19 October 2001
 The storm of the SpiritJacques DupuisAll the world?s religions can profane the name of God. After 11 September, this is a concern not only for theologians, but for the world. Giving the Tablet Open Day lecture last week, the Belgian Jesuit Jacques Dupuis, professor at the Gregorian University in Rome, developed his theory that God has one plan for all humanity. The lecture will be published in The Tablet in three instalments. Church in the WorldArgentinian Cardinal gives his reading of Rome debate |
AngolaChildren kidnapped from Angolan church | El SalvadorParole for Salvadorean guardsmen overturned |
ItalyPeace march hit by in-fighting | VaticanGerman President visits World Council |
Street cred for the Gospel
How can the Church reach the indifferent and the lapsed? Hard-hitting messages through advertising is one method being tried. Its promoters are confident they are on the right track, as The Tablet?s reporter found. But others have other ideas....
Chinese whispers
Once again there is a talk of reconciliation between China and the Holy See. Previous hopes were dashed. Now a new opportunity is offered by the four-hundredth anniversary of the arrival in China of the Jesuit missionary Matteo Ricci. A member of the China Forum, which monitors religion in China, assesses the signs....
Why Poles are disenchanted
Former Communists are back in power in Poland. This is a defeat for the Catholic bloc, which has lost the credibility it formerly enjoyed. Our Warsaw correspondent sees signs of disillusion with democracy, which the new Government must combat....
Africa's women arise
The tradicional subordination of women in Africa is being challenged by the younger generation. A social revolution is under way. The Catholic Church in Africa is also affected, as the principal of Tangaza College in Nairobi explains....
