by Sean Reilly | May 9, 2008
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has called for improved dialogue between believers and non-believers to establish the shared values in society. He made the...
by Sean Reilly | May 9, 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has described his private meeting with Pope Benedict XVI in the Vatican earlier this week as “friendly and informal”. They spent almost half an hour in the Pope’s study. Afterwards Dr Williams said:...
by Sean Reilly | May 8, 2008
Teams from UK Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) member agencies, together with flights of emergency relief items, are now arriving in Burma and reaching those people most affected by Cyclone Nargis. More aid is desperately needed and the DEC is calling on people to...
by Sean Reilly | May 8, 2008
An unprecedented range of leaders from all sections of the Christian community have come together to affirm the right of both Israelis and Palestinians for a just and peaceful future – after years of division and violence. In a letter published in today’s...
by Sean Reilly | May 8, 2008
As the death toll from the Burma cyclone continues to rise dramatically, possibly to around 100,000, the Methodist Church and the Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) in Britain have launched an emergency appeal for funds. Michael King, World Church Team...