by Sean Reilly | Jun 9, 2008
If there’s going to be disagreement, it’s good to figure out where, why and how it arises. But when it comes to religion and public life, there is more frequently unhelpful confusion. Here is Francis Davis, one of the authors of the new church, government...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 9, 2008
After a visit to Russia, the Vatican’s top official for Christian unity has said a meeting between Pope Benedict XVI and Patriarch Alexei II of the Russian Orthodox Church is “possible”. Such an encounter would be the first-ever meeting between a...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 9, 2008
English church leaders have called upon Christians to use the period from 1 September until 4 October 2008 as an opportunity to put the environment at the heart of their prayer, worship and practical concern. The ‘Time For God’s Creation’ initiative,...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 8, 2008
A report looking at the role of the Church of England and other faith communities in welfare has been spun into an attack on government before it has even been published and properly digested, say the researchers involved in producing it. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 7, 2008
Congregations of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) and the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, the country’s two largest traditions, are being encouraged to make 8 June a Sunday pledged to peace in Israel and Palestine. Catholic Cardinal Keith O’Brien and the...
