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Category - Edinburgh

13 Jul 2011

Celebrating spirituality and peace after 9/11

The Festival of Spirituality and Peace, which runs this year in Edinburgh from 6 - 29 August 2011, seeks to reawaken the heart of the Edinburgh festival for people who, ten years after 9/11, want to work together for a peaceful future. The director, Donald Reid, introduces its main theme.
25 Jun 2011

Making armed force redundant

Edinburgh will be awash with military symbolism and celebration today (25 June 2011), as the city hosts the national event for Armed Forces Day - which David Cameron last year said should be “an explosion of red white and blue all over the country.” That thought may cause SNP First Minister Alex Salmond at least a moment's hiccup as he stands next to the PM on the podium!
14 May 2011

Books make for social change at huge Edinburgh sale

The legendary Christian Aid Edinburgh book sale is back in action this weekend, raising tens of thousands for the struggle against global poverty.
22 Oct 2010

Churches to join huge anti-cuts rally in Edinburgh

Church leaders and Christian organisations are joining unions and civic groups in a major rally in Edinburgh on Saturday against public spending cuts.
14 Oct 2010

Careers fair closed after arms trade controversy

A careers fair in Edinburgh was closed down last week after the organisers' decision to invite BAE Systems to the event triggered a protest by students.
16 Sep 2010

Pope Benedict seeks to offer cautious message in Edinburgh

Some 125,000 people lined the streets of Edinburgh to catch a glimpse of Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, on his first UK visit.
5 Jun 2010

Indian bishop urges church not to dilute the quest for global justice

Bishop Geevarghese Mor Coorilos has spoken at the Edinburgh 2010 conference about a lack of courage and commitment on the part of many churches to address issues of global justice.
5 Jun 2010

Pope Benedict sends greetings to Edinburgh 2010 gathering

Pope Benedict XVI has sent a formal greeting to delegates, visitors and staff attending the Edinburgh 2010 event exploring world Christianity and its mission in the modern world.
5 Jun 2010

Christian mission should reflect 'hope and humility', conference hears

The most effective means for 21st-century mission will be found in attitudes of “hope and humility”, a US professor has told the Edinburgh 2010 world Christianity gathering.
3 Jun 2010

Churches urged not to allow divisions to weaken global vision

Within the lifetime of participants in the Edinburgh 2010 conference, says Professor Dana Robert, “Christianity has undergone one of the biggest changes in its two thousand year history."

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