by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
As Cubans inside and outside the country absorbed the news that communist leader Fidel Castro had stepped down, Foreign Minister Felipe Pérez Roque prepared to welcome Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, the Vatican secretary of state, who visits the country from 20 to 26...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
Members of the Church of England’s General Synod have been told that it is ‘highly unlikely’ that a vote on whether to allow women to become bishops will be taken before 2010. Twenty six Church of England bishops sit in the House of Lords, so the UK...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
As the furore over Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams’ remarks about religious and civil law subsides into a more considered debate beyond the headlines, the Anglican leader is receiving backing from what might be considered some unexpected quarters....
by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev Samuel Kobia, a Methodist from Kenya, has announced that he will not seek a second term at the head of the world’s biggest Christian grouping. “Kobia made his intentions known today stating...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 19, 2008
Consumers worldwide spent £1.1 billion on Fairtrade products last year, a 42% increase on 2006. Britain’s appetite for Fairtrade produce is higher than most – UK shoppers are the second largest global customers of fairly traded products. But is this news quite as...
