by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, says that in troubled times all people are “called to build relationships of solidarity and cooperation among themselves, as befits members of the one human family.” His injunction was...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 1, 2008
More than 30 people have been burned to death in a church in western Kenya after they sought refuge from the mounting violence over last week’s elections – which has claimed more than 250 victims, according to official estimates. An angry mob attacked and...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 31, 2007
Church leaders in Pakistan have joined the widespread strong condemnation of the recent assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who they saw as a voice for gretaer equality and freedom – including religious freedom. In a statement issued...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 30, 2007
The compassionate actions of human beings, not their claims against each other, reflect the will of God and the transforming power of Jesus the Prince of Peace, say the heads of the churches in Jerusalem this Christmastide. The thirteen most senior Christian leaders...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 29, 2007
Buddhist monks who led anti-government demonstrations in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have been selected as the top religion newsmakers of the year, in a poll of secular journalists who write about religion for media in the United States – writes Chris...
