by Sean Reilly | Jun 20, 2008
The Charity Commission, the independent British charity regulator, and researchers at the Von Hugel Institute in Cambridge, have disagreed over the findings of a new report commissioned by the Church of England on the role of faith in social welfare. Writing in The...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 19, 2008
In a joint letter, twelve British church leaders have called on the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to “redouble” its efforts to ensure fair elections in Zimbabwe, where people are due to vote on 27 June in a second round to elect a...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
News that Britain may have become the world’s largest arms exporter last year has been met by a warning from campaigners that the majority are still being sent to oppressive regimes. According to government figures released on Tuesday, the UK has overtaken the...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
Catholic bishops in the UK have spoken out over the “systematic and deliberately relentless” persecution of Christians in Iraq during an emotional Mass at Westminster Cathedral filled with families mourning lost loved ones. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has announced the appointment of Anne Owers, currently Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Prisons, as their new chairperson, taking up the role later this year. Ms Owers is a committed human rights campaigner...
