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Questions arise as 'most godless place' gets first saint Australia - described in the 19th century by a Scottish church minister as "the most Godless place under heaven" - will get its first saint when Sister Mary MacKillop is canonised by Pope Benedict XVI later in the year.  full story    print version

» Bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki want nuclear weapons' ban The Roman Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - the only cities to have endured war-time nuclear bombings - are urging world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons.  full story    print version » Climate leadership from rich nations 'can build common agenda' Rich and powerful countries must accept equity as the basis for international climate change negotiations and if they do, they can help bring all nations to a common agenda, says Kenyan theologian and ecologist Jesse Mugambi.  full story    print version » Zimbabwe trade union leader forced to flee, say Christian students The World Student Christian Federation and its Zimbabwe Advocacy Office say they are shocked at recent attacks on trade union leaders by police and security forces in Zimbabwe during a period when the southern African country is trying to reconcile bitter divides.  full story    print version

» Women play secondary role in news, global media project finds The Chinese proverb that women hold up half the sky does not apply to the news arena, results of the 2010 Global Media Monitoring Project suggest.  full story    print version » Washington Cathedral hosts Christian-Muslim summit Washington National Cathedral is currently hosting a summit of Christian and Muslim faith leaders, which seeks to promote understanding and reconciliation between the two traditions, and is due to culminate in a public dialogue on 3 March.  full story    print version » Protest to go on against Israeli occupation of Christian-owned land Palestinian activists say they will continue protests against an apparent re-occupation of an abandoned Israeli army outpost on the outskirts of Beit Sahour near Bethlehem, despite being repelled by the Israel Defence Forces.  full story    print version

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