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Two hundred years ago, William Wilberforce introduced the parliamentary bill that eventually led to the abolition of the slave trade. But the fight is not over. If the scourge of people-trafficking is to be eradicated across the globe, anti-slavery campaigners will need patience, tenacity and faith Free

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Big beast in the jungle Free

For weeks the Conservatives have subjected Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer and likely next Prime Minister, to hard political pounding. An accompanying chorus of muttering has been heard on the Labour back benches, looking forward with dread ...

Amnesty and Abortion

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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 ...

Features

Union pacific Free Stephen Wall This weekend the biggest party in Europe will be in Berlin, where Germany, as holder of the revolving EU presidency, hosts a lavish celebration of 50 years of peace. But how much do its original ideals matter today?...	Taking libertiesConor Gearty Since the 9/11 attack on New York in 2001 basic freedoms and justice have increasingly come under threat in the war against international terrorism. Now the latest moves provoking concern lie at the heart of the body charged with guarding global human rights...
Emancipator and SonsAbigail Frymann William Wilberforce?s four sons decided not to follow in their father?s social reform footsteps. Instead, three entered the ministry ? two of them becoming Catholic converts, as eventually did their dairy farming brother...	Human touch of EasterDaniel O'Leary With Holy Week ahead of us, we should reflect on the full humanity of God, whose power, presence and promise can now and for all time come to us in a form and expression we can understand, and with whom we can be one...

Man of peaceThe Tablet Interview Following his dramatic release from 117 days in captivity after being kidnapped in Iraq in late 2005, Norman Kember has reflected on his non-passive pacifism. Now, as he tells Elena Curti, he faces a final dilemma...	The necessary presenceMartin Jakubas The elect, that is those preparing for baptism, confirmation and the Eucharist, can provide the focus for the whole church community during Lent...
Truth in storytellingGuy Consolmagno

Columnists

Tim Hames

?Few prominent Africans, apart from Mandela, have challenged Mugabe?

Margaret Hebblethwaite

?One person said it was like the crowd on Good Friday, with their ears closed?

Books and arts

History of Human Bondage Free
The Trader, The Owner, The Slave
James Walvin

Thank goodness we vanquished slavery. Except, alas, we didn't. Reports of appalling human bondage occasionally claw their way into the news, but behind such headlines there are ...

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