by Sean Reilly | Nov 7, 2007
A global gathering aimed at bringing together representatives of all the world’s main Christian traditions has opened in Kenya with leaders saying they want to find new ways of working together – writes Fredrick Nzwilli. “I don’t think it is...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 7, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI has met for the first time with a Saudi Arabian monarch, the controversial King Abdullah. A carefully worded communique from the Vatican avoids an mention of the human rights issues that have caused outrage among campaigners. However, there are coded...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 6, 2007
Mennonites and Catholics are developing a common statement to the World Council of Churches (WCC) as it prepares for the International Ecumenical Peace Convocation in 2011. The convocation, convened by the WCC, will come as the culmination of the Decade to Overcome...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 6, 2007
In anticipation of the US Senate vote on the 2007 farm bill, the National Council of Churches USA’s Eco-Justice Programme has delivered hundreds of messages to representatives’ offices calling for access to locally grown food, guarantees farmers’...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 6, 2007
Mennonites have welcomed the opportunity recently presented to their 1.2 million strong world body to dialogue officially with the Roman Catholic Church on peace and theological concerns, as part of a historic visit to the Vatican. Ferne Burkhardt, news editor for...
