by Sean Reilly | Jul 21, 2008
President Roosevelt must be turning in his grave. The mortgage guarantee institution that was created to help solve America’s depression-era housing crisis seems to have had a central role in instigating a new economic crisis – and perhaps even a new depression....
by Sean Reilly | Jul 19, 2008
Bishops from the worldwide Anglican Communion have been experiencing hospitality visits and prayer retreats in advance of the formal element of the Lambeth Conference, which has been gathering on the campus of the University of Kent. Organisers hope that in spite of...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 19, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, has told Australians he is deeply sorry for the sexual abuse of children by some Catholic priests and has said that those responsible must be brought to justice. He was speaking at a gathering of...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 19, 2008
A German church has far exceeded its initial expectations in so far distributing more than 200,000 black bracelets intended as a symbolic protest against human rights abuses in China during the Olympic Games in Beijing. “It shows that people want to stand up for...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 18, 2008
Daleep Mukarji, the director of UK-based international development agency Christian Aid, has been awarded the OBE in recognition of a long career dedicated to working for the elimination of poverty worldwide. “I am delighted to have received the honour of an...
