Regensburg revisited

Benedict XVI?s address in Germany on faith, rationality and Islam sparked a crisis. A year on, closer analysis of the lecture reveals how the furore was caused, and why there is common ground between Christian and Islamic thinking, particularly on the challenge of relativism in Europe today...

More potent than words

Ten years ago this weekend, it was the music as well as the liturgy that defined the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, particularly Tavener?s Song for Athene. But what makes music ?right? for such an occasion?...

A slow spring coming

The third of our series on eastern Europe looks at Albania, until recently isolated from the rest of the continent by its own Government. But on the tenth anniversary of the death of its most famous daughter, Mother Teresa, it is witnessing a rebirth of religious faith...

Ghost of empire haunts the throne

In recent weeks The Tablet has published articles examining the Act of Settlement, focusing on its impact on the UK and the relationship between Church, State, established religion and the Catholic faith. Here, attention turns to the Commonwealth, and the historic links between the Crown and the creation of a Protestant empire...

Lessons learnt

While most schools reopen this week after the summer break, All Saints in West Wickham has closed its doors for good. Its story reveals not only how the power of a headteacher can be abused but also how a school once tainted may well never recover...

Worldwide web of faith

More and more parishes have an online presence. It takes time and effort to make the website an effective tool for the parish and the wider community, but the rewards of such a commitment are immense...

Thrace and flavour

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