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March 8, 2010

Anglican leader urges devolution and peace progress in Northern Ireland

The head of the Church of Ireland (Anglican) has said he hopes that Northern Ireland can continue to build on the progress towards establishing a lasting peace.
February 11, 2010

Church leaders welcome next steps in Northern Ireland

Church leaders in Ireland have welcomed an agreement concluded between the two largest political parties in Northern Ireland, which will see the completion of a process of devolving power from the British government.
October 15, 2009

Northern Ireland justice campaign launched by medical 'chain gang'

A 'chain gang' of shackled doctors assembled in Belfast on 14 October to call for the release of a doctor who was jailed after speaking out on behalf of his patients.
October 9, 2009

The Daily Mail's "Christian values"

Not for the first time, the Daily Mail has got rather confused about Christian values.
October 6, 2009

Parliament hosts Forgiveness Project, 25 years after Brighton bomb

Twenty-five years after the Provisional IRA bombed a Brighton hotel during the Conservative Party conference, Parliament is to host a groundbreaking event on forgiveness, with talks from people on both sides of the incident.
September 28, 2009

Pope urges Czechs to turn back to Catholic Church

The Pope is using his visit to the Czech Republic this week to call on the country's Catholic population to turn back to the Church. Loyalty to Catholicism appears to be declining in traditionally Catholic areas.
May 28, 2009

Killing illustrates challenges to Northern Ireland politics and peace

Politicians from all the communities in Northern Ireland have condemned the killing of a Catholic man in what is seen as a rare sectarian attack in a once conflict-afflicted area - but which shows the real challenge to peace in the province.
March 23, 2009

Irish man blinded by rubber bullet to tell story of forgiveness

Students in Westminster will today hear the story of a man who was blinded after being shot by a British soldier - but went on to found a charity to help children affected by conflict around the world.
March 16, 2009

Racism, injustice and reparations

The work of reparations does not stop in Tulsa, Oklahoma or in Northern Ireland, says Deirdre Good. When we bring our troops home out of Iraq and Afghanistan, what process of reparations will we engage? And can people in power ever take such steps if the rest of us do not lead the way?
March 16, 2009

'Time to consider' joint Catholic-Protestant schools in Northern Ireland, says Archbishop

The head of Ireland's largest Protestant church has said it is time to consider the creation of joint Catholic-Anglican schools in Northern Ireland.