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Europeans take it for granted that modernisation and secularism go hand in hand. But the experience of the rest of the world tells a different story. The challenge is maintaining faith while living peacefully with those who do not share it. Retreat is not an option Free

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There is recognisably such a thing as Catholic fundamentalism. It might be defined, by reference to Protestant and Islamic parallels, as believing in a strict and literal interpretation of basic texts and leaving no room for development. When the new ...

Kenya on a knife edge

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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

Blot on the new landscape Free Theo Hobson

Momentum is gathering to abolish the current law against blasphemous libel, which, critics argue, is outdated and ineffectual. But to abolish a law that protects the established religion may be the first step in ending establishment itself...

A time of gracePatricia Hardcastle Kelly

Many people who heard the late Cardinal Basil Hume preach were left with an abiding impression of his wisdom and holiness. The homilies and addresses he delivered during Lent were particularly memorable and were frequently on the theme of a turning to God. Our series of meditations for Lent, which begins on Wednesday, takes previously unpublished extracts of these that appear in a new book....

Truth about youth

A recent Unicef survey revealed that Britain has the most troubled young people in Europe. Studies showing drink and drug abuse, early sexualisation and social pressures all add to the unease. But do today’s teenagers face the same challenges as those in the past, or are they being let down by the people bringing them up? Here, adults involved with youngsters offer their experience...

The President's revolutionAlain Woodrow

Nicolas Sarkozy’s support for the role of religion in public life has been vilified by numerous critics – not all of them secular – for undermining France’s tradition of laïcité. Is the President simply wooing particular groups of voters, or is he engaged in a project that is far-reaching and radical?...

How to consecrate the worldDaniel McCarthy God uses our gifts offered in the celebration of the Eucharist as instruments of our salvation. Only a God willing to send us his Son could make the sacrificial demand made of Abraham. Similarly, Daniel McCarthy writes, what we bring to the altar can be the whole of our lives...	Power politics across the TiberDavid Willey While Pope Benedict declares no interest in Italian domestic politics, that could certainly not be said of other members of the Curia, leading some to claim involvement of the Church in this week’s downfall of Prime Minister Romano Prodi’s Government...
Eating to forgetRose Prince

Columnists

Clifford Longley

‘What the Clintons have sought to do is to change the Obama narrative’

Christopher Howse's Presswatch

‘Mr Paisley is as fierce against ecumenism as against papistry’

Books and arts

Austere man of action and intellect Free
John Stuart Mill: Victorian firebrand
Richard Reeves

Unquestionably one of the most important thinkers of the nineteenth century, J.S. Mill achieved huge eminence in his own lifetime, and now has an assured place in the "canon" ...

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