3 January 2004
 In the shadows of GreenelandMark LawsonA hundred years after Graham Greene's birth, the Catholic novelist's qualities still influence literary fiction. His restless faith inspired drama and characters playing for the highest possible stakes Church in the WorldPope pleads for peace in Christmas message |
AmericasUS Protestants beat Catholics at church attendance | AustraliaChurch condemns ?Pacific solution? to asylum problem |
RomeMigrants must be welcomed |
Tricolour versus the scarf
France, the most secular of nations, is isolated in Europe over its stand against Islamic tradition. The controversy has its roots in the revolution of 1789...
A new regime for schools
With the end of school selection interviews, the bishops will have to think hard about who in future will deserve a Roman Catholic education...
The hero of Holy Cross
The blockade of a Northern Ireland primary school shocked the world. Only one man emerged with credit. Father Aidan Troy's work to protect the children continues...
Lost for words
Britain has a powerful history of mysticism. Its people today long for the spiritual, but they have forgotten the language of faith and grammar of organised religion...
Rights begin at home
The Church since Pope John XXIII has been a vigorous advocate of human rights. It has a long way to go before it lives up to its ideal, especially in the case of women...
