![]() Road map or road trap?Trevor MostynThe Americans know that a solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians is essential if their ?war on terror? is to succeed. But the peacemakers have a mountain to climb Church in the WorldPope seeks to heal Croatia?s war wounds |
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A rope in the dark
Childhood misconceptions about God can remain vivid well into adulthood. A freelance writer tells how an Ignatian retreat revealed to her who God really is...

Tap into teenage faith
Young people?s antennae are tuned to what is fake and dull. That is exactly why parishes must listen to them...
Headache for America?s Catholic hospitals
The Catholic Church makes a huge contribution to health care in the United States. But can it keep itself out of the sick bay?...
The Pope scores a century
The Pope is a driven evangelist, like St Paul. Last week he completed his one-hundredth foreign visit ? to Croatia. The BBC?s Rome correspondent followed him...
Along the tartan way
Cross-carrying pilgrimages are becoming increasingly popular. The wildest and most gruelling is in Scotland...
A rehab for the soul
Priests and religious in transition between ministries need a special sort of retreat. The Redemptorist pastoral centre in Shropshire has a tried and tested programme...