25 July 2008
 Sex and the modern CatholicPublication of Humanae Vitae 40 years ago was a seismic moment in the history of the Catholic Church. Today most practising Catholics ignore its teaching on birth control and more than half think it should be revised. This is the central finding of a major survey commissioned by The Tablet Church in the WorldPope signposts the way out of the ‘desert’ for troubled young people |
AustraliaTime for ‘candid dialogue’ on the Eucharist | CanadaBacking for church line on contraception |
NigeriaPresident says Muslim-Christian ‘crisis’ is over | SpainMixed reaction to Saudi olive branch |
United KingdomLambeth unity in jeopardy after attack on gay bishop |
Out of the desert
Saudi Arabia took its first steps along the road of interfaith dialogue when King Abdullah opened the World Conference on Dialogue in Madrid. His initiative has a major symbolic significance even if some of the key elements for true religious encounter were missing...
Faultlines reopenFaultlines reopen
This week in Canterbury, what Rowan Williams calls ‘this extraordinary thing’, the Anglican Communion, is dividing inexorably between a broadly (but not entirely) liberal Western section and a conservative section rooted mainly in the developing world...
World Youth Day 2008World Youth Day 2008
A day to rejoice - ‘You are the new creation’...
Stretching the sinews of the heart
Soon the world will be watching the finest athletes competing in Beijing to prove themselves the best in their chosen field. That amazing level of total commitment is necessary, too, on the training ground of the soul...
Plentiful bounty
Acts of giving define us: God gives us to ourselves in Creation, God gives himself to us in the Incarnation, and we give ourselves to God and our neighbour in the Eucharist. By virtue of these acts we are made holy, writes Daniel McCarthy, and brought to eternal joy...
Tablet Special: Humanae Vitae 40 years onTablet Special: Humanae Vitae 40 years on
How far have we come? - Nothing changed? Everything changed - Matter of conscience - The deafening silence of dissent - Dangers of certitude Healthy vision for Africa...
