by Sean Reilly | Jun 25, 2008
Witnesses for creative peacemaking from member churches of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Burundi, Brazil, Greece and the United States will travel to Germany, 27 June – 4 July, for an exchange of experiences in overcoming violence. The visit is part of...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 25, 2008
Backed by Catholic aid agency CAFOD, two indigenous indians from Brazil have arrived in London this week to make an urgent plea to members of parliament for help to save their Amazon forest home. Jacir José de Souza and Pierlângela Nascimento da Cunha, who are from...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 14, 2008
Two church communions from opposite sides of the globe were welcomed into full fellowship of the World Council of Churches (WCC) on Wednesday, increasing the membership of the global Christian body, the largest of its kind, to 349. Newly joining the WCC are the...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 8, 2007
A member of a leading workers’ rights organisation in Brazil, partnered by Christian Aid and other aid agencies, has been shot dead at point-blank range after fighting broke out during the occupation of a genetically modified crops testing site. Valmir Motta, a...
