by Sean Reilly | Feb 8, 2008
The newspaper L’Osservatore Romano claims that the students and scientists who protested about the Pope giving a speech at their university last month had misunderstood his views on Galileo because of a mistake on Wikipedia – the open source,...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 8, 2008
The year has not begun well for Afghanistan, with suicide bombings, fears of a deteriorating security situation and reports of an increased presence by Taliban forces throughout the country – writes Chris Herlinger. “The threats are not always related to...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 8, 2008
Only a small number of the refugees arrested in a controversial police raid on Central Methodist Mission in Johannesburg, South Africa, remain in jail, according to the bishop there – writes Linda Bloom for UMNS. Thirteen people still were waiting for court...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 7, 2008
Some Christian leaders in Kenya have commented on what they say is the inability of the country’s churches to speak with one voice about the violence that has followed disputed presidential election results, and which has led to the deaths of around 1,000 people...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 7, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has made an appeal for an end to the current violence in Chad, as apart of a series of conversations to promote reconciliation with justice in a number of war-torn countries and regions. “I feel particularly close to the people of Chad,...