by Sean Reilly | Jan 18, 2008
Hong Kong church leaders have rejected China’s decision to introduce universal suffrage in the nation’s special region by 2017, and have led thousands of marchers demanding votes for all by 2012, something that Beijing recently ruled out – writes...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 18, 2008
A South African church-backed group that helps former combatants involved in violence during the apartheid era to play a peaceful role says its life skills programme is needed in a country where those who have not found a place in the system often resort to violent...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 18, 2008
The new cooperative body Christian Churches Together in the USA (CCT), bringing together representatives of 43 participating churches and organizations across America, is giving priority to work on poverty and witness. CCT now represents the broadest ever national...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 17, 2008
Two weeks after the country’s disputed election and the violence that has followed in its wake, Mennonite relief work is continuing and the peace church reports that Kenyan Mennonite Church members are safe despite the troubles. Mennonite Central Committee (MCC,...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 17, 2008
Two British development workers are establishing a project to support the growing number of street children in war-torn Congo, cooperating with the Anglican Church there. It will be based in Lubumbashi, the country’s second city. The Kimbilio project is being...
