by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
A London gun and knife crime prayer vigil is to take place at Westminster Cathedral on Friday. The vigil is organised by Pasture, a group of Catholics, with a special interest in the young in the streets of London who are involved in gangs, knife and gun crimes. In a...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
While the media focus is on in-fighting over sexuality and gender, the July 2008 Lambeth Conference of worldwide Anglican bishops will be challenged to look outwards at the HIV-AIDS pandemic facing millions in Africa. The UK-based international development agency...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 8, 2008
Emotional scenes greeted the decision this evening by the General Synod of the Church of England, its governing body, to confirm the Church’s intention to consecrate women as bishops – a historic move which follows the decision to ordain women as priests in 1994....
by Sean Reilly | Jul 7, 2008
Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu has defended Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams from attacks by Anglican hardliners and has urged the Church of England to reach out to young people involved in knife crime. Speaking over the weekend at the Church’s...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 6, 2008
Campaigners have said they are confident that an appeal by a Government agency concerning corruption in the arms trade will fail. The House of Lords will this week hear the Serious Fraud Office’s appeal against the High Court’s recent decision on a BAE...
