October 14, 2010

PASTORAL AND POLITICAL: As Synod Fathers continue to discuss challenges facing their Churches, Bishop Bechara Rai from Lebanon looks at the broader Middle Eastern context..
CATHOLIC-JEWISH RELATIONS: Rabbi David Rosen, who addressed the Synod, shares his hopes on the future of this crucial relationship...
COMMON COMMITMENTS: One of the two Muslim representatives at the Synod explains why Islamic countries must work to prevent a Christian exodus from the region...
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SAINT: The Australian ambassador to the Holy See looks ahead to the canonisation of an extraordinarily determined 19th century nun....