by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
Targeted aid is getting good results in Africa, but the G8 are falling further behind on meeting their commitments, a new report from the organisation set up by U2 frontman Bono, has said. Drawing the ire of Bob Geldoff, who branded the G8 “a contemptuous...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
In a letter to the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, the World Council of Churches (WCC) has expressed continued concern about the situation in Zimbabwe and asked the world body to utilize its resources to assure an end to pre-election violence in the southern...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
Churches in 40 countries have come together to hold peace vigils, seminars, concerts, festivals and public gatherings, in support of peace in Palestine and Israel. The activities were part of a joint advocacy initiative, “International Church Action for Peace in...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
Churches worldwide are being invited to mark a day of prayer for Zimbabwe on Sunday, 22 June 2008, as the beginning of a season of prayer for the people and government of the African country, which is facing a critical time in its history. The day of prayer for...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 18, 2008
The rejection by Irish voters of a treaty to reform the European Union has exposed serious deficiencies in the workings of the 27-nation body, says the head of a grouping of European Protestant churches. “The Irish No is a serious test for the European...
