by Sean Reilly | Jun 23, 2008
Give a virtual gift on someone else’s behalf for a birthday or Christmas to someone in the developing world through Christian Aid’s Present Aid website here. Christian Aid is appealing for more funds to help survivors of the Burma cyclone so partner...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 23, 2008
Despite the global credit crunch, social entrepreneurs are continuing to invest in hope. Oikocredit – one of the leading financiers of microfinance worldwide – has decided to pay a dividend of 2% to its members for the 15th year in a row. The decision came at the...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 23, 2008
The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem, Suheil Dawani, has called on participants in the conservative Global Anglican Future Conference (GAFCON) to approach their summit in a spirit of “peace, reconciliation and goodwill.” He says that that “it is crucial...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 22, 2008
After weeks of violence, Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai has announced that he is pulling out of Friday’s presidential election run-off, fearing massacres of his supporters and a rigged poll outcome. The decision will be controversial, as it...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 22, 2008
The Romanian Orthodox Church has condemned the formation of a trade union among its clergy, and has said that priests should follow church procedures in making demands and airing grievances – writes Jonathan Luxmoore. “Certainly, some Orthodox priests have...
