Posts Tagged ‘Evictions’

Brazil’s bishops give red card to World Cup

Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

Brazil’s Catholic bishops have given a red card to the organisers of the World Cup Soccer tournament in their nation. The bishops are critical that billions of dollars were spent on stadiums, but Brazil’s public services are still poor. In a red card-shaped brochure distributed in churches, the Brazilian bishops’ conference urged their government to Read more

Families to be evicted from homes by Church

Tuesday, October 9th, 2012

Dozens of Temple View families are being evicted from their homes to make way for a new, large-scale meeting house for churchgoers. But with no other houses vacant in the largely Mormon suburb, they’ll be forced to live elsewhere in Hamilton. It’s heartbreaking news for the families living in about 10 homes on Tuhikaramea Rd, Read more