by Sean Reilly | Feb 18, 2008
Churches and campaigners for asylum justice in Leeds and beyond are dismayed at the deportation of a member of a Baptist congregation. They say it highlights deep concerns about the fairness of the United Kingdom asylum system. Ms Grace Cole, who is a qualified...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 18, 2008
Zimbabwe’s Roman Catholic Justice and Peace Commission (CJPC) has called for the postponement of the national elections due on 29 March 2008. They say there are clear signs that the poll will not be free and fair under current conditions. The J&P Commission...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 18, 2008
Representatives on the governing body of the 349 member World Council of Churches, which brings together Orthodox, Protestant and Anglican Christians and cooperates with the Roman Catholic Church, have been exploring a wider grouping. Meeting last week, they asked...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 17, 2008
One of the things about being in a position of privilege over many, many years is not just that you take it for granted, but that it seems perfectly and inviolably “natural”. Indeed having your position at the top table questioned feels like an affront to...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 17, 2008
Pressures from several directions are putting the disestablishment of the Church of England back on the agenda, say reports following the General Synod and concerns about the long term impact of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Sharia speech. A survey of the...
