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ORPHANAGES: CALLS MOUNT TO STOP EXPLOITATION OF POOR CHILDREN TO LURE TOURISTS, MONEY

ORPHANAGES: CALLS MOUNT TO STOP EXPLOITATION OF POOR CHILDREN TO LURE TOURISTS, MONEY

EMMA BATHA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on growing moves to address "orphan trafficking" around the world...

US: SEMINARIES PARTNER WITH PRISONS TO OFFER INMATES NEW LIVES AS MINISTERS

US: SEMINARIES PARTNER WITH PRISONS TO OFFER INMATES NEW LIVES AS MINISTERS

YONAT SHIMRON, writing for Religion News Service, reports on how US evangelical schools such as Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary offer inmates a free, on-site college degree if they promise they'll minister to other inmates once they graduate...

OCEAN CONSERVATION: COLOMBIA'S ISLAND FISHERMEN DIVE INTO BATTLE TO PROTECT CORAL REEFS

OCEAN CONSERVATION: COLOMBIA'S ISLAND FISHERMEN DIVE INTO BATTLE TO PROTECT CORAL REEFS

ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that as climate change and growing tourism hurt coral, Colombian efforts to "garden" new coral - and save incomes - are paying off...

US CATHOLICS: HOW THE 'GREAT WAR' WAS CONNECTED TO THE CREATION OF AMERICA'S CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

US CATHOLICS: HOW THE 'GREAT WAR' WAS CONNECTED TO THE CREATION OF AMERICA'S CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE

MICHAEL MCKINLEY, writing for Religion News Service, takes a look at the connections between World War I and the creation of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops...

BOOKS: US CHRISTIAN AUTHOR LYSA TERKEURST FACES HER GREATEST FEARS

BOOKS: US CHRISTIAN AUTHOR LYSA TERKEURST FACES HER GREATEST FEARS

EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with US author Lysa Terkeurst about her latest - highly personal - book...

The Statistic

16th November, 2018
Number of people in sub-Saharan Africa who die each year due to substandard or fake anti-malarial drugs: Between 64,000 and 158,000
Source: Reuters

 

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Moments

16th November, 2018
RESIGNED: Two UK cabinet ministers, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab, and four other Conservative Party figures, after British Prime Minister Theresa May announced her draft Brexit deal which will now go to Parliament.
VIOLENCE: Broke out in the Sri Lankan Parliament as MPs came to blows, a day after a no-confidence vote against Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's Government was passed.
FIRST: Shinzo Abe, Japanese Prime Minister to visit the northern Australian city of Darwin, bombed by the Japanese during World War II, for a meeting with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

 

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In an article first published on Religion News Service, CHRISTA BROWN, board member of the Child-Friendly Faith Project, and DAVID CLOHESSY, former director of SNAP, argue for the US to hold a national inquiry into clergy sex abuse similar to Australia's recent Royal Commission...

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In an article first published on Religion News Service, JEMAR TISBY, president of The Witness: A Black Christian Collective, says Christ's church provides a "beautiful bulwark against bitterness"...

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US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at whether a split is possible within the Catholic Church...

They Said It

“The violence and persecution by military and vigilantes that resulted in driving 700,000 Rohingya to Bangladesh is without excuse. I'm anxious to hear about the progress that you're making, holding those accountable who are responsible for the violence that displaced so many hundreds of thousands and created such suffering, including the loss of life.”
- US Vice President Mike Pence speaking during a meeting with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on the sidelines of the ASEAN conference in Singapore (as quoted on Politico).

 

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This Week on the Web

16th November, 2018
Maha Mamo is one of the world's millions of stateless people. In a video published by the World Council of Churches, Maha shares the story of her struggle for citizenship and her work as an advocate for the rights of stateless people worldwide...

 

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The Word Explained

12th November, 2018
Prelate: Holder of higher positions in the church, such as a bishop.

 

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