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 | Dec 30, 2007
Why do the seasonal messages from all the world’s Christian leaders sound a bit like Guardian editorials? The Archbishop of Canterbury spoke of our duty to the environment – no surprise there from a self-confessed “bearded lefty”. But the Queen...