Is there a Tory voice for the voiceless?

Judging by last week’s local election victories, the next Government may well have a true blue hue. And with that in mind the Church is talking long and hard to the Conservatives...

Keeping it in the Family

With the death of Cardinal López Trujillo in the middle of April, the Vatican lost one of its most doughty defenders of traditional teaching on love and marriage, sex and sin. But with the Pope’s new pastoral approach, will his successor sing with a softer moral tone? ...

The hour is getting late

Judging by history, the character of the twenty-first century is likely to be formed over the next decade by a ‘great event’. This time the world’s response to the shifting geopolitical balance, and the looming crisis over natural resources, will determine its survival...

A just peace

Plans to compensate victims of a conflict that has ravaged Colombia for 40 years, expected to be announced by President Uribe later this month, is a further sign that a change of plan by the Church’s peace-brokers in the country to a pro-poor, pro-justice agenda is bearing fruit...

Let battle commence

MPs are about to begin debates on radical proposals on stem-cell research, human cloning and reproductive medicine contained in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. As moves to amend the legislation begin, some of its most controversial aspects are only now coming to light...

With the boldness of the Spirit

Pentecost is a moment to project ourselves into the future, simultaneously revealing to us the mystery of Christ’s sacrifice, and allowing us to move towards becoming the people he wants us to be, says Daniel McCarthy...

New look at old rituals

The season that follows Easter offers a chance to be creative in the ritual exploration of the end point of faith: sharing in Christ’s divine glory. Modern technology and liturgical processions have parts to play in helping the congregation to gain access to the mystery...

French re-connection

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