British Isles
Sunday, 13 June 2010 20:08
Disappointment over nuclear disarmament
An alliance of nine UK churches has expressed disappointment at the failure of nuclear weapons states to agree deadlines for actions on nuclear disarmament. While the churches welcomed progress made on discussions on the Middle East…
Sunday, 13 June 2010 20:06
NI abortion guidelines - legal challenge
Efforts by the British government to bring legal abortion by ‘bureaucratic stealth’ into Northern Ireland will be met with a full legal challenge by the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC). The High Court…
Sunday, 13 June 2010 20:01
Prisoners convert to Islam
Inmates are converting to Islam in order to gain perks and the protection of powerful Muslim gangs, the Chief Inspector of Prisons warns today. Dame Anne Owers says that some convicted criminals are taking up the…
Sunday, 13 June 2010 19:58
Schools not teaching core Christian beliefs
Ofsted’s study suggests that teachers in English schools pay more attention to other faiths and that Christian pupils are being sidelined in class. It has found that the quality of RE in secondary schools is worse…
Monday, 07 June 2010 15:53
Edinburgh 2010 seeks to guide 21st century mission
The Edinburgh World Missionary Conference 2010 opened on Wednesday with the aim of providing direction for Christian mission in the 21st century. Hundreds of leaders from around the world gathered in Edinburgh, Scotland, to celebrate the…
Monday, 07 June 2010 15:50
Cardinal to lead Irish sex abuse investigation
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the Emeritus Archbishop of Westminster, will lead a team of senior Catholics sent by the Pope to Ireland to investigate how the Church was able to cover up decades of sex abuse by…