by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
The rejection by Irish voters of a treaty to reform the European Union has exposed serious deficiencies in the workings of the 27-nation body, says the head of a grouping of European Protestant churches. “The Irish No is a serious test for the European...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
Is it me, or has everyone gone ‘leadership potty’ lately? When David Cameron was elected Tory leader he smelled of roses. Then he was dubbed a lightweight with no principles. Now, he is a winner again, riding high in the polls and triumphing in by-elections by...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
The Zimbabwean woman who sat next to the general secretary of the World Council of Churches telling her story was quite blunt. “Please don’t write my name – if it is known I will be killed,” she said at the meeting moderated by the WCC general...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
An Indian Christian university, the first in the Union of India, says it is pursuing a unique agenda in its goal to provide quality job-oriented education that will also meet the needs of the healthcare and social service work of the churches in the world’s...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a new consultation and dialogue involving the Labour Party, the churches and faith communities. The move came at a reception held at No 10 Downing Street at the end of last week. Called ‘Believing for a Better Britain’, the...