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 Hungry for changeThomas LinesRice is the most vital of basic foods, feeding nearly half the human population, so a recent surge in prices has provoked riots in some countries in Africa and Asia. It is part of an unprecedented global food crisis that, unless it is solved, threatens the lives of the poorest people in the world Church in the WorldLeft on the shelf: Bible is rarely read by most people |
AustraliaWomen bishops create ecumenical hurdles | AustriaAmstetten is ‘tip of the iceberg’ |
BoliviaPresident ‘betrayed’ by Church | FranceLourdes pilgrimage features in plans for autumn papal |
IraqChristian haven under threat | ParaguayPope sends Lugo a sign of his favour |
PolandCardinal resists pull of political correctness | RomeVatican denies that Pope is ‘seriously ill’ |
SpainPriests’ hospital bioethics role under threat | United StatesClinton rides high on religious vote |
For whose benefit?For whose benefit?
Independent Catholic education is coming under intense scrutiny, writes Isabel de Bertodano, as private schools are forced to justify their charitable status...
Chimes of freedomChimes of freedom
The row over Barack Obama’s former pastor Jeremiah Wright has thrown the spotlight on America’s black Churches. While they share a brand of liberation theology, they are also distinctly different...
The capacity to transformThe capacity to transform
News reports of the tragic deaths of severely disabled James Hughes and his mother, Heather Wardle, have highlighted the pressures faced by the carers of those whom society chooses to exclude. What is less well known is that people with profound learning disabilities have much to teach those in the wider world...
Clock ticks on time-warp islandClock ticks on time-warp island
According to Cardinal Jaime Ortega, a period of reflection and debate has begun in Cuba about life there. As our man in Havana recalls in this diary, it is clear that the state-controlled economy has failed its people. Yet there are plenty of lessons for the US and Europe about social cohesion...
The greatest gift
Our offering sacrifice at Mass and in the liturgy of our daily lives joins us to the self-offering of Christ and becomes the means by which we rise together to divine matters, as Daniel McCarthy explains...
A connection restored
Parents whose relationship with the Church is erratic or complicated present a special challenge for priests and catechists, but welcoming them offers real rewards for all...
Tablet Education - School, Colleges and UniversitiesTablet Education - School, Colleges and Universities
Schools at the sharp end - Every picture tells a story - Going on vocation - Theology's third way...
