22 September 2006
 On the path to mutual respectMona SiddiquiMuslims must learn that differing views are at the core of a civil society, according to a leading Islamic scholar, and violent calls for revenge over perceived slights only fuel criticism of their religion Church in the WorldPope calls for positive interfaith dialogue |
AustraliaAborigines living in 'Third World' conditions | BrazilAbortion key issue in bid to oust Lula |
ChileCardinal again at odds with President | EthiopiaFlash floods leave thousands homeless |
IndiaAnti-conversion bill fails | PolandArchbishop deplores injustice to workers |
RussiaLeaders hopeful as Belgrade talks open | SomaliaMurder of nun 'not linked to Regensburg lecture' |
SudanInternational protests urge Darfur intervention | United StatesAnglican communion steps into unknown |
ZambiaMilingo faces further church sanctions |
Breadth of the Logos
This is the complete text of the Pope?s lecture on the role of reason in religion given at his old University of Regensburg in which he states not to act with reason is contrary to God. The controversial citation from the Byzantine emperor about Islam is but a fragment of the address...
In the spirit of AssisiIn the spirit of Assisi
Despite the offence taken by some Muslims at the Pope?s lecture on faith and reason, interreligious dialogue, forged by John Paul II 20 years ago in the city of St Francis, will continue to develop and address the concerns and fears of the world?s faithful...
Anatomy of a crisis
The Tablet's Rome correspondent, who travelled with the Pope to Bavaria, unravels the tangle of misunderstanding enveloping Benedict's quotation of a of a Byzantine emperor...
Instruments of Peace
Under a sumptuous Moorish picture of a Christian and a Muslim playing chess, a Bible and the Qur?an were laid on a table together. So opened a meeting at the University of York where the two traditions explored the spiritual space they both can share...
Centre-stage in Ottawa
Some were surprised when the Pope singled out Canada for criticism over gay unions, abortion and the exclusion of God from public life. But Benedict?s concern is just the latest twist in what many see as the increasing role of religion in the country?s political life...
Hitler and the Holy See
Pope Pius XII has been wrongly accused of Nazi sympathies following the signing of the Reich Concordat with Germany in 1933. But will the opening of the Vatican archives for the 1920s and 1930s reveal the true nature of his activities in Germany?...
The emptying pews
Results of a survey released this week reveal that more than half a million people in Britain stopped going to church in the past seven years,with the Catholic Church suffering the most. But there are also signs that the rate of decline has slowed...
A sacramental journeyA sacramental journey
Last month a small group walked from Hull to Middlesbrough on a journey built around the celebration of the seven Sacraments.Here, the Bishop of Middlesbrough describes how the breaking of bread on the journey helped to open the eyes of the pilgrims...
There was this one-eyed mare ...
Sounds like a bad joke? Not a bit of it, as Dominic Prince reveals this week, along with a delightfully quaint place for a spot of lunch just yards from the thunder of the hooves...
False memoir syndrome
Abuse by priests and nuns of children within their care is one of the most painful issues faced by today's Church. But the case of the victims is gravely undermined if exaggerated, or even palpably untrue, claims masquerade as memory...
No optional extra...
That?s what the Synod of Bishops said about justice-seeking. Yet it?s proving tough to provoke interest in justice and peace. One campaigner offers some ideas for securing people?s commitment...
