by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
Pakistan’s elections, which were originally scheduled for 8 January 2008, will now take place on 18 February, the authorities have announced – amid widespread scepticism. Campaigners for Christian and other minorities say they fear for the future. The...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
As Britain gets into gear for the new year after an extended holiday season which often includes an excess of food and drink, a church that played a major part in the temperance movement has called on the government to rethink licensing laws. Ms Anthea Cox, Methodist...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, says that in troubled times all people are “called to build relationships of solidarity and cooperation among themselves, as befits members of the one human family.” His injunction was...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has voiced disappointment in the conduct of Kenya’s electoral commission following President Mwai Kibaki’s disputed election victory – and has called for restraint. The agency, which has worked in...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
The Church of Scotland has resolutely rejected the ‘war on terror’ language being used in some political quarters in discussions about the future of Pakistan following the assassination of former PM Benazir Bhutto. Other churches and church related...
