Mark Caplin

• G8 leaders urged to address sexual violence against children

  Mark Caplin | Thu 11 Apr 2013 11:01 BST

  With the Syria crisis and tensions over North Korea dominating G8 talks in London today, World Vision is urging foreign ministers to address "forgotten" child victims of rape and sexual violence in conflict.

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  Church of England affirms traditional understanding of marriage

  Mark Caplin | Thu 11 Apr 2013 9:20 BST

  The Church of England has set out to explain why it believes in a traditional understanding of marriage in a new report out this week.

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  Austerity threatening child welfare in UK, report warns

  Mark Caplin | Wed 10 Apr 2013 9:04 BST

  The UK has risen up the rankings in child welfare but austerity is casting a shadow over the future of the nation's children, a new Unicef report warns.

• Christians voice concerns about mining

  Mark Caplin | Tue 9 Apr 2013 11:43 BST

  Countries struggling with debt are increasingly looking to the extraction of natural resources to balance their books at the risk of damaging the environment, a church-run gathering has heard.

• Scottish Catholic archives in 'urgent' need of conservation work

  Mark Caplin | Mon 8 Apr 2013 17:28 BST

  The home of the Scottish Catholic Archives in Edinburgh has been closed to researchers and members of the public so that urgent conservation work can be carried out on its collection.

• XLP launches youth mentoring project

  Mark Caplin | Mon 8 Apr 2013 13:12 BST

  Youth charity XLP is launching a national mentoring project this spring to help vulnerable young people and their families.

• UK should assist Pakistani tax reform

  Mark Caplin | Sat 6 Apr 2013 11:24 BST

  The UK Government should use aid to help Pakistan implement tax reform, says Christian Aid.

• Meeting MDGs 'is possible'

  Mark Caplin | Sat 6 Apr 2013 11:08 BST

  The difficult economic climate should not stop world governments from working to end poverty, says the international director of Micah Challenge.

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  Tony Campolo: Obama should meet Kim Jong-un

  Mark Caplin | Sat 6 Apr 2013 8:09 BST

  Call follows weeks of threatening statements from North Korea

• Tutu wins Templeton Prize

  Mark Caplin | Fri 5 Apr 2013 13:41 BST

  Archbishop Desmond Tutu has won this year's Templeton Prize which honours people who have made "an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension"

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  Archbishop of Canterbury leads call to G8 on poverty

  Mark Caplin | Fri 5 Apr 2013 8:32 BST

  Religious leaders tweeting call for action on Millennium Development Goals with hashtag #1000DaysToGo

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  More screens means more TV viewing

  Mark Caplin | Wed 3 Apr 2013 8:33 BST

  'Glued to the screen' could be the perfect description for our global society today.

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  Benefit cuts are 'unjust', say Churches

  Mark Caplin | Mon 1 Apr 2013 10:47 BST

  Churches say the benefit cuts coming into place today are unjust and hit the poorest hardest.

• Christian satellite TV affected by Cyprus banking crisis

  Mark Caplin | Fri 29 Mar 2013 12:05 GMT

  SAT-7 says its financial difficulties have been "aggravated" by the banking crisis affecting Cyprus.

• Call for end to church demolitions in Indonesia

  Mark Caplin | Fri 29 Mar 2013 9:27 GMT

  Human Rights Watch is calling upon the Indonesian President to intervene to put a stop to the demolition of churches.