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Latest issue: 7 November 2009  The stuff of courageRobert FoxThe rising death toll of British troops in Afghanistan has fuelled public disillusionment with the war but also admiration for the soldiers’ heroism. This weekend, as we commemorate those fallen in conflict, a war correspondent explores the meaning of bravery
Church in the WorldCourt ban on crucifix in Italian state schools ‘myopic’, says Vatican |
AustraliaChurch foresees multicultural future | CyprusOrthodox dialogue chief defends Catholic ties |
GermanyFirst woman elected as Protestant leader | North KoreaUnderground worship attracts growing numbers |
RomeScientists should seek knowledge and wisdom, says Pope | United StatesClinton says it’s a mistake to outlaw religious defamation |
And in the Church’s corner …And in the Church’s corner …
This weekend as many as 70 million viewers worldwide will watch the debate in which two leading atheists demolished the arguments of two prominent Catholics seeking to show that their faith is a force for good. How did such a debacle come about? ...
Guided by the lightGuided by the light
As representatives of the world’s principal faiths met this week at Windsor Castle to discuss climate change, the Benedictine nuns of Stanbrook Abbey, who are settling into their new monastery in the North York Moors, are turning ecological theory into practice...
Received with thanksReceived with thanks
The recent overture by Rome to Anglicans inviting them to join the Catholic Church is likely to result in more Church of England clergy ‘crossing the Tiber’. Here, a priest and a former seminarian describe their experiences, whose outcomes could not be more different...
‘Anglicans often admire the Catholic Church for her discipline, but overlook the strength of their own Church’s pastoral tradition’
[thomas071109On a warm, early October evening in Rome I set out from the Pontifical Beda College with three fellow seminarians who came to see me on my way,...
Ecuador’s religious revolutionaryEcuador’s religious revolutionary
The Ecuadorean President, Rafael Correa, spoke to the Oxford Union last month about the challenge of being left-wing and Christian in a secular world. Faith is a not private matter, he argued, but something that should inspire change in society at a political level...
Truth without pretence
Because we have eaten the bread of sincerity, the gift of sincerity endures in us, writes Daniel McCarthy. When we receive the body and blood of Christ, we discover our true selves, because we have been given both Christ himself, and our own graced self...
Preach the green word
This week, leaders of the nine major faiths gathered from around the world at Windsor Castle to announce long-term plans to combat climate change. But there are small steps that can be made at grass-roots and parish level that are worthwhile and express love of God’s Creation...
