by Sean Reilly | May 22, 2008
An al-Qaeda leader in Iraq has been sentenced to death for the killing of the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho – despite the church’s opposition to the death penalty. The Iraqi government said the criminal court had imposed the death...
by Sean Reilly | May 22, 2008
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) has expressed shock and sadness over the violence directed at foreigners living in the Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg. The violence has now spread to the city centre and across the Gauteng region. Churches and...
by Sean Reilly | May 20, 2008
Autism campaigners around the world are urging church leaders and clergy to understand the complex needs of children and adults with autism and Asperger’s Syndtome in the light of a hugely controversial decision by a Roman Catholic priest, Rev Daniel Walz who...
by Sean Reilly | May 20, 2008
Representatives of more than 100 governments gathered in Dublin, Ireland yesterday to begin writing the final text of a global treaty banning cluster bombs that cause unacceptable harm to civilians. The Vatican, church groups and aid agencies amongst others have...
by Sean Reilly | May 20, 2008
The Independent Asylum Commission today publishes ‘Saving Sanctuary’, the first of three reports of recommendations aimed at restoring public confidence in sanctuary for those who have fled persecution. Following eighteen months of evidence-gathering and...
