by Sean Reilly | Nov 2, 2007
The president of the National Council of Churches USA (NCCUSA) and eight leaders of its 35 member communions are among three dozen Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders urging the US to be positive in preparing for the upcoming Arab-Israeli-Palestinian summit in...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 2, 2007
President Vladimir Putin has attended a memorial service conducted by Patriarch Aleksei II, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, at a church built near a Soviet police secret killing field, where at least 20 000 people were executed at the peak of dictator Joseph...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 2, 2007
Campaigners in the US will call on Monday for a congressional ban on cluster bombs. The civilian victims of cluster bombs will be highlighted as part of a Global Day of Action that includes activities in 20 countries. The Vatican’s permanent observer to the...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 1, 2007
Campaigners are calling on the US Senate to swiftly pass legislation introduced yesterday by two senators, which is aimed at cutting off economic support to the government of Sudan. “This past August, I travelled to refugee camps in Chad,” said Ruth...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 1, 2007
Progressive Anglicans in Canada and the United States are pushing ahead with local procedures for blessing lesbian and gay people in the church. The US Episcopal Diocese of California has authorised the use of three trial rites for same-sex unions. The California...
