Small-scale diplomacy brings peace in Papua New Guinea

Not all wars and conflicts make the pages of newspapers, nor are all peace agreements the result of the high diplomacy of the United Nations, and that certainly includes those now being reconciled in the jungles of Papua New Guinea – writes Pat Cain. After...

Palestinians and Israelis need a just peace

As Israel marks its 60th anniversary this May, for Israelis and Palestinians the conflict and the suffering continues. I believe that this landmark is an important opportunity for Christian leaders around the world to add their voices to a special call for a...

Football benefactor brings Glasgow virgin into play

The managing director of one of the world’s most illustrious football clubs, Barcelona FC, has joined other Spanish philanthropists in donating a statue of the Black Madonna to St Aloysius’ Roman Catholic Church in Glasgow. The statue concerned is a copy...