British Isles
Friday, 18 June 2010 17:48
Bloody Sunday: justice at last
After a 38-year struggle for truth and justice, campaigners for those killed in Derry on Bloody Sunday celebrate the Saville Report's exoneration of the victims and its unequivocal conclusion that the shootings were ‘unjustified’. The Bloody…
Sunday, 13 June 2010 20:14
Edinburgh 2010’s call for co-operation
Around 1,000 Christians from across the denominations and traditions heard the call from the Archbishop of York to the ‘be, see, think and do mission’ on Sunday night as they came together for the close of…
Sunday, 13 June 2010 20:12
Prayers in London for healing Britain
Global Day of Prayer London convener Jonathan Oloyede calls on Christians to prepare for a National Day of Prayer at West Ham Stadium June 13 2.pm ‘As we have asked people to gather locally in our…
Sunday, 13 June 2010 20:10
Sermon for the New Parliament
The Archbishop of Canterbury preached at a Service for the New Parliament at St Margaret's Church, Westminster Abbey. Used the words of Jesus ‘Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar’, he said. ‘You may or may…
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…