August-September 2006 - Inside The Vatican

Year 14, Number 07

Cover
by Guido Horst, Michael Müller and Stephen Kulle

The Return of the Ostracized
The Pope returns home.

News
by Inside the Vatican

Winds of Change
A new secretary of state.

News
by Michael Feldkamp

Glimpse Into the Past
Vatican opens Pius XI archives.

News
by Inside the Vatican staff

Encouraging Families
Benedict XVI in Valencia .

News
by David Quinn

Europe Without Religion
The Cube and the Cathedral.

News
by Jean Di Marino

End of a Path
Impossibility of a union with the Church of England.

News
by Edward Pentin

Hope in Times of War
Vatican relations with Israel as war rages in the region.

News
by Gerard O’Connell

Limited Religious Freedom
Hindu fundamentalists disagree with the Pope.

Culture
by Jean Di Marino

Profile: Fr. Federico Lombardi
Head of the Vatican Press Office.

Culture
by Andrew Rabel

Interview: Fr. Joseph Fessio
“The Pope has a plan.”

Culture
by Elizabeth Lev

Feature: Humble Yet Heroic
The mocking of Christ in art.

Culture
by Martin Gilbert and William Doino

Dossier: Pope Pius XII in Catholic-Jewish Relations
The myth.

Culture
by Pat Morse

Reflection: Diginities and Duties of the Priest
Part II: The challenge to priesthood from the evil of sin.

Column
by Lucy Gordan

Exhibit: Constantine the Great
York’s Roman Emperor.

Column
by Fr. Bernard O’Connor

Roman Reflection: Inquiry as Advocate for Freedom
Assistance for the Pope.

Column
by Inside the Vatican Staff

Vatican Watch: June & July
A day-to-day chronicle of Vatican events.

Column
by Father Paul Haffner

Meditation: St. John Chrysostom
Repentance in September .

Column
by Friar Tuck

The Sacred and Profane: Castle and Casserole

June-July 2006