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December 18, 2020

WCC Christmas message: 'fragile hope and sounds of angels in the air'

In its Christmas message, the World Counci of Churches reflects on fear, despair, hope and joy during the pandemic.
November 30, 2020

Northern Ireland journalists receive death threats

Chilling threats against journalists are now being made on an almost daily basis, says Amnesty International.
March 22, 2019

HMP Onley a fundamentally unsafe prison, say inspectors

HMP Onley, a training prison in Warwickshire, was found by inspectors to be “fundamentally unsafe” with high levels of drugs and violence.
February 14, 2019

Xenophobia, exceptionalism and Brexit: try not to mention the war

It is the business of people in my trade to have opinions and to make reasoned predictions.
December 18, 2018

'Do not be afraid': Lutherans invite Christians to conquer fear of others

In a Christmas message, the Lutheran World Federation has urged Christians to cast aside fear of others and commit to serving humanity.
September 12, 2018

Fear and violence could undermine efforts to contain Ebola in DR Congo

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is not yet under control and the next few weeks will be critical to contain the virus, Oxfam has warned.
June 29, 2018

Faith, hope and an old photograph

We live in a time of rapid change: in technology, politics, beliefs and in perceptions of each other.
March 9, 2018

Stoking fear is a recipe for self-destruction, warns UN rights chief

The top United Nations rights official has warned political leaders who stoke fear and intolerance among their followers for the sake of their own ambitions are merely copying the behaviour of previous generations of once strong, but ultimately catastrophic, leaders and politicians.
January 24, 2018

Survey reveals 41% of parents think their children are anxious about terrorism.

A survey of parents with children aged 5 to 18 has revealed that 41 per cent think their children are anxious about the threat of terrorism.
October 2, 2017

Turbulent times and the sound of a thin silence

This is National Quaker week and the 2017 theme is 'In turbulent times...be a Quaker'.