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Latest issue: 29 May 2009  ‘So Catholic it forgot to be Christian’Paul KeenanOne priest’s reaction sums up Ireland’s increasing fury over the sexual and physical abuse suffered by so many of its children, and the cover-ups and paltry compensation offered by the religious orders guilty of such appalling crimes against those in their care
Church in the WorldObama chooses ‘liberal’ Catholic for Supreme Court |
Central African RepublicVatican retires second bishop in 10 days | ChinaRome seeks to clarify Pope’s 2007 letter |
FranceDegree accord with Holy See opposed | ItalyBishops criticise forced deportations |
KenyaCharismatic Renewal suspended | NepalNail bomb at Mass kills two worshippers |
United StatesGay marriage bill hits the buffers |
We are in this together
We are in this together
Liberalism is rooted in an individualistic account of humanity that has difficulty in accommodating the concept of objective virtue. Instead of ruling ourselves in line with this diminished ‘reality’, we must develop institutions and government that take account of our essentially social nature...
Undesirable suitors
As the British National Party courts the Christian vote in European and local council elections next week, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York express concerns that the far Right could benefit from a backlash against the main parties in the row over MPs’ expenses...
Joy at the cathedralJoy at the cathedral
The music, the spectacle, the solemnity, but above all the prayer and eloquence of the new Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, will be remembered by those who attended his installation Mass on 21 May. Here we present some of the central images of the occasion and members of the congregation recall the highlights of that day...
Our guiding lightOur guiding light
On Sunday we will celebrate the Feast of Pentecost when Jesus’ disciples received the gift of the Holy Spirit. It is, says the new Archbishop of Westminster, a celebration of the presence in our lives of the Spirit who guides even the patterns of history...
Mercy, after all these years …Mercy, after all these years …
Probably the most difficult question for many Christians is ‘How can your God allow this?’ when we are faced with the cruelty suffered by the innocent. The Church tells us that in time we will understand what we cannot now comprehend. This teaching was reinforced for one man 50 years after the death of his father...
Hungarian rhapsodyHungarian rhapsody
America had Seabiscuit when times were tough in the 1930s; today, says Dominic Prince, Hungary’s national mood is being lifted by the winning ways of Overdose – now dubbed the Budapest Bullet...
Keeping faith in the BBCKeeping faith in the BBC
The Corporation’s new head of religion and ethics has in the past specialised in commissioning hard-hitting programmes. He is also the first Muslim in the post, prompting some to accuse the BBC of anti-Christian bias. So what is the future of religious programming under Aaqui Ahmed?...
A visit of two halves
With the dust of the Holy Land now shaken from the papal slippers, we can discern more clearly the effects of Benedict XVI’s pilgrimage. His path to Jerusalem was paved with good intentions but the results were mixed...
Both gift and giver
The way in which God gives to the faithful is described in this prayer in increasingly specific terms, says Daniel McCarthy. In it, God bestows heavenly bounty on the Church generally, and then, more concretely, his personal presence...
Many tongues, one voice
Today in Britain many parishes can be seen as microcosms of the universal Church, in which people from many nations gather together to worship the one God. Pentecost is surely the most appropriate moment to celebrate this unity in diversity...
