Scottish Catholic bishops launch election attack on government

In a move which some observers believe could seriously backfire on them, Scottish Catholic bishops headed up by Archbishop Mario Conti have launched an astonishing full-frontal attack on Labour in the run up to the forthcoming assembly elections. A letter sent round...

Scottish Catholic bishops launch election attack on government

In a move which some observers believe could seriously backfire on them, Scottish Catholic bishops headed up by Archbishop Mario Conti have launched an astonishing full-frontal attack on Labour in the run up to the forthcoming assembly elections. A letter sent round...

Desmond Tutu calls on Taiwan to face its painful past

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa has called on the people of Taiwan to face their painful history and to heal the wounds caused by a 1947 uprising in which thousands were massacred. Discussion of the slaughter of islanders by Nationalist troops brought...

Desmond Tutu calls on Taiwan to face its painful past

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa has called on the people of Taiwan to face their painful history and to heal the wounds caused by a 1947 uprising in which thousands were massacred. Discussion of the slaughter of islanders by Nationalist troops brought...

Slaying the dragons of religious and racial intolerance

Crusaders returning from the Holy Land brought back with them fantastic tales of a warrior saint who suddenly appeared at the sieges of Jerusalem and Antioch on a white charger. During the course of the middle ages, he became famous, as one writer put it, ‘for...