by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
The Council of Churches in Indonesia has joined a growing chorus of calls for a controversial Dutch film about Islam not to be shown – writes Andreas Havinga from Utrecht, Netherlands. The film, made by far-right politician Geert Wilders, is entitled...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
Tony Blair, the former British prime minister, has accepted a one-year position at Yale University in which he will participate in a course examining issues related to religious faith and globalisation – writes Chris Herlinger from New York. Blair will serve as...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
The news that Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in Iraq has been killed could force the Church underground, say Iraqi Christians in Need (ICIN). The Chaldean Catholic archbishop was kidnapped on February 29 soon after he left Mass in Mosul. Three people who had been with...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
Catholic charities in the US called yesterday for more to be done to help the estimated 35 million Americans who are impacted by hunger. At the White House, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) called for the strengthening of federal nutrition programs and innovative...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
A Chaldean Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq has been found dead, the news agency of Italian bishops’ conference has reported. The SIR news agency says Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was found dead near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where he had been abducted....
