CHINA
Praise of flexibility
— Interview with Aloysius Jin Luxian by Gianni Valente
The choice of Aloysius
— by Gianni Valente

MIDDLE EAST
Like a gleam of hope
— Interview with Saoud al-Faisal by Giulio Andreotti

IRAN
Let there be charity and justice between us
— Interview with Seyyed Mohammad Khatami by Giovanni Cubeddu

BRAZIL
Seen from close-up
— by Stefania Falasca
Notes for an agreement
— by Stefania Falasca

SOCIETY
Growing between the lines
— by Ronald P. Spogli

CHURCH
Hope awaiting among brother men
— Interview with Cardinal Godfried Danneels by Gianni Valente

CHRISTIANITY
Jesus of Nazareth yesterday and today
— by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini

SYRIA
A monastery in the midst of Islam
— by Gianni Valente