Signpost to home

Throw a line to non-practising Catholics and the response can be astonishing. A parishioner who did just that tells her story...

Mission to the cities

Young European evangelists seeking to turn back the tide of secularism have targeted four capitals. They began with Vienna...

Europe ? in or out?

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Africa goes thirsty in Evian

The summits of the Group of Eight industrial nations are part of the system of global governance. But they promise more than they deliver. Third World visitors were particularly disappointed at Evian ? but they will be back...

Sars ? a lie too far

The Sars outbreak has been devastating for China. Will the authorities get the blame now that their failure has been exposed?...

Gifts for the asking

Pentecost when the Church was born is celebrated this Sunday. A Texas-based lay Theologian reflects on how ordinary gifts become extraordinary through the Spirit...

Julia?s baby

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Speaking in tongues

On the first feast of Pentecost, as the Book of Acts records, the disciples ?spoke in other tongues?. Charismatic Christians still do...

The globetrotting Mgr

New horizons beckon for the priest who has been responsible for overseas missions in England and Wales. Whatever happens, he will always be a missionary...