by Sean Reilly | Dec 5, 2007
The fight against climate change has been marked by broken promises and missed opportunities, say three European bishops in a letter to political leaders to mark the opening of UN-led talks on the Indonesian island of Bali this week. “Every person on earth, both...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 30, 2007
The British government has been accused of damaging social cohesion through its policies and rhetoric on asylum. The criticisms were made by a wide range of witnesses at the final public hearing of the Independent Asylum Commission on 29 November 2007 at Lambeth Town...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 29, 2007
A small Leeds church designed in 1932 and described as a “gem” when it was built has been “rediscovered” and given a Grade II listing on the advice of English Heritage – which has also produced a new publication reflecting on the way...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 27, 2007
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund (MRDF) has held its first conference for African partner organisations from 22-26 November 2007. The conference, entitled ‘Strength to Strength’, wss held in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa. Representatives from...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 27, 2007
A delegation of religious leaders mainly from the Horn of Africa, who have just visited strife-torn Somalia, have stressed that a solution to the crisis there lies within the country and not outside, while Pope Benedict XVI has called for peace in Somalia –...
