by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
The Zimbabwean woman who sat next to the general secretary of the World Council of Churches telling her story was quite blunt. “Please don’t write my name – if it is known I will be killed,” she said at the meeting moderated by the WCC general...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
An Indian Christian university, the first in the Union of India, says it is pursuing a unique agenda in its goal to provide quality job-oriented education that will also meet the needs of the healthcare and social service work of the churches in the world’s...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has launched a new consultation and dialogue involving the Labour Party, the churches and faith communities. The move came at a reception held at No 10 Downing Street at the end of last week. Called ‘Believing for a Better Britain’, the...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 17, 2008
A carbon reduction scheme enabling people to reduce their emissions and help poor communities suffering the worst effects of climate change, has been launched by Christian charity Tearfund. It was developed by a former co-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 16, 2008
Land degradation intensifies agricultural economic losses, disorganizes local and regional food markets, and causes social and political instability. To combat it there is an increasing push towards sustainable agriculture – the ability of a farm to produce food...
