by Sean Reilly | Sep 8, 2008
Speaking at a pastoral congress in Germany last week, Cardinal Martino deplored the prejudice and hatred being meted out to Romany and travelling people (often called “Gypsies”) in many parts of Europe, and called on the churches to support them. In an...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 5, 2008
The World Council of Churches (WCC) and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) have jointly called on the Prime Minister of India requesting his intervention to end the violence in the state of Orissa. The WCC is also inviting its member churches and all Christians to...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 4, 2008
In developments which have been largely ignored in the US media, police have staged preemptive armed raids targeting protesters and alternative media around the Republican National Convention – including thousands of people demonstrating about war world poverty...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 4, 2008
Following a series of horrific attacks in Orissa, Indian church and human rights organisations have been keeping up pressure on the government for decisive action against militants, and they are asking for world attention to the crisis. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan...
by Sean Reilly | Sep 2, 2008
Civil rights organisations, advocates of religious freedom, anti-censorship groups and government in Europe and beyond are expressing alarm at a United Nations General Assembly resolution that demands respect for religion but which critics say has been used to justify...
