In this issue
In this issue
- A Church for the poor could enrich us all.
- Call for UK churches to build a ‘church of the poor’
- MPs raise concerns on treatment of refugees and asylum seekers
- Pilgrimage draws young leaders from 14 Asian countries
- Month of protest at Trident warhead plant
- Liberty calls for reform following Cheryl James verdict
Monday 6 June 2016
3 Jun 2016
Call for UK churches to build a ‘church of the poor’
Prominent church leaders and thinkers have issued a call to action for all the UK’s churches, echoing Pope Francis’ wish to see “a poor church, for the poor”.
6 Jun 2016
MPs raise concerns on treatment of refugees and asylum seekers
A group of MPs has made a series of recommendations calling on the Government to improve the support and protection it gives to asylum seekers and refugees.
6 Jun 2016
Pilgrimage draws young leaders from 14 Asian countries
Nearly 30 young ecumenical leaders from 14 Asian countries have gathered at the Jakarta Theological Seminary in Indonesia for the third Youth in Asia Training Programme for Religious Amity (YATRA)
6 Jun 2016
Month of protest at Trident warhead plant
Anti-nuclear campaigners will gather at AWE Burghfield today (6 June 2016) to highlight the role the site plays in the manufacture and maintenance of nuclear warheads for Trident, the UK’s nuclear weapons system.
3 Jun 2016
Liberty calls for reform following Cheryl James verdict
The Coroner in the inquest into the 1995 death of Private Cheryl James at Deepcut Barracks has today (3 June 2016) recorded a verdict of suicide, delivering a narrative verdict that severely criticised serious failures in duty of care at Deepcut barracks.