by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
A prominent Pentecostal leader has hailed a world gathering that has been described as bringing together the broadest range of Christian traditions ever assembled at a global meeting – writes Fredrick Nzwili. “I am stunned. We have here what might be...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
A member of a leading workers’ rights organisation in Brazil, partnered by Christian Aid and other aid agencies, has been shot dead at point-blank range after fighting broke out during the occupation of a genetically modified crops testing site. Valmir Motta, a...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has told a newspaper he thinks the British government should consider raising the age of criminal responsibility, acknowledging that very young people involved in crime still need to be recognised as children. The archbishop...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
Student Umedjon Sharifov uses blow-up dolls in his voluntary work for a Tajikistani non-governmental organization around the Central Asian country’s third-largest city of Kulob and he shows videos against domestic violence to men and women – writes Peter...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
The Vatican has sent a message urging cooperation between Christians and Hindus in anticipation of their celebration of Diwali on 9 November. Shared by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs across the world as the ‘Festival of Light,’ Diwali marks the triumph of life...
