10 November 2001
 Islam's televangelistDaniel Madigan?A half-baked mullah is a danger to your faith. But, unfortunately, bin Laden doesn?t seem to strike enough people as half-baked.? And so, given a leadership vacuum in the Muslim world, many take his reading of the Koran seriously. Church in the WorldVatican steps up security as war on terrorism continues |
AmericasMuslims suspected of hate crime. The Archbishop of Los Angeles, Cardinal Roger Mahony, has warned Catholics against jumping to conclusions after a stolen statue of Fr Junipero Serra was found at a mosque | AsiaChinese demolish church ? again. A Catholic church in eastern China has been demolished for the third time in 19 months because Catholics there refuse to join a Government-recognised association |
EuropePope may go to Bulgaria. The Bulgarian Government said last week that Pope John Paul II would visit the country next year | Middle EastMilitary action is just, Carey tells Arabs. Addressing the Muslim world on the same Arabic television channel which Osama bin Laden used to declare jihad on the West, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr George Carey, this week rejected the idea that Christianity and Islam were at war |
RomePope sends message to Chinese bishops. Pope John Paul II conveyed special greetings to the bishops of mainland China as he concluded the 10th Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops at the Vatican |
Saints in the office
Ordinary Catholics tend to eye Opus Dei with suspicion. They may think of it as a secretive and reactionary church within the Church. In search of the facts on the...
Keep the aid arteries open
Beset by war and famine, the situation of civilians in parts of Afghanistan is already desperate. With the arrival of the winter snows, 7.5 million people will be at risk. They must have food and essential supplies. The director of the Catholic aid agency Cafod stresses the urgency of saving lives....
What do rebels do now?
The Christian Church has always recognised the popular right in the last resort to rise up against a tyrant or tyrannical regime. In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the United States, however, this tradition is in question. Perhaps, says our Warsaw correspondent, the hour of passive resistance has finally arrived....
