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Holocaust Memorial Month – A time when the world remembers the death of Jews in Europe but turns a blind eye to what’s happening right now in the Congo
The wretched of the African earth, struggling to survive against men with slogans in their heads and guns in the hands The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)… Read more >
Auschwitz without the Russians will be like Hamlet without the ghost
Because of its invasion of the Ukraine, Russia will be barred from a ceremony marking 80 years since the Red Army liberated the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in German-occupied Poland…. Read more >
Epiphany 2025: Wise men and women needed to save a church led by truth-ducking and silent self-serving bishops
Outgoing Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby and the equally unpopular Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York and number two man in the Anglican hierarchy Epiphany is the day baby… Read more >
Aluta continua: Fifty years after Independence the struggle for freedom continues in strife-torn Mozambique
Fifty years ago, tens of thousands of Mozambicans took to the streets to mark and celebrate the end of Portuguese rule. Now, large numbers of people who say they are… Read more >
To lose one archbishop is a misfortune. To lose two would be calamity for a storm-tossed church whose supreme governor is a king
Younger leaders with new ideas bring back people to the church: Tens of thousands of tourists visit Canterbury Cathedral every year when they to pay their respect to St Thomas… Read more >
We’re all being taken for a ride – UK’s train fares are the most expensive in Europe
Messages telling passengers to be beware of suspicious objects and people . . . but never any explanation from company officials explaining why trains are late or cancelled (Picture: Train… Read more >
Justin Welby says he hopes a new breed of 21st century “peasants” won’t chop off his head and use it as a football
As the out-going archbishop of Canterbury apologises (yet again ) for making himself look like a fool in the House of Lords, the big question remains un-answered – How many… Read more >
New film about Dietrich Bonhoeffer – It’s a wake-up call for those denying the rapid spread of the world’s oldest hatred
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (played by John Dassler, centre) in a scene from the new film Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Spy, Assassin which was released in the USA and Canada last week … Read more >
“Power to the People” – an old song that needs new words as millions of Zimbabweans live their lives in the dark
No Power to the People . . . women in Zimbabwe face the daily ordeal of feeding families without electricity. But the lights go on when fat-cat politicians spout nonsense… Read more >
Big wigs in the Church of England remain silent as stone after a child abuse scandal that rocked the 85 million strong worldwide Anglican Communion
Ex-archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby – All dressed up in his clerical finery. OMERTA is a southern Italian code which places importance on silence in the face of… Read more >