Mennonites positive about historic dialogue with the Vatican

Mennonites have welcomed the opportunity recently presented to their 1.2 million strong world body to dialogue officially with the Roman Catholic Church on peace and theological concerns, as part of a historic visit to the Vatican. Ferne Burkhardt, news editor for...

Campaigners to challenge UK on Saudi arms deal

Following the controversial state visit of King Abdullah, peace campaigners are going to the Royal Courts of Justice at the end of the week to challenge an official decision to end an investigation into Saudi arms links. At an oral hearing in the High Court scheduled...

New 5th November conspiracy launched on blogosphere

As fireworks cracked and revellers cheered to mark the anniversary of Guy Fawkes’ unsuccessful plot against parliament in 1605, a very different kind of conspiracy was launched on the world from an office near London Bridge last night. Speaking at the HQ of the...

Fears for Christians and other minorities in Pakistan

Pakistani Christians are expressing concern about the public order situation in their country, and the security of minorities, following President Pervez Musharraf’s widely criticised suspension of consitutional government and his declaration of a state of...