Blow-up dolls aid Tajik anti-domestic violence message

by | Nov 8, 2007

Student Umedjon Sharifov uses blow-up dolls in his voluntary work for a Tajikistani non-governmental organization around the Central Asian country’s third-largest city of Kulob and he shows videos against domestic violence to men and women – writes Peter...

Mennonites positive about historic dialogue with the Vatican

by | Nov 6, 2007

Mennonites have welcomed the opportunity recently presented to their 1.2 million strong world body to dialogue officially with the Roman Catholic Church on peace and theological concerns, as part of a historic visit to the Vatican. Ferne Burkhardt, news editor for...

Mennonites work for peace and change in war-torn Colombia

by | Nov 5, 2007

Joining a peace event in Colombia, a Mennonite pastor has warned that, in a nation torn by conflict and violence, peace cannot be reached by a greater investment in the military – but through the action of citizens to build alternatives. Speaking through a...

Williams builds bridges with Israel’s chief rabbis

by | Nov 1, 2007

Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, who is head of the Church of England and spiritual leader of the 77 million Anglican Communion, yesterday (31 October 2007) held talks in Jerusalem with Israel’s Chief Rabbis. The Archbishop, who was accompanied by...