by Sean Reilly | Jan 18, 2008
Hong Kong church leaders have rejected China’s decision to introduce universal suffrage in the nation’s special region by 2017, and have led thousands of marchers demanding votes for all by 2012, something that Beijing recently ruled out – writes...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 7, 2008
Church members in affected areas are being urged to join consultations on sub-post office closures by the Anglican Archdeacons of Berkshire, Buckingham and Oxford – after protests by local communities hit by threatened closures. In December 2007 a consultation...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 29, 2007
Buddhist monks who led anti-government demonstrations in Myanmar (also known as Burma) have been selected as the top religion newsmakers of the year, in a poll of secular journalists who write about religion for media in the United States – writes Chris...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 10, 2007
Church leaders and Christians from many denominations joined protest rallies in more than 50 cities around the world this weekend, calling on world leaders at the UN Climate Change Conference in Bali to effectively tackle the threat of global warming. In London, near...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 6, 2007
A Catholic university in the US will honour the Buddhist monks of Burma (Myanmar) for their courage and nonviolent demonstrations against the tyrannical Burmese military earlier this year, by awarding them with an honorary doctorate. A representative of the monks,...
