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Clifford 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 Free
From the editor’s desk
| Never Peter without the eleven Free
Two words sum up two distinct approaches among the cardinals of the Catholic Church as they prepared to enter the conclave to elect a new Pope: continuity, and collegiality. The former represents the conservative view that nothing needs to change, ... | |
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Features
The other half of the Church Free Catherine PepinsterFor 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 Free Lavinia ByrneJohn 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...
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An unforgettable farewellMargaret HebblethwaiteLast 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 campaignRobert FoxBritain 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...
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From red hat to papal crownRobert MickensAs 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 approachNoonie MinogueCormac 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?...
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Freedom?s friend, to a pointJohn CornwellPart of the welcome legacy of the late Pope is his outreach to Islam. But he also shared with Muslim fundamentalists a scepticism about democracy...
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Columnists
Ann Wroe ?Catholics are still not quite English, still not quite loyal enough? Lucy Lethbridge Rucksacks and Ave Marias along the Tiber
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Books and arts
Chivalry, sheep and murdered kings Free
The Hollow Crown: a history of Britain in the late Middle Ages
Miri Rubin
It cannot be an easy task to write an account of two centuries of British history, trying to include every aspect of life, from the complexities of politics to the diversities of ... |
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Can the Church support abuse victims on its own terms?
Elena Curti
The clear message that emerged from the symposium on child sexual abuse held in Rome from ... Is the Church too slow in recognising that academies are the future for Catholic schools?
Christopher Lamb
According to the chairman of governors at the Cardinal Vaughan School, west London, one ... Goodwin the scapegoat
Elena Curti
There was an old Sixties TV series, Branded, about a disgraced soldier that always began ...
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