by Sean Reilly | May 12, 2008
Smoke rose into the sky above Colombo in July 1983 as Sinhalese men burned the homes and businesses of Tamils, and killed some, while others hid or fled. Twenty-five years later, violence is again tearing Sri Lanka apart. A former Olympic athlete, the national coach...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 21, 2008
The Methodist and United Reformed Churches have together voiced their concern about increasing levels of violence and political intimidation, linked to the delay in announcing the result of Zimbabwe’s presidential election. Commenting on the precarious situation, the...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 21, 2008
In New York at 9.30 am local time on Sunday 20 April 2008, the Pope visited Ground Zero, the name now used to refer to the site once occupied by the twin towers of the World Trade Centre. He prayed for peace and an end to hatred. On 11 September 2001 two aircraft...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 11, 2008
Recent religious conflict in the Indian state of Orissa has been aided by the aggressive evangelising of missionaries from outside the region, says an official with the largest traditional Protestant denomination in northern India – writes Kristine Greenaway...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 29, 2008
Church leaders in Kenya have welcomed the announcement of a power-sharing agreement between President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga as an important step to ending a two-month political crisis in the east African country – writes Fredrick...
