by Sean Reilly | Sep 3, 2008
A conference in Bern this month will discuss the often thorny concept of the “Promised Land” and related theological issues with a view to helping more churches become advocates for a just peace in the Middle East. The organisers say that the challenge for...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 18, 2008
Zimbabwe’s Roman Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) has called for the postponement of the national elections due on 29 March 2008. They say there are clear signs that the poll will not be free and fair under current conditions. The J&P Commission...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 30, 2007
The main Scottish denominations are launching a £500,000 appeal to transform Scottish Churches House in Dunblane – which has a long tradition of radical thinking and outward social engagement – into a modern conference and hospitality centre to be at the...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 28, 2007
Church leaders in the Middle East region and across the world are giving a cautious but hopeful initial response to the proposals coming out of the Annapolis summit in Maryland, USA, concerning sustainable peace in Israel and Palestine. “So far is just a...
by Sean Reilly | Nov 20, 2007
Peace and justice advocate Bishop Munib A. Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL) has met with former US President Jimmy Carter to discuss initiatives relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Bishop Younan was also invited by...