12 February 2005
 Should a pope resign?Robert MickensBeing elected head of the Catholic Church has always been considered a life-long appointment. As John Paul II remains in hospital, some cardinals are in a quandary: has the moment come for him to step down? Church in the WorldResignation in Pope's hands says Sodano |
AfricaMugabe 'damaging all Africa' | AmericasPaedophile priest faces life sentence |
EuropeLay sermons permitted, Vatican tells Swiss bishops | Middle EastHopes rise for Holy Land peace |
A multitude of meanings
The Mass today is both fundamentally the same yet radically different from the celebrations of our forefathers. In the first of a new series, a distinguished historian examines changes to the liturgy and to ritual, and how these affect the beliefs at the core of Catholic faith...
Slouching towards disaster
When the world?s environmental experts met to discuss climate change in Exeter last week, warnings about the plight of the planet were even more dire than expected. As the mercury moves up the thermometer, there seems ? to this writer at least ? one inescapable conclusion...
A home for Jos
Asylum and immigration are dominating politics. But in Bristol, one parish is ignoring the rhetoric and instead providing help for those fleeing persecution...
A new harvest for Africa
Ethiopia?s destitute farmers are among those whose plight the Make Poverty History campaign highlights. But it?s economic reform that will reap real change...
The spectre of internment
The Government?s proposals for dealing with terrorist suspects by placing them under house arrest means it is seeking to replace one injustice with an even greater one...
A celebration of love
Participating in a service for re-affirming marriage vows is more meaningful than a Valentine?s Day card...
