Britain to drop references to ‘War on Terror’

In a move that will be welcomed by churches, a Government minister is to urge world leaders to find common ground with potential enemies, and drop references to the ‘war on terror’. President George W Bush’s concept of a “war on terror”...

Activists follow MP in ‘live more simply’ poverty pledge

Hundreds of people have already followed the example of Leeds West MP John Battle, a committed Catholic who has been the prime minister’s ‘faith tsar’ and is a former director of Church Action on Poverty (CAP), in agreeing to give 1 per cent their...

Activists follow MP in ‘live more simply’ poverty pledge

Hundreds of people have already followed the example of Leeds West MP John Battle, a committed Catholic who has been the prime minister’s ‘faith tsar’ and is a former director of Church Action on Poverty (CAP), in agreeing to give 1 per cent their...

Pressure on McDonald’s over famworkers pays off

US church leaders are lauding a wage agreement between the McDonald’s fast-food chain and a group representing migrant farm workers in the state of Florida – writes Chris Herlinger. The agreement between McDonald’s USA and the Coalition of Immokalee...

Pressure on McDonald’s over famworkers pays off

US church leaders are lauding a wage agreement between the McDonald’s fast-food chain and a group representing migrant farm workers in the state of Florida – writes Chris Herlinger. The agreement between McDonald’s USA and the Coalition of Immokalee...