Banging heads by the Baltic

This year?s G8 summit will have climate change at the top of the agenda as the German presidency corrals the leaders of the world?s richest nations into agreeing new protocols to replace Kyoto. But it will also be a chance for Tony Blair to complete his trade aid deal begun two years ago at Gleneagles...

Russians reunited

In the face of the militant atheism of the Bolshevik revolution, the Russian Church split into two, with the flame of traditional Orthodoxy kept burning in exile while the Church at home fell under the control of the hammer and sickle. Now, nearly 90 years on, unity has been restored...

Poverty?s nemesis

As Duncan MacLaren completes his second term heading the global army of Catholic aid organisations committed to combating poverty and deprivation in the developing world, he tells Robert Mickens of his hopes for the future of Caritas Internationalis...

Twelve steps to God

The second in our series of articles on Brazil focuses on the drugs rehabilitation centre that the Pope visited on his trip to the Bishops? Conference. Its success rate puts northern-hemisphere equivalents to shame, and the reason lies in its robustly spiritual approach...

For welfare or worship?

Moves by the Government to use the extensive networks of people and buildings of the Church of England as ?social capital? to deliver the care and concern once solely the province of the State are provoking fierce debate within Anglican circles, and within other faith groups...

?I found only men?

The Blessed Marie Eugenie of Jesus, founder of the Religious of the Assumption, will be canonised in the Piazza of St Peter?s tomorrow. Her far-sighted vision still has much to teach us today...

Communities built on difference

As we celebrate the feast of the Trinity, a university chaplain reflects on the mystery that can help us to see beyond the events that so often shape the terms of our thinking, and to enhance our understanding of relationships...

Don?t do as St Petroc did

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