by Sean Reilly | Apr 10, 2008
Campaigners calling for the cancellation of poor country debts will begin a 36-day rolling fast on Saturday, ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Drop the Debt campaign in May. They will demand debt cancellation for 36 poor countries which still desperately need it...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 9, 2008
Church Action on Poverty has called on the Government to reconsider changes in the last Budget which have increased tax for the poorest families. The Institute of Fiscal Studies has claimed that the income tax changes announced in Gordon Brown’s last Budget, which...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 8, 2008
“We remain committed to work side by side with the churches”, the president of Southern Sudan Salva Kiir Mayardit has told representatives of an international ecumenical delegation in Juba, Southern Sudan. “As the Sudan People’s Liberation...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 4, 2008
International development agencies, Progressio, Tearfund, Trócaire, the Foundation for Development and Partnership in Africa (FEPA), and Christian Aid have warned that Zimbabwe is becoming increasingly tense as election results continue to hang in the balance. All...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 3, 2008
The Church in Wales yesterday rejected a Bill which would have allowed women to be ordained as bishops. The measure was voted down by just three votes. Archbishop Barry Morgan spoke of his “deep disappointment” that the plans failed to gain the required backing of two...
