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Enigmatic Catholic
Stephen Hough
Elgar?s music is often regarded as the epitome of Englishness, with all its Protestant pomp. But the circumstances of his faith, received from his mother who converted to Catholicism a few years before the composer was born, remain a riddle wrapped in mystery
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Church in the World
Martini queries aspects of Pope?s book
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Banging heads by the Baltic
Paul Vallely
This year?s G8 summit will have climate change at the top of the agenda as the German presidency corrals the leaders of the world?s richest nations into agreeing new protocols to replace Kyoto. But it will also be a chance for Tony Blair to complete his trade aid deal begun two years ago at Gleneagles
Russians reunited
Konstantin Eggert
In the face of the militant atheism of the Bolshevik revolution, the Russian Church split into two, with the flame of traditional Orthodoxy kept burning in exile while the Church at home fell under the control of the hammer and sickle. Now, nearly 90 years on, unity has been restored
Poverty?s nemesis
THE TABLET INTERVIEW
Robert Mickens
As Duncan MacLaren completes his second term heading the global army of Catholic aid organisations committed to combating poverty and deprivation in the developing world, he tells Robert Mickens of his hopes for the future of Caritas Internationalis
Twelve steps to God
Austen Ivereigh
The second in our series of articles on Brazil focuses on the drugs rehabilitation centre that the Pope visited on his trip to the Bishops? Conference. Its success rate puts northern-hemisphere equivalents to shame, and the reason lies in its robustly spiritual approach 
For welfare or worship?
Andrew Bradstock and Francis Davis
Moves by the Government to use the extensive networks of people and buildings of the Church of England as ?social capital? to deliver the care and concern once solely the province of the State are provoking fierce debate within Anglican circles, and within other faith groups
?I found only men?
Richard Price
The Blessed Marie Eugenie of Jesus, founder of the Religious of the Assumption, will be canonised in the Piazza of St Peter?s tomorrow. Her far-sighted vision still has much to teach us today Communities built on difference
PARISH PRACTICE
Robert Kaggwa
As we celebrate the feast of the Trinity, a university chaplain reflects on the
mystery that can help us to see beyond the events that so often shape the terms of our thinking, and to enhance our understanding of relationships Don?t do as St Petroc did
THE ETHICAL KITCHEN
Rose Prince
News from Britain and Ireland Pope blesses Madeleine picture More home news Book Reviews Prospects for a wild country
The Punishment of Virtue
Sarah Chayes
Reviewed by Peter Popham
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