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Sexual abuse: a multi-faceted response
Cardinal Levada addresses Rome conference

"Toward Healing and Renewal" is the title given to this Symposium for Catholic Bishops and Religious Superiors on the Sexual Abuse of Minors. For leaders in the Church for whom this ...

Prayer for Queen's Diamond Jubilee
Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral issue text

The Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral has written a prayer for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee which will be used at the cathedral's service of thanksgiving on 5 June. The Archbishops of ...

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Battlelines over the new EuropeAlain Woodrow What shape does the EU's new constitution envisage for its institutions? What should be Europe's global role? Our Paris correspondent weighs the different views...	Medellin still echoesMargaret Hebblethwaite They may no longer refer to the option for the poor, but some Latin-American bishops are still radical. Our Paraguay correspondent went to meet them...
Pastors without wallsElena Curti Prison chaplaincies are now multi-faith. Our reporter spoke to the pioneering Anglican Chaplain-General who is meeting the new challenges...	St Petersburg the GreatMichael Bourdeaux Peter the Great's city is 300 years old. The founder of the Keston Institute raises his glass to its dramatic past and promising future...

Ecumenism: the way aheadWalter Kasper Deeper communion is the key to the future of Christian unity. The president of the Vatican's ecumenical council spells out his vision...	Marchioness for lifeMelanie McDonagh VIEWPOINT...
Beyond the storms over europe	That they may all be one