20 April 2001
 The priest and the swamiShirley du BoulayThe French Benedictine monk known as Swami Abhishiktananda was one of the great Christian explorers of Indian spirituality and of interfaith dialogue. He devoted himself to contemplation. An Anglican priest who became a close friend of his shared his memories with a writer who is researching Abhishiktananda's life. Church in the WorldPolice fire tear gas in Khartoum Cathedral |
EuropeChurch admits wartime use of forced labourers | IsraelPalestinian plight ?like blacks under apartheid? |
VaticanThe Pope?s Easter messages, spoken and unspoken |
Priests who break our trust
The Catholic Church has been damaged by a spate of well-publicised scandals involving members of the clergy. In the week that the Nolan committee reported its recommendations for England and Wales, an American seminary rector describes modern techniques of selection of candidates for ordination - but these can still fail....
Fighting the good fight against the Mafia
Heroic Italian magistrates and mayors have risked all in opposing the Mafia. Led by John Paul II, the Catholic Church has joined in. A correspondent in Rome outlines the witness of one priest in Sicily which cost him his life....
A taste of the bad old days
The independent television station NTV has been at the heart of a struggle for media freedom in Russia. Like other critics of the Kremlin, it has been taken over by a state affiliated company. Both sides are playing for high stakes, says the Moscow correspondent of the BBC - ultimately, this is a battle for the survival of democracy....
High hopes of a new nation
A huge task of movement faces the Catholic population of newly-independent East Timor. The international community has a duty to help, says the biographer of Bishop Belo. He spotlights the vital role of the Catholic Church and its agencies....
