PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 22 October 2010 15:18
World Mission Sunday
World Mission Sunday will be celebrated on 24 October 2010. It is the special day each year when, through Mission, Catholics across the world reach out in global solidarity to its younger and struggling members. It…
Friday, 22 October 2010 15:16
Young black generation should not blame Britain
Dr John Sentamu said colonial powers were not solely to blame for ‘Africa's ills’, and warned the current generation there were too many black people in jail and urged them to turn their backs on violence.…
Friday, 22 October 2010 15:13
Regret over bishop's conversion to Rome
A traditionalist Anglican group has voiced regret after an Anglo-Catholic bishop said he would convert to Rome. The Bishop of Fulham, John Broadhurst, has become the fourth Anglican bishop to make the announcement. He intends joining…
Friday, 22 October 2010 15:10
Youth need friends not rules
A diet of 'Bible stories and rules to follow' is not preparing youngsters to deal adequately with the dilemmas of the real world and that's why many are leaving the Church. Churches not being outward-looking communities…
Friday, 22 October 2010 15:08
Wesley, the poor and the cuts
Alison Tomlin, President of the Methodist Conference, addressed a rally organised by the Trade Union Congress at London’s Methodist Central Hall saying: ‘John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church wrote about a press that stigmatised the…
Friday, 22 October 2010 15:07
Flying the flag for Islam and Hinduism
Local councils are flying the flag for Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism to mark days in those faiths’ calendars, but church groups have faced opposition simply for placing posters in public libraries. The plethora of causes supported…