by Sean Reilly | Nov 4, 2007
Christmas shoppers are being urged to be life savers this Christmas by purchasing a simple baby birthing kit – just one of 42 gifts available from the Christmas 07 Present Aid virtual gift catalogue from Christian Aid. The gifts have proved to be a huge hit in...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 4, 2007
Thousands of UK citizens, including community group and trade union members, took part in a demonstration in central London on Saturday, celebrating the National Health Service and demanding that all political parties uphold its principles of care. The organisers said...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 3, 2007
The church and other faith groups have a vital role to play in bringing about positive transformation to communities across the UK and cannot be ignored, according to the government minister responsible for the communities agenda. But critics say many important...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 3, 2007
The Anglican Bishop of Hereford, who lost a controversial discrimination case involving a gay church youth worker earlier this year, has been dubbed ‘bigot of the year’ by a leading lesbian and gay human rights organisation. The Rt Rev Anthony Priddis, who...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 3, 2007
Roman Catholic bishops have warned that attempts at constitutional reform in Venezuela by President Hugo Chavez restrict the rights of citizens and grant too much power to the State with a “president who is re-elected indefinitely” – writes Manuel...
