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Battle for the soul of Latin America

Hugh O?Shaughnessy

As the United States President tours six key states in South America, the continental shadow of Venezuela?s acclaimed populist leader, Hugo Ch?vez, looms large over George Bush?s bid to boost his country?s waning influence in what Washington used to call its backyard Free

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Senior cardinal vows ‘never again' over abuse tragedy at sombre vigil

Rebel demands are ‘basis for dialogue' says Schönborn

Egan regrets abuse apology

'Meaning of marriage forgotten'

Churches told to aid freeze victims

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Ethics of Global Warming Free

Planet Earth should in theory be capable of supporting life, including human life, for thousands of years to come - indeed, some estimates say millions. It all depends on the human race. Not long ago the greatest danger seemed to come from nuclear ...

Britain's just war

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The Church's moral obligation to victims of clerical sexual abuse
Speeches from this week's conference in Rome

This week in Rome bishops and religious superiors met at the first Vatican-backed symposium devoted to forging a global response to the crisis of clerical sexual abuse that has disgraced ...

Archbishop voices 'shame and sorrow' after priest's abuse trial
Longley to visit parishes 'damaged' by Walsh

Today, Tuesday 7 February, Bede Walsh, who served as a Catholic priest in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, has been convicted by a jury, following a 10-day trial at Stoke-on-Trent ...

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Something old, something new Free Alcuin Reid The modern liturgy is here to stay but, in response to Andrew Cameron-Mowat (The Tablet, 24 February), a liturgical scholar whose work earned praise from Cardinal Ratzinger argues that the older liturgical forms have something legitimate to offer to the Church of today - and tomorrow...	Trident on trialJenny Davern A crucial vote on whether or not to renew Trident is due to take place in Parliament on Wednesday. But Britain?s need for an independent nuclear deterrent is being questioned more loudly than it has been for many years, and the result is not a foregone conclusion...
In the spirit of Abb? PierrePhil McCarthy A radical partnership between an award-winning GP practice and a local Emmaus community to improve health-care provision to Bristol?s homeless could provide a potent model for the Government?s ?big idea? for the future of the NHS...	To the manor rebornMaggie Mallon The transformation of a disused religious building in Edinburgh from a white elephant into a thriving conference centre and hotel has been a success for the Church, providing what could be a template for future reuse projects...

How green is my parishPaul Hypher

Christians need to regain that ancient sense of the sacredness of nature and its sacramentality...

Thick-skinned tanninsN. O'Phile

Columnists

Tim Hames

?If bums on seats is the criterion, then the EU has sold enough tickets?

Lionel Blue

?No one seems to care about what it?s like for a gay child of loving heterosexual parents?

Books and arts

Taste for paradox and wonder Free
G.K. Chesterton: thinking backward, looking forward
Stephen R.L. Clark

Do we need more books on G.K. Chesterton? Aside from the formidable corpus of his own writings (over 90 books, many still in print, and uncounted quantities ...

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