by Sean Reilly | Jan 4, 2008
The leader of the Taize community has urged tens of thousands of young Christians from Europe who gathered in Geneva at the New Year to organize “vigils of reconciliation” for unity between churches that are divided from each other. “How can we be...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 3, 2008
The Israeli army has launched an offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing at least nine people in a series of military air strikes and shelling attacks. It has been accused of breaking the spirit of the Annapolis peace agreement. The Israeli authorities say that its...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 3, 2008
The campaigning group Black Mental Health UK has condemned the rapid rise in the number of suicides in prison over the past 12 months, and is seeking the backing of community and faith groups in its call for urgent government action. The latest official statistics...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 3, 2008
World Council of Churches’ general secretary the Rev Dr Samuel Kobia has called on the leaders of Kenya’s two main political parties to “turn urgently from partisan postures and negotiate in good faith to reach a non-violent, political...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 3, 2008
Two major religious organizations, one Jewish and the other Muslim, have unveiled an interfaith dialogue project intended to reach hundreds of thousands of their members across the United States and Canada – writes Cheryl Heckler. At its biennial convention in...