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As the wife of the British Prime Minister and a Catholic, Cherie Booth QC is uniquely placed to observe the interaction of government, law and Church in respect of human rights. This was the subject of her Tyburn Lecture this week Free

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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 ...

Features

The world as his parish Free Brian Frost The Wesleys set out to preach the Gospel to all. In the end the Anglicans could not hold them. The two Churches remain divided 300 years later (see leading article)...	Speak up for God?s sake Free Marian Tolley Parish renewal begins when readers of the World proclaim it in the conviction that God is speaking. Then congregations sit up and listen...
Europe without God Free Alain Woodrow You thought Christianity had something to do with European culture? Tell that to the drafters of the European Constitution...	Cardinal in a hurryMichael Walsh A century has passed since the death of the third archbishop of Westminster and one-time owner of The Tablet. A church historian weighs his legacy...

Frankly speakingPeter Stanford Lord Longford would surely have approved of the lecturer who will speak in his name next Monday. Bishop Sentamu gave Peter Stanford a foretaste...	Can an engagement be announced?
Portrait of an unchaste nation	Beauty in a blade of grassAnn Wroe

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Life in the light of the council Free
Vatican II: Forty Personal Stories
Eds. William Madges and Michael J. Daly
In this book a diverse team of contributors reflect on their experience of the Second Vatican Council, and the two editors provide clear introductions to the major council themes ...

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