by Sean Reilly | Jul 4, 2008
World Council of Churches general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has expressed “joy” at the liberation of Ingrid Betancourt and other hostages in Colombia. Welcoming the liberation “as an important step in a yet uncompleted process”, Kobia...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 4, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has appealed to Christians to learn from the teachings of St Paul. Benedict described the apostle’s writings as those, “in which are rooted the reasons for the unity of the disciples of Christ” – writes Luigi Sandri. The Pope...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 3, 2008
The world’s most critical environmental and social problems will only be solved by “a new vision of development”, a Catholic agency has told the United Nations. The comments came from Progressio’s Head of Advocacy Joanne Green at a summit meeting of the United Nations...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 2, 2008
Civil libertarians are infuriated at special regulations coming into force for the upcoming Catholic World Youth Day event in Sydney, Australia, where Pope Benedict XVI will be the guest of honour. Legal experts say that restrictions will effectively make it illegal...
by Sean Reilly | Jul 2, 2008
While some African national leaders continued to court Robert Mugabe at an African Union meeting in Egypt, despite their own observers saying that the presidential election was unacceptable, South African churches have spooken out candidly. Christian leaders in South...
