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28 Jan 2012

Holocaust Memorial Day marked across Britain

Hundreds of events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day took place as part of the worldwide commemoration on Friday 27 January, with more this weekend.
23 Jan 2012

Religious leaders ask government not to penalise children

Christian, Muslim and Jewish leaders have issued a joint call for the government's household welfare benefit cap to exclude child benefit.
19 Jan 2012

Faith communities promote 'safe spaces' to discuss health issues

A global churches' consultation on “Safe Spaces - transforming faith communities” has been held this week at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva.
10 Aug 2011

Faith groups work to heal riot-scarred English neighborhoods

Many faith communities in England are working together on the front line this week after several days of rioting across the country.
24 Jun 2008

Gordon Brown’s search for purpose

Gordon Brown's recent poll humiliations have left him seeking to rebuild support, says Simon Barrow. The 'faith constituency' is one that he has a particular interest in - and it won't go away.
20 Jun 2008

Charity Commission and Von Hugel authors disagree over church report

The Charity Commission, the independent charity regulator, and researchers at the Von Hugel Institute, have disagreed over the findings of a new report commissioned by the Church of England on the role of faith in social welfare.
17 Jun 2008

Welfare should be based on fairness
8 Jun 2008

The churches and public service provision

The new Cambridge report on church, government and public welfare (Moral, But No Compass) raises plenty of important questions - which the immediate media furore is in danger of missing or distorting.
8 Jun 2008

Row breaks out over report to Church on its welfare role

A report looking at the role of the Church of England and other faith communities in public welfare provision has been spun into an attack on government before it has even been published and read, say the researchers behind it.
5 Feb 2008

Faithful communities: Fostering cohesion?

An IPPR North event which seeks to explore how faith communities can contribute towards cohesion looking at how best to strengthen networks in the North East.

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