by Sean Reilly | Feb 2, 2008
Churches, faith groups, racial justice campaigners and civic and community organisations need to work together more determinedly in the face of continuing serious failures in mental health provision, says Black Mental Health UK. Commenting on the biannual report of...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 1, 2008
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams, in an interview marking the 5th anniversary of his enthronement, has expressed concern about 24-hour drinking as the “tip of the iceberg” in a culture of alcohol abuse in Britain. Dr Williams said he was...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 1, 2008
Norway’s government has praised the country’s small Roman Catholic Church for its role in supporting more than 100,000 labour migrants from Poland and other eastern European countries – writes Oivind Ostang. “We have become increasingly aware...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 31, 2008
As the political and economic crisis continues in Zimbabwe, two senior Catholic figures from England and Wales have been making a pastoral visit to the troubled country, offering support to churches and grassroots communities. Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor and...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 27, 2008
An independent enquiry into the United Kingdom’s asylum system has launched ‘Citizens Speak’, described by campaigners as the the biggest ever consultation with ordinary citizens on how asylum seekers should be treated. Since 2006 the Independent Asylum...
