Christians call for monetary justice as Bono weathers tax storm

by | Aug 12, 2006

Christians call for monetary justice as Bono weathers tax storm -12/08/06 Campaigning rock star Bono, who has made a major impact with Make Poverty History and global debt cancellation initiatives, is in hot water with development and church groups over the justice of...

Sales of Fairtrade goods increase by a third

by | Jun 28, 2006

Sales of Fairtrade goods increase by a third -28/06/06 Global sales of Fairtrade goods grew by more than a third last year to £758m as increasing numbers of big name retailers got behind the scheme, as well as more specialist retailers such as the Ethical Superstore,...

Church and community groups concerned about new super casinos

by | Jun 9, 2006

Church and community groups concerned about new super casinos -09/06/06 Churches and community groups have been encouraged to ëkeep on speaking outí about possible new casinos in their localities – because of the harm promoting gambling does among vulnerable...

Soccer fans and foes asked to Give Injustice the Red Card

by | Jun 9, 2006

Soccer fans and foes asked to Give Injustice the Red Card -09/06/06 As the world digs in for saturation coverage of the World Cup, the UK Christian think-tank Ekklesia is highlighting research and resources to enable lovers and haters of the game to put aside their...

CAFOD kicks off its Focus Africa initiative

by | Jun 8, 2006

CAFOD kicks off its Focus Africa initiative -08/06/06 While Angola, Ghana, the Ivory Coast, Toga and Tunisia look forward to the kick-off of the 2006 soccer World Cup in Germany this Friday, the Catholic relief organization CAFOD is urging its supporters to kick-start...