by Sean Reilly | May 9, 2008
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) can no longer be relied upon as a “neutral and nonpartisan electoral umpire”, according to the Justice and Peace Commission of the Zimbabwean Catholic Bishops’ Conference – reports FIDES. In a statement...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 28, 2008
In a message sent to all of Scotland’s 500 Catholic parishes for the 42nd World Communications Day, Bishop Philip Tartaglia claims that “a fundamental disconnection between the provider and the consumer” has occurred in the media. The bishop is...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 25, 2008
The election of former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo as president of Paraguay is a further sign of a left-wing shift in Latin America, according to observers of the region’s political scene. Lugo, dubbed the “bishop of the poor”, won the...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 28, 2008
Controversial Scottish Catholic leader Keith O’Brien, accused of making intemperate and inaccurate remarks over the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, has vowed to keep the pressure on PM Gordon Brown. The Prime Minister announced a partial free vote on...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 18, 2008
A deep-rooted caste divide among Christians in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state has come to the fore after two Roman Catholics were killed at Eraiyur in the Pondicherry archdiocese due to police firing during a clash between upper-caste and Dalit church members...
