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  • 2 Dec 2011
    Religious and humanist commitment to peace

    A recent press comment from Mennonite World Conference acts as a helpful reminder of an important declaration inviting belief communities - faith-based and otherwise - to commit to peace in the midst of a world still riven with conflict and religiously- or ideologically-sanctioned violence.

  • 1 Dec 2011
    Pope Benedict encourages anti-death penalty initiatives

    Pope Benedict has given encouragement to those seeking the abolition of the death penalty worldwide, at a meeting of the Sant'Egidio Community.

  • 28 Oct 2011
    The world needs peacemakers of faith

    A great obstacle to a just peace today is the high level of unemployment among young people all over the world, says Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches. It feels as though we are gambling with the welfare and happiness of a whole generation. Yet we need the vision and the courage of young people to help make vital changes, not least when we see how they are leading processes of democratization and peace in many countries today.

  • 27 Aug 2011
    A million Catholic youth gather in Madrid streets

    For seven days last week the streets and squares of Madrid, Spain, were overrun by more than a million young people from all over the world.

  • 29 Aug 2010
    Most Scots either favourable or uncommitted on the Pope's visit

    A new opinion poll suggests that the majority of Scots are not ill-disposed towards the upcoming visit of the Pope, despite disagreements about his views.

  • 21 Oct 2009
    Vatican makes special arrangements to aid dissident Anglicans

    Pope Benedict XVI announced plans to allow provisions that would accept groups of former Anglicans who wish to convert to the Roman Catholic Church, according to a statement from the Vatican.

  • 7 May 2009
    Jerusalem bishop urges Pope to speak against violence and occupation

    Although the Vatican is emphasising that Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the Holy Land in May 2009 is a pilgrimage, Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan said the political aspect of the visit can not be ignored, and can help promote justice and peace.

  • 4 May 2009
    Canadian native people receive Papal apology for abuse

    Pope Benedict XVI has met privately with a delegation of Canadian native people to express his sorrow for the abuse suffered by indigenous children in Canadian residential schools. The meeting took place at the end of last week.