Zimbabwe?s good shepherd

Pius Ncube, Archbishop of Bulawayo, is Robert Mugabe?s most fearless critic. He talks to James Roberts about his country and his battle with the dictator...

The day the wind blew away my cares

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A disaster for dialogue

The author, who died last week, warns that the Catholic-Jewish Liaison Committee?s decision to equate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism is a grave mistake...

No bow tie and no Bisto

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Keeping political faith

After sleaze, scandals and recent inquiries, politics risks being dismissed as a noble calling. Could young people be persuaded otherwise?...

Straight-talking Church

Take one conference, 450 people and three bishops, and the result is a host of imaginative, innovative ideas for getting the message of faith across ? loud and clear...

Marriage is not just a family affair

What is life like for married people today? What are their needs and how can the Church offer them effective support? Listening 2004 was set up by the English bishops to find out what should be done to encourage family life. Here we record what some couples involved in the movement, Marriage Encounter, said about their own lives...

A culture of violence

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The future?s the burning issue

Older parishioners often find change unsettling. But there must be clear plans, not just half-hearted stopgaps...

It?s what counts

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Fr Michael Prior

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