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Life after Damilola
Everyone in Britain has now heard of Damilola Taylor, a 10-year-old Nigerian boy murdered on a London estate. The glare of the media has not always illuminated the reality. An Anglican vicar who has the estate as part of his parish contributes his inside view....
War in Christ?s birthplace
The siege by the Israelis of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem has lasted for four weeks. The Franciscans are determined to remain inside with the besieged Palestinians. Our Middle East correspondent sets out an anatomy of the crisis....
A priest bows out
The parish of St Francis of Assisi in west London thrived under the inspiration of its dynamic and charismatic priest. But now he has left the active ministry. In an interview with The Tablet?s reporter, Oliver McTernan explained why....