Catholic World Report - Table of Contents

EDITORIAL The Second Collection	Catholic World Report is an international news magazine published by Ignatius Press. It is not a publication of the Society of Jesus or the California Province. Catholic World Report is published monthly, except for a combined August/ September issue. Publisher Joseph Fessio, SJ Editor Philip F. Lawler Managing Editor Donna Marie Fong Art Director Riz Boncan Marsella Preston Bautista Production Kenneth Lockerbie and Richard Repas, Giraffe-x Circulation Manager Mark Brumley For Editorial Correspondence Domus Enterprises, Inc. Box 1608 So. Lancaster, MA 01561 Tel.: (781) 320-0255 Subscription Department P.O. Box 591300 San Francisco, CA 94159-1300 New Orders: (800) 651-1531 Customer Service: (800) 353-2324 Publisher/Advertising Dept. 2515 McAllister Street San Francisco, CA 94118 Tel.: (415) 387-2324 Great Britain & Ireland WORDS Ink. Book and Magazine Distributors P.O. Box 97 Chichester, West Sussex PO18 8AY Tel.: 01243 573648 Fax: 01243 572439 Australasian Representative Office P.O. Box 1165 Kenmore, Qld 4069 Australia Tel.: 61 7 3378 6133 · Fax: 61 7 3878 1318 E-mail: dixon@powerup.com.au Online Editing Jill Gooler of Catholic Information Center on Internet NOTICE TO OUR READERS Our next issue will be a combined September-October issue and will reach readers in early October. —The Editors
LETTERS On Catholic colleges, academic freedom, and more . . .
WORLD WATCH Death Takes an Ecumenical Partner, and . . .
ALBANIA Potemkin Villages in Kosovo UN officials and population-control zealots confidently predicted that refugees from Kosovo would need contraceptive services. But a reporter on the scene found very little interest in the family-planning services among the refugees themselves. Page 24.
INDIA Betrayal from Within Christian politicians have become entangled in a fierce debate over the Italian Catholic origins of a leading presidential contender. Page 32.
UNITED STATES Living with Death in Oregon Oregon Physicians speak about practicing medicine under the Physician Assisted Suicide Law. Page 36.
DOSSIER The New Rise of Islam God and Caesar: No Distinction Late in the 20th century, the renewed vigor of Islam has become one of the most important developments on the world scene. By dint of their energetic proselytism, their migration to new lands, and their high birth rate, Muslims are rapidly gaining attention and influence in many countries where their faith has heretofore been virtually unknown. CWR aims to make readers better acquainted with Islam, with a primer on the religious principles, and public practices of that faith. Dossier, page 39. Cover photo of the Hassan mosque in Casablanca, by Stele/Image Bank.
INTERVIEW Drowning in Europe
SPECIAL REPORT Is the Vatican Being Ignored? In America, many Catholics find that their pastors are reluctant to implement directives from Rome, but much more anxious to carry out the latest instructions from the US bishops’ conference. Special Report, page 50
ESSAY Parents Facing the Supreme Challenge
LAST WORD Quis Custodet