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  • January 23, 2008
    Does religion have to be the enemy?

    A discussion meeting of the Oxford Secular Society, open to people of all persuasions, with Simon Barrow, co-director of the think-tank Ekklesia.

  • January 14, 2008
    Peacemaking and anger

    Anger can be an ally as well as an avoidance, an ignition for firm truth telling rather than an evocation of loathing, says Gene Stoltzfus. By maturing through occasional bouts of anger, we can learn that hatred is not the base for a workable society.

  • January 11, 2008
    Globalisation, catholicity and justice

    Eucharistic sharing and the development of goods in community can help to reshape what we mean by globalisation in a divided and unequal world, says a recent consultation of three Christian Communions.

  • January 9, 2008
    Pope addresses peace and international justice in message to diplomats

    In marking their annual visit to Rome, Pope Benedict XVI, leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, has told the diplomatic corps accredited to the Vatican that peace is an integral way of life, not merely the absence of conflict.

  • December 2, 2007
    Church-backed farmworkers demand justice from US burger giant

    A church-backed group of farmworkers and supporters have joined a 30 November 2007 nine-mile march through Miami to the headquarters of Burger King to demand higher wages and better conditions in Florida's tomato fields.

  • October 30, 2007
    Churches pledge to go global on economic and ecological justice

    The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC), which brings together 75 million Reformed Christians in 214 churches in 107 countries, has moved decisively to increase its global reach on economic and ecological justice issues.

  • October 23, 2007
    Growing African churches urged not to neglect anti-poverty struggle

    The leader of the All Africa Conference of Churches, the Rev Mvume Dandala, has called on churches to renew their energy and resources to fight poverty, while expressing fears that the poor are being forgotten as African Christianity grows.

  • October 22, 2007
    Exploring innovation in Christian community work: A focus on Social Enterprise

    In recent years there has been a lot of talk about social enterprise and its role in community regeneration.

  • October 18, 2007
    Live simply DVD message wins major film award

    CAFOD, the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development, has won a prestigious Clarion award for its DVD-Rom Live Simply: Louder Than Words', encouraging young people to get personally involved in tackling global justice issues.

  • September 12, 2007
    Independent Asylum Commission to conduct hearing on appeals process

    The latest national citizens’ enquiry into the UK asylum system will hear evidence on the asylum appeals process at a public hearing in Leeds on Thursday 20 September. While media-driven attitudes have hardened, the Independent Asylum Commission advocates a measured approach.