by Sean Reilly | Sep 2, 2008
The North American Mennonite relief and development agency MCC is supporting summer ‘peace camps’ which bring young black people together to find out more about being creative peacemakers in their neighbourhood and as leaders. Cathryn Clinton writes: The...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 2, 2008
Christian and Muslim groups are urging a peaceful resolution following attacks allegedly by groups linked to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Mindanao in the Philippines, and retaliation by government troops. The conflict relates to longstanding tension...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 2, 2008
A Russian Orthodox Church missionary has defended Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II against charges that he is a Georgian nationalist, whilst other leading Russian clerics have warned against the war between their country and Georgia turning into an ethnic vendetta...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 2, 2008
The UK-based churches’ development agency Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal in response to the devastating floods in Bihar, India. More than 2.5 million people have been affected and it’s feared that thousands have died. Churches across...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 1, 2008
Church and community groups across the USA are preparing to assist those who may be displaced by Hurricane Gustav, as it heads towards the city that was torn apart under the strain of Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Agencies reported that the storm was on its way on Sunday...
