20 May 2005
 Catholics secured Blair?s third termRobert Worcester and Roger MortimoreTony Blair?s majority might have disappeared at the election if Catholic voters had not remained loyal to Labour. The results of a MORI survey for The Tablet reveals the role of religion at the ballot box Church in the WorldMarian accord raises unity hopes |
Africafur militia ?must be disarmed? | AmericasJesuit official resigns over article |
AustralasiaBishop warns against factionalism | EuropeChurch relations improve in Russia |
Making sense of Mary
A joint statement by Catholics and Anglican scholars finds a surprising degree of agreement about the role and status of the Virgin Mary. But have they chosen to ignore some thorny issues?...
The turning point
Tony Burke agreed out of curiosity to take part in the TV series The Monastery. Then, as the last episode reveals, came the moment that changed his life...
Benedict?s own enforcer
The new Pope has chosen William Levada as his successor as doctrinal head. This Californian pragmatist is as tough as you would expect a Ratzinger ally to be...
Sacks? plaintive melody
The Chief Rabbi fears for the secular modern world and its lack of values. But, he tells Catherine Pepinster, there is a route to redemption. It comes in small steps...
Cause for concern
It took Benedict XVI 26 days to announce John Paul II is on the fast track to sainthood. Is such haste seemly? And should a pope canonise his predecessor?...
A universal pilgrimage
Beyond the crowds and kitsch souvenirs, Lourdes is a place where you can hear the voice of God, the same voice that echoes in all the sacred places of this planet...
More than a rite of passage
Confirmation is not just a sign of adulthood, but a completion and strengthening of the sacrament of Baptism...
