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Robert FoxIn the week when Iraqis voted to back the new constitution and the death toll of British servicemen in the country pushes 100, a war correspondent calls for the allies to concentrate on what is achievable there ? even if this involves difficult decisions Free
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| The right balance on terror Free
THREE PROPOSALS to tighten the laws against terrorism raise concerns that the Government wants to curtail civil liberty and human rights more than is strictly necessary. The danger is that in defending their way of life against terrorism, the ... | |
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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 ... |
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Features
Rome synod: the inside story Free Robert MickensMore or less unanimous declarations on the most controversial subjects marked the end of the assembly of bishops at the Vatican. But despite the outer veneer of unity, the three-week meeting was also characterised by diversity and dissent...
| A tricky tango for the bishopsAusten IvereighThe umbrella organisation for the Latin American bishops? conferences, CELAM, has begun preparing for its fifth gathering in 2007. It will involve some fancy footwork, as they both strive to cope with the problems of their region, and deal with the demands of Rome...
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A chef in Krakow, homeless in LondonMian RidgeSince Poland joined the EU in May 2004, large numbers of young Poles have left home to seek work in Britain. Some are successful, but for the many who are not, there are no state benefits, and they must eke out an existence, often ending up with nowhere to live...
| Reflections on hallowed groundStephen FieldsTuesday is All Saints? Day, when we celebrate those acclaimed for their lives of faith and who have gone before us. Here, a Jesuit returns to his former seminary to visit the graves of the men who taught him, and glimpses their refracted glory...
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Through a glass, but not quite so darklyGavin D?CostaForty years after Nostra Aetate, a Catholic scholar argues that our painful past must be faced if Edward Kessler?s plea, published in last week?s issue, for common purpose between Christians and Jews is to be met...
| Primed for dutyStuart SextonThe Conservative leadership contest has entered a new stage. Is David Cameron the man to make the party electable again? A party stalwart thinks that he is...
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Tuning in to kids? spiritual wavelengthTracy CurranChildren are often bored by Mass, yet involving them in the liturgy has benefits not only for them but for adults, too...
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Columnists
Clifford Longley ?The swinging fist of personal autonomy is supposedly the only absolute good? Nicholas Pyke ?This latest rallying call is further demonstration of governmental flapping?
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Books and arts
Only one wry eye on Benedict XVI Free
Books about the Pope Benedict XVI
Various
In the Vineyard of the Lord: the life, faith and teachings of Joseph Ratzinger
Marco Bardazzi
Rizzoli International, $16.95
We Have a Pope! Benedict ... |
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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 ... The pain of being a coeliac Catholic
Sr M, guest contributor
"Whoever comes to me, I shall not turn (him) her away" (John 6:37). Many readers will recognise ...
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