15 April 2005
 The lost continentClifford LongleyWhen the cardinals enter the conclave to elect the next pope, one of the most urgent issues they face ? as will John Paul II?s successor ? is how the Church can connect once more with Europe, its former heartland Church in the WorldCardinals agree to pre-conclave media black-out |
AfricaWhat the world wants from the next papacy | AmericasUS fury as sex-scandal cardinal says funeral Mass |
AsiaBeijing ?blocking ties with Rome? | Latin AmericaWhat the world wants from the next papacy |
The other half of the Church
For all the Vatican?s increasingly enlightened view of women?s role in the world, prejudice still prevents many from participating fully within Catholicism. Changing that needs to be high on the next pope?s agenda...
Vital dissent
John Paul II?s papacy was marked by moves to silence critics. But it is crucial for the health of the Church for a new pope to tolerate argument and debate...
Freedom?s friend, to a point
Part of the welcome legacy of the late Pope is his outreach to Islam. But he also shared with Muslim fundamentalists a scepticism about democracy...
From red hat to papal crown
As the cardinals prepare for the conclave and the start of voting for the successor to John Paul II, The Tablet?s Rome correspondent considers the men who are papabili ? the likely contenders to be pope...
Cardinal?s novel approach
Cormac Murphy-O?Connor is taking the work of the great English moralist, Jane Austen, to the conclave. Will her wisdom help him in choosing a new pope?...
An unforgettable farewell
Last Friday the Church and the world said goodbye to the Polish Pope. Margaret Hebblethwaite witnessed the conclusion of the pontificate, while, opposite, one pilgrim, joining the faithful on the streets of Rome, describes the extraordinary experience...
Khaki should colour this campaign
Britain goes to the polls on 5 May, and for the next three weeks, Tablet contributors will consider the most important issues for voters. Robert Fox begins the series with an assessment of defence and the war on terror...
