Maria Mackay

CAFOD Spends More Than £50 Million on Humanitarian Aid

Catholic aid agency CAFOD has spent even more on helping poor people across the developing world this year, breaking its £50m goal...

Bishop of London Defends 'Sinful Transport' Statement

The Bishop of London has defended comments in which he stated that choosing certain types of transport unnecessarily was a "symptom of sin"...

WARC 'Horrified' by Middle East Conflict

The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) has called for an immediate end to violence in the Middle East, saying it was "horrified" by...

Archbishop of Wales Appointed as New University of Wales Pro-Chancellor

The Archbishop of Wales has said it was a "privilege" that he had been appointed as the new Pro-Chancellor of the University of Wales...

Lebanese Christians and Muslims Unite, ACT Assists

A priest in Lebanon has said that the war has failed to divide the country's Christians and Muslims. Meanwhile Action by Churches International...

DVD Review: Flight 93

Flight 93 has just been released on DVD in the UK. Its making was controversial in the States but it went on nonetheless to win acclaim from both critics

German Churches Vow to Continue Anti-Sex Trafficking Campaign

German Churches have vowed not to back down on their anti-sex trafficking campaign despite fears of an escalation in forced prostitution...

Edinburgh Homeless Project Given £150,000 Boost

A Scottish Executive award of £150,000 has put the wind in the sails of an Edinburgh homeless project that will see products made by the city's homeless...

Free Church of Scotland Appeals for Presbyterian Schools

The Free Church of Scotland has called for Presbyterian schools to be set up in a bid to counter "the sustained attack" on Scotland's...

Chancellor: Churches “Crucial” in Fight Against Poverty

Faith groups have been praised by the Chancellor Gordon Brown for efforts they are taking to help eradicate poverty in the UK...

Hundreds of Christians Protest Sexual Orientation Regulations Bill

Hundreds of Christians united outside of Parliament this week to oppose the controversial Sexual Orientation Regulations (SOR)...

Kirk Moderator Accuses Western Leaders of “Cynical Connivance” over Lebanon

The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland has in a letter to the prime minister criticised western leaders for their...

Catholic Churches Look to Poland to Solve Priest Shortages

Whilst the numbers of priests dwindles in most European countries, Poland's flourishing seminaries are fast becoming the priestly breadbasket...

Kirk Moderator to Contact Blair Over Middle East Crisis

The Church of Scotland Moderator is to call on the government to increase its efforts to secure a ceasefire in the Middle East conflict...

What About the Children Left Behind in Lebanon, asks World Vision

World Vision has expressed concern for the protection and wellbeing of the children left behind in Lebanon to face the horror of the conflict.

Government Redefinition of Overcrowding Will Benefit Young, says Housing Justice

Housing Justice has welcomed an announcement by the government that it is to reform the definition of overcrowding, saying the move will benefit ...