Methodists make careful response to Queen’s speech

As the political debate around the Queen’s speech continues, the Methodist Church in Britain has made a careful response to a range of issues – including climate change, social policy, human rights and bioethics. Anthea Cox, the Church’s Coordinating...

Pope Benedict meets with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia

Pope Benedict XVI has met for the first time with a Saudi Arabian monarch, the controversial King Abdullah. A carefully worded communique from the Vatican avoids an mention of the human rights issues that have caused outrage among campaigners. However, there are coded...

World churches convocation to receive joint peace appeal

Mennonites and Catholics are developing a common statement to the World Council of Churches (WCC) as it prepares for the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation in 2011. The convocation, convened by the WCC, will come as the culmination of the Decade to Overcome...