by Sean Reilly | Dec 28, 2007
Tens of thousands of young adults from throughout Europe and beyond are expected in Geneva between Christmas and New Year for five days of prayer and reflection organized by the Taizé community. The programme includes moments of prayer, silence, song and testimonies...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 28, 2007
Young people, including survivors of trafficking, from Nepal, Bangladesh and India have gathered in Kathmandu to call on their governments to better protect children from commercial sexual exploitation [CSE] and trafficking. Following a three-day meeting early this...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 27, 2007
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who recently returned to the country to challenge the Pervez Musharraf regime, has been assassinated in a suicide attack which has killed 20 others and injured several more. Shock, mourning, anger and rioting have been...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 27, 2007
Officials in the Indian state of Orissa have imposed a curfew in the Kandhamal district and appealed for calm after clashes involving Hindu nationalists and the minority Christian community. The violence, which began on Monday 24 December 2007 with a dispute over...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 26, 2007
Pope Benedict XVI has declared in one of his key Christmas messages that believers facing persecution, torture and death in some parts of the world and those who die forgiving their killers are a sign of hope and faith for humanity. In a message delivered to pilgrims...
