by Sean Reilly | Jun 24, 2008
A leader of the Student Christian Movement of Zimbabwe has urged the international community to intervene in the southern African nation, following the decision of opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to withdraw from the presidential runoff, citing escalating violence...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 23, 2008
Despite the global credit crunch, social entrepreneurs are continuing to invest in hope. Oikocredit – one of the leading financiers of microfinance worldwide – has decided to pay a dividend of 2% to its members for the 15th year in a row. The decision came at the...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 23, 2008
Church leaders, community groups and anti-gun charities have paid tribute to Ms Pat Regan, a mother who became a prominent campaigner against violence after she lost her son in what was dubbed ‘an underworld style shooting’ in 2002. Earlier this month, on...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 22, 2008
The Romanian Orthodox Church has condemned the formation of a trade union among its clergy, and has said that priests should follow church procedures in making demands and airing grievances – writes Jonathan Luxmoore. “Certainly, some Orthodox priests have...
by Sean Reilly | Jun 20, 2008
A respected Christian monthly magazine has published an in-depth interview with Khalid Mish’al, widely regarded as the most senior figure in Hamas, the Islamist resistance movement that two years ago won a landslide victory in the Palestinian general election...
