by Sean Reilly | Apr 25, 2008
The election of former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo as president of Paraguay is a further sign of a left-wing shift in Latin America, according to observers of the region’s political scene. Lugo, dubbed the “bishop of the poor”, won the...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 24, 2008
The Rev Philip Potter, a former general secretary of the World Council of Churches, has been honoured by the South African government for his determined commitment to combatting racism and apartheid in the 1970s and 1980s. On 22 April 2008, President Thabo Mbeki...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 24, 2008
The Patron Saint of England (and a number of other countries) has been hailed a human rights campaigner by fellow activist Peter Tatchell – who backs ideas that his national day should be a public holiday celebrating dissent. “It is time we ditched the...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 23, 2008
The Anglican Church in Zimbabwe has asked Christians around the world to focus their prayers this Sunday on the critical situation in the country. Making the call, Rev Bob Stumbles, Chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Harare, described Zimbabwe as “a nation in...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 22, 2008
As Israel marks its 60th anniversary this May, for Israelis and Palestinians the conflict and the suffering continues. I believe that this landmark is an important opportunity for Christian leaders around the world to add their voices to a special call for a...
