The Mass: no way back

Elena Curti?s article last week on the old rite of Mass impelled an American priest and church historian to set down his recollections of the past...

Cardinal?s man at work

Cardinal Murphy-O?Connor wants to restructure the diocese of Westminster. The Tablet?s deputy editor, Austen Ivereigh, met the man entrusted with the task...

God help Zimbabwe

Opposition to President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe is mounting and spreading. Yet despite the ruin of his country, he still shows no willingness to step down. What will come first: change or chaos?...

Faith, bortsch and charity

At the official level, relations between the Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox remain cold. But a visitor to Moscow found more hopeful signs elsewhere...

The CAP stays on

After three weeks of hard bargaining, the EU has agreed to reform the Common Agricultural Policy. But poor countries should pause before clapping...

How to be a missionary

What drives the Christian missionary? A BBC broadcaster and presenter set himself to find out the true story. He came to some surprising conclusions...

Salute these heroes

The Special Olympics for disabled athletes were a welcome ?sign of contradiction? in Ireland...