for oil revenue to benefit all |
Portugal?Yes? vote forecast in abortion referendum | RomeClimate change summit at Vatican |
United StatesWuerl rebuffs Pelosi accuser | ZimbabweSavage crackdown on miners condemned |
Migrating MoneyMigrating Money
Billions are sent back each month by workers in the developed world to waiting families in poorer countries ? but millions are siphoned off by sharks in the process. However, with the aid of technology, microfinanciers and the Church, there may be safer ways to send money home...
India?s invisible children
The discovery of the remains of 20 murdered children came as a shock to India, where in an impoverished Delhi suburb the young people had, one by one, been stolen from under the noses of an indifferent local police force. The tragedy has revealed a justice system that fails the poorest and most vulnerable in society...
Is the climate changing in Rome?Is the climate changing in Rome?
Two major Vatican departments are to hold a summit on global warming, when the Church, after decades of saying little, will have a golden opportunity to present to the world clear ethical teaching on protection of the planet. It could see the start of a new moral order ...
Glad new day
The start of each new day is a fresh beginning, but it presents us with a challenge ? do we succumb to the fears that beset us during the night, or do we, in the knowledge that God?s love enfolds us, treat each dawn as a chance to decide for ourselves what our life will be like?...
Two commands, one love
Christ told us what we need to do, but we cannot do it ? love God with all our heart, mind and soul and our neighbour as ourselves ? without God?s help. As Daniel McCarthy explains, this week?s prayer petitions God for that help, and reminds us of the true measure of the love that is required of us, which is the love of God for us in Christ...
Lazarus at the door
How seriously do we take the plight of the poor and the homeless? We may think that we are doing our bit, but Christ was unequivocal in his teaching. Here, a priest describes how he believes he himself fell short of what was needed...
The best way to travel
Dark and dreary, January is a time to take off to new and exotic climes; or at least, to daydream about such trips. My own January voyage was a visit to my old home town, Detroit, to attend a science-fiction convention....
