Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, has led an international delegation of bishops from Africa, Asia and Europe to 10 Downing Street to remind Tony Blair of Britain's commitment to the G8 pledges made at Gleneagles in 2005.
As Germany prepares to host the G8 summit in June, the bishops are taking part in a tour calling on the new German government to get the G8 nations back on track to meet their commitment to double aid to Africa - increasing it by $25bn a year by 2010.
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor chaired Monday's meeting attended by eight senior church figures, including Archbishop Onaiyekan of Abuja, Nigeria, and Archbishop Monsengwo of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo.
-
Who was St Stephen and why is he remembered on December 26?
-
The King's Christmas speech: which Gospel?
-
Gay Archbishop of Wales says some people have left Church over her appointment
-
2 Timothy 3:16 is Logos' Bible verse of the year, Matthew was the most studied book
-
Two hundred years of the Brethren: who are they and what do they believe?
-
US carries out strikes on Islamic State in Nigeria over violence against Christians
Most Popular
News
The story of New Year’s resolutions
1 January is when people traditionally start the new year with a fresh resolution. This is the story …
Young people more grateful to God, study finds
A new survey has suggested that 18 to 34 year olds are more likely to believe in God and have transcendental experiences.
Nigerian government accused of being in denial about persecution of Christians
How can thousands of slain Christians not be persecution?
Turkey arrested 115 suspected ISIS members, thwarting Christmas and New Year plots against non-Muslims
Turkey has been relatively successful in preventing attacks since 2017.