Category - war and peace

UK arms companies face a week of protest and prayer

staff writers — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:13:43 +0100

Arms companies are facing a week of protests across the UK after a year of increasing public opposition to the arms trade. Stop the Arms Trade Week is underway and runs until 8 June 2008 - involving people of all faiths and none.

New Anglican bishop says violence is tearing Zimbabwe apart

staff writers — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:57:34 +0000

The new Anglican Bishop of Harare, the Rt Rev Sebastian Bakare, said this week that lawlessness and violence is threatening elections due on 29 March, and has called on Zimbabweans to pray for an end to the conflict and chaos.

Moving beyond the justification of war

staff writers — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 02:19:47 +0000

Responding to Remembrance Day comments by the Archbishop of Canterbury about the Afghan and Iraq invasions (2001 and 2003) failing to meet traditional 'just war' criteria, the UK Christian think-ta

US Catholic bishops warn against attack on Iran

staff writers — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:57:18 +0000

US Catholic Bishops have said that while the prospect of Iran developing nuclear weapons is unacceptable, in the absence an immediate threat, the USA and other nations must pursue a diplomatic solution to the present confrontation.

Church warning about rising tide of conflict in Burundi

Ecumenical News International — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 09:22:00 +0100

An African regional Christian grouping has warned that Burundi could slide into renewed fighting as a result of tensions within the ruling party and the presence of the rebel Forces for National Liberation, which itself is divided and has refused to sign a peace agreement

Sudan church leaders concerned over Darfur oil-war link

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 06:25:02 +0100

Sudan Christian leaders are concerned that the country's oil wealth, previously used by the government in the north of the country to fuel a 21-year war in the south, is again being used for war purposes, as well as government attempts to solve the Darfur crisis.

War-damaged Sri Lankan church is becoming a peace centre

Ecumenical News International — Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:28:34 +0100

A war-damaged Anglican church building along Jaffna's main road in Sri Lanka is to become a centre for peace and understanding - as the church seeks to join other non-violent groups within civil society working for an end to the country's decades long conflict.

Church agency calls for calm amid East Timor violence

staff writers — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 01:20:33 +0100

The Catholic Fund for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has called for calm in East Timor amidst the violence that has escalated since Xanana Gusmao was appointed to be Prime Minister by the country’s new President Jose Ramos-Horta.

MPs report on arms exports avoids BAE-Saudi fraud row

staff writers — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 01:01:01 +0100

A report on arms exports by a key committee of MPs has failed to examine the Government's recent suspension of a Serious Fraud Office investigation into BAE's arms deals with Saudi Arabia, campaigners against the deadly trade have pointed out.

Media urged to question its role in 'culture of confrontation'

staff writers — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 07:27:03 +0100

Received ideas about neutrality, ‘news values’ and the place of reporting in current events must be questioned because of the changing global role of the media in an age of conflict, a commentator will suggest at a meeting in St Ethelburga's Centre, London, on 26 June 2007.