by Sean Reilly | Feb 12, 2008
The main governing body of the World Council of Churches, its central committee, is meeting in Geneva from 13 to 20 February during which it will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the 1948 founding of what is now the world’s largest Christian grouping –...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 12, 2008
Human rights groups and critics of extra-legal detention and the ‘war on terror’ have expressed deep concern about the proposed trials of Guantanamo Bay detainees on charges related to the 9/11 attacks in the USA. Among the issues of contention raised are...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 12, 2008
The Vatican daily newspaper L’Osservatore Romano, long seen as required reading for those wanting to know the standpoint of the Holy See, but also known for an austere black and white layout, is appearing in colour for the first time – writes Luigi Sandri....
by Sean Reilly | Feb 11, 2008
“There is no dispute about our common allegiance to the law of the land” Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams told the General Synod of the Church of England – and a watching world on TV and the internet – this afternoon, following the...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 11, 2008
With peace seemingly returning to the country, churches within and outside Kenya are now taking stock of the experiences from an ecumenical team visit made during a month of unrest and violence, as they seek to continue to understand and respond. Kenyans will remember...
