9 February 2002
 The Pope and the lawyersAidan O'NeillLast week, the Pope urged Catholic judges and lawyers not to co-operate in any way with divorce if that was directed towards the break-up of a marriage. A QC in practice at the Scottish Bar explains why he dissents from the Pope?s instruction. It cannot be followed without breaking basic principles under which lawyers operate. Church in the WorldGive because life itself is a gift, Pope urges for Lent |
AmericasCathedral Mass disrupted | AsiaPhilippines bishops support US troops |
EuropeScandal over doctors who let patients die | RomePope defends embryo?s right to life |
Inside a Muslim school
Do Muslim schools help to entrench cultural divisions? Many believe they do and therefore oppose state funding for them. Our reporter at large tested this argument by visiting a Muslim secondary school in Birmingham....
Cleaning the wound of Bloody Sunday
It is 30 years since Bloody Sunday, when British paratroops opened fire on demonstrators in Londonberry. The reverberations of those shots are still felt today. Our Northern Ireland correspondent hopes they can be laid to rest by the Saville Inquiry....
Will Mugabe get away with it?
Robert Mugabe is determined to hang on to power in Zimbabwe at all costs. The opposition remains determined, despite murder and intimidation. But little help has come from abroad. The moment of truth is now approaching....
Counting heads
Schools - especially Catholic schools - are having difficulty in recruiting head teachers. Why, and what can be done about it? A journalist who specialises in education has benn asking those who have to deal with the crisis....
Books on the dinner table
Teachers are paid better, live better and are achieving better results. But many are approaching retirement, and job satisfaction is lowest among the young. The Education Secretary has radical proposals for the future, but will they work?...
English for campesinos
Our 'From the South' columnist never thought she would become a teacher of English as a Foreign Language. Now based in Paraguay, she found herself drawn in, and is fascinated by the dilemma of whether to teach English to speak or to read....
Icons from the Factory
Andy Warhol, pop art hero of the Sixties, had a lifelong Catholic faith. Few people were aware of it, however, because he was always opaque about his personal identity. The Tablet's Galleries critic looks at this side of the artist....
