by Sean Reilly | Dec 5, 2007
A new Government scheme which is being supported by Church Action on Poverty is to allow communities a direct say in how council money is spent. Communities Secretary Hazel Blears announced yesterday that local communities will get the chance to access their own...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 5, 2007
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, evangelical leaders Rick and Kay Warren and the Rev Gideon Byamugisha, the first African Anglican priest to openly say he is HIV-positive, are contributors to a new Advent Calendar focussing on the HIV-AIDS struggle. The daily devotional...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 5, 2007
A unique recording of a traditional Shona lament and a Western Christmas carol is entering the race for this year’s Christmas Number One. The single – Makandifira/Silent Night – features a 30-strong Zimbabwean children’s choir, all of them...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 4, 2007
The summit of European and African leaders this weekend risks being hijacked by the presence of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, Christian Aid said on Tuesday. The development agency says the European Union should not have lifted – however temporarily – the travel...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 4, 2007
Optimism emerged during early sessions of the UN climate talks in Bali this week when Australia promised to ratify the Kyoto Protocol as soon as possible, leaving the USA as the only large developed nation outside the global framework. As Australia’s new Prime...
