by Sean Reilly | Apr 14, 2008
Members of the clergy are being bullied by parishioners while the Church is doing little to prevent it, a trade union has claimed. Unite says vicars are experiencing psychological, emotional, verbal and physical abuse, whilst bishops are not doing enough to protect...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 14, 2008
The international Catholic movement ‘We are Church’ has expressed its numerous concerns about the actions of Pope benedict, ahead of the visit by the Pontiff to the US. The Pope’s visit to the United States – which contains one of the world’s biggest...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 14, 2008
Hopes that Zimbabwe’s neighbours would act to end the deepening crisis were dashed at the weekend when an all-night emergency summit of the 14-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) failed to acknowledge an emergency and called only for the immediate...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 14, 2008
In advance of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the US, three prominent gay Catholics have urged the pontiff to enter into a dialogue with lesbian and gay Catholics. They addressed the pontiff through open statements about their lives, loves, and hopes for the church at a...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 10, 2008
The High Court this morning ruled that the Director of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) acted unlawfully when he stopped a corruption investigation into BAE Systems’ arms deals with Saudi Arabia. The judgment was handed down by Lord Justice Moses and Mr Justice...
