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Latest issue: 6 February 2010  Parliament in his sightsElena CurtiIt began with a papal address in Rome and ended with a whimper in Westminster – when an attempt to change the law on equality as it affects religious organisations was abandoned. In between was a row that explains much about the place of Catholicism in contemporary Britain
Church in the WorldJesuit scandal shakes German Church |
FranceEuropean culture under threat, says Van Rompuy | Interfaith opposition to ban on full-face veils|
HaitiDonations surge amid calls for debt relief | Hong KongNationalist view of China resisted |
Marshall IslandsOrdinariates ‘preserve Anglican identity’ | RomeAvoid ‘pseudo-pastoral’ annulments |
United StatesCongress urged to stay true to health-care reform |
Freedom through the truthFreedom through the truth
The Pope urged the bishops of England and Wales, during their ad limina visit to Rome this week, not only to defend church teaching in the face of equality teaching, but to support the priesthood and encourage interfaith dialogue and evangelism...
In defence of the realmIn defence of the realm
As the largest strategic review of the security needs of Britain in the twenty-first century gets under way this week, politicians and people alike must consider the nature of our society before drawing up a shopping list of military hardware...
The Holden in all of us
J.D. Salinger, probably the most celebrated literary recluse in the English-speaking world, died last week at the age of 91. His reputation rests on the success of a novel published almost 60 years ago, which captured disturbing aspects of American culture that still hold true today...
Shared vision with the Vatican
While the national press suggested this week a clash between the press and the British Government on one small part of domestic policy, the situation is very different on the world stage, as the view of one senior Cabinet minister makes clear here...
‘A clash between natural law and national law excited the press’‘A clash between natural law and national law excited the press’
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Revolution below the radar
In a recent article, Daniel O’Leary explained the idea of ‘Emerging Church’ as ‘an ecumenical consensus of those who have rediscovered the charism of contemplation’. Here, one of the movement’s champions explains how he sees ‘Emerging Christianity’ as the work of the Holy Spirit...
Guarded by goodness
Nurtured in our fragility by one another and by the gifts of Creation, we are also defended by God in the body and blood of Christ, writes Daniel McCarthy. Having become the body of Christ, we are called to serve others bodily by giving of ourselves...
