Threat to Antarctic whales says WWF

by | Jun 21, 2008

You can sponsor or adopt an animal through WWF here Alternatively, to sponsor an animal with PDSA click here. Whales in the Southern Ocean face the twin threat of a shortage of food and a loss of hunting grounds because of global warming, a new report from WWF warns....

Catholics to come out at London Gay Pride

by | Jun 21, 2008

Gay Catholics from all over the country will be parading behind a ‘Proudly Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgendered & Proudly Catholic’ banner in the impending Pride London Parade. In excess of 500,000 people are expected at the event in two weeks...

International aid agency helps US poor after floods

by | Jun 21, 2008

As the flooding in the Midwest of the US continues to spread, Christian relief agency World Vision is dispatching truckloads of emergency supplies to Iowa and sending a staff team to assess the needs of affected families. “World Vision will be providing basic...

A real agency of transformation

by | Jun 20, 2008

The role of the church as an agent of public welfare or a custodian of charitable projects is much in the news at the moment. In this article, adapted from a recent address, I return to the foundational calling of the church as an agent of a much larger hope –...