President Obama's visit to the tomb of the late Oscar Romero, the 'archbishop of the poor', assassinated 31 years ago, is getting mixed reviews.

The extraordinary arc of Barack Obama’s popular appeal tells a deeper story of America: of how the relationship between liberalism and religion was forged, then frayed and broken, and how the president’s rhetoric offered the mirage of healing. Theo Hobson asks what, if anything, can be recovered from the ashes of a once-potent compact.

The future of Iraq is more complex and uncertain than the current US narrative, says a report published today by Christian Peacemaker Teams in Iraq.

Church leaders in Kenya are alleging that the Obama administration in the US is funding the government-backed 'yes' campaign for a controversial constitutional referendum.