by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
The news that Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho in Iraq has been killed could force the Church underground, say Iraqi Christians in Need (ICIN). The Chaldean Catholic archbishop was kidnapped on February 29 soon after he left Mass in Mosul. Three people who had been with...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 14, 2008
Catholic charities in the US called yesterday for more to be done to help the estimated 35 million Americans who are impacted by hunger. At the White House, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) called for the strengthening of federal nutrition programs and innovative...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
A Chaldean Catholic archbishop kidnapped in Iraq has been found dead, the news agency of Italian bishops’ conference has reported. The SIR news agency says Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho was found dead near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where he had been abducted....
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
British Quakers today lent their support to the concerns of the two human rights campaigners arrested off Diego Garcia after protesting about the island’s use in British and US military operations. The two men were demonstrating against the island’s...
by Sean Reilly | Mar 13, 2008
Yesterday’s budget was a missed opportunity for the government to show that it is serious about addressing the problem of climate change, which threatens the lives and livelihoods of millions of the world’s poorest people, an aid agency has said....
