Pope urges peaceful solution in Burma as global protest grows

Pope Benedict XVI added his voice yesterday to calls for Burma’s military leaders to peacefully end their crackdown on protesters demanding democracy, as demonstrators took to the streets of several capital cities across the globe to show solidarity. “I am...

Interfaith fast for an end to Iraq war

Religious leaders representing tens of millions of Americans have stood in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol calling religious communities of various traditions to a day of fasting and prayer to end the Iraq war. “We must return to the ancient disciplines so that...

Interfaith fast for an end to Iraq war

Religious leaders representing tens of millions of Americans have stood in the shadow of the U.S. Capitol calling religious communities of various traditions to a day of fasting and prayer to end the Iraq war. “We must return to the ancient disciplines so that...

Religious hatred law comes into force

Incitement to religious hatred will today become a criminal offence in England and Wales with the commencement of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act. The Act creates a new offence of intentionally stirring up religious hatred against people on religious grounds,...

Religious hatred law comes into force

Incitement to religious hatred will today become a criminal offence in England and Wales with the commencement of the Racial and Religious Hatred Act. The Act creates a new offence of intentionally stirring up religious hatred against people on religious grounds,...