by Sean Reilly | Jun 12, 2008
The necessity of peace in the Middle East will be highlighted during a visit to Egypt next week by the World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary Rev Dr Samuel Kobia. During encounters with leaders of WCC member churches as well as other religious and secular...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 12, 2008
The Canadian Government has followed churches and apologised for forcing 150,000 aboriginal children to attend state-funded Christian boarding schools aimed at assimilating them. Prime Minister Stephen Harper made the apology in parliament in Ottawa, in front of...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 12, 2008
As the debate on church and welfare continue, the Prime Minister and other senior government figures today host a reception with the winners of the 2008 Faithworks Awards at No 10 Downing Street. The winners, who all won monetary grants earlier this year to help...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 12, 2008
The World Association of Newspapers and the World Editors Forum have condemned what they say are the Geneva-based UN Human Rights Council’s repeated efforts to undermine freedom of expression in the name of protecting religious sensibilities. “WAN reminds...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 11, 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his allies stand accused of distorting the facts as the parlimentary vote on 42 days detention for terror suspects looms – with church figures joining the critics. The Church of England’s Mission and Public Affairs Unit has...
