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Category - wealth and poverty

4 Feb 2012

Catholic bishops in India concerned about growing economic divide

The president of the Catholic Bishops Conference of India says that the widening gap between rich and poor is "a matter of serious concern for the church".
4 Dec 2011

Prescott says rich countries are trying to scupper a climate deal

Former UK deputy prime minister, John Prescott, says there is a "conspiracy against the poor" that could destroy attempts to get a viable climate change agreement.
11 Nov 2011

Christian campaigners help persuade UK chancellor to close tax loophole

Church Action on Poverty says it is "delighted" at the first success of their campaign to 'Close the Gap' between rich and poor through fairer taxes.
2 Nov 2011

The rich and the Western sovereign debt crisis
30 Oct 2011

Sunday Programme: God, Mammon and St Paul's

Ekklesia co-director Jonathan Bartley is one of those interviewed outside St Paul's Cathedral for a feature on this morning's BBC Radio 4 'Sunday' programme on religion and belief issues (30 October 2011).
8 Jun 2011

Wealth shapes 'false reading' of human value, churches' chief says

Wealth and property shape a “false reading” of human value, says the World Council of Churches General Secretary, the Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit.
24 May 2011

Violence rooted in economic injustice, peace gathering told

Understanding the root causes of global economic-related violence has been on the agenda of the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation.
28 Apr 2011

Sheffield charity stunned by six-figure TV donation

Rainbow’s End has received a huge donation from a TV volunteer. There is real gratitude, but 'secret millionaires' aren't the answer to poverty, say campaigners.
25 Dec 2010

Rowan and the rollicking rich

Dr Rowan Williams' Christmas sermon amounted to a rebuke to the most prosperous in society, according to BBC religious affairs correspondent Robert Pigott. Goodness. So what did the Archbishop of Canterbury actually say?
22 Mar 2010

The manifesto of extravagant generosity

Jesus' affirmation of one woman's extravagant generosity and his comments about abiding poverty are not about forsaking justice for individualistic charity, says Simon Barrow. Quite the reverse. They signal the in-breaking of a new order of being and living in a divided world.

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