Children join Wellington protest
Children line Wellington streets during the protest over Gaza conflict, Picture, George McLellan.
Peace must be pursued in Gaza. says bishop
Pope backs heterosexual lifestyles
Pope Benedict: urged respect for the "nature of the human being as man and woman."
Protesters call for peace in Gaza
Gaza conflict prompts big demonstration in Wellington. Picture, George McLellan.
Innocent 'bearing the brunt'
Conflict in Gaza: 'The greater the power, the greater the responsibility.'
'Let's not play the blame game'
Bethlehem ablaze with fireworks
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Apartheid fighter praised
Helen Suzman, for many years a lone liberal crusader against apartheid in South Africa's parliament, and who died on New Year's Day aged 91, has been praised by religious leaders. "She was a true heroine who contributed to our country's peaceful transition when many predicted a racial bloodbath," said Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu. "South Africa is poorer without her. We owe her an immense debt."
US atheists oppose prayer
Supporters of a strict interpretation of the separation of Church and State in the United States have filed a lawsuit seeking an end of the use of the term "so help me God" during President-elect Barack Obama's 20 January inaugural ceremony. The lawsuit, initiated by groups of U.S. atheists and humanists, also wants an end to the practice of prayer and invocations at public events.
Wales elects ex-chaplain
Gregory Cameron, former chaplain to Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, has been chosen as the Bishop of St Asaph. The bishop-elect, who grew up in Llangybi, Monmouthshire, is deputy secretary-general of the 80 million-member Communion. His appointment means two thirds of Wales’ Anglican bishops have now been in place for less than a year.
