Struggle, surprise and sainthood

Time rushes by so fast at this time of year, what with Christmas looming on the horizon, that it would be easy to overlook two strange yet significant days earlier this month (November 2007). For Christians in the Catholic tradition, especially (but not only, I shall...

Christian Aid says Climate Change Bill is not sufficient

You can buy Christian Aid gifts and support Present Aid online here. International development agency Christian Aid has accused the British government of short-sightedness after the world’s first Climate Change Bill was published containing targets widely condemned as...

Tree planting will mark Luther’s 500th anniversary

Churches throughout the world are to be asked to sponsor trees in a special “Luther Garden” in Wittenberg in eastern Germany to mark the 500th anniversary in 2017 of Martin Luther’s Protestant Reformation – writes Stephen Brown. “We...