by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
The G8 leaders have been criticised today for failing to make a breakthrough in critical climate change talks. Discussions about how to reduce greenhouse gases came on the second day of the summit on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The world’s leaders did little more...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
A new generation of children risks becoming socially excluded and even homeless unless urgent action is taken to tackle poor and abusive parenting head on, a report warns today. This stark warning comes in ‘The Seeds of Exclusion’, a new report by The Salvation Army...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
At a meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, the Council of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) has called on its member churches to advocate for the removal of discriminatory travel and entry restrictions, and similar examples of stigmatizations to people living with HIV. “We...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
A London gun and knife crime prayer vigil is to take place at Westminster Cathedral on Friday. The vigil is organised by Pasture, a group of Catholics, with a special interest in the young in the streets of London who are involved in gangs, knife and gun crimes. In a...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
Roman Catholic social justice advocates have joined in criticism of new laws restricting protests during World Youth Day in Sydney, which Pope Benedict XVI will attend in his first visit to Australia – reports Matthew Fenwick. The 15-20 July 2008 World Youth Day...
