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WOMEN AND THE CHURCH: GERMAN THEOLOGIAN SPEARHEADS TRANSITION TO A

WOMEN AND THE CHURCH: GERMAN THEOLOGIAN SPEARHEADS TRANSITION TO A "GENDER APPROPRIATE" CATHOLIC CHURCH

CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, writing for Rleigion News Service, reports on calls from within Germany's Catholic Church for a greater role for women...

SPIRITUALITY ON THE LAND: AMISH FARMERS HAVE A

SPIRITUALITY ON THE LAND: AMISH FARMERS HAVE A "COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP" WITH NATURE, ARE SCEPTICAL OF CLIMATE CHANGE

ELIZABETH E EVANS, in an article first published by Religion News Service, reports from the US state of Pennsylvania...

SOUTH AFRICA: TOUGH LIVESTOCK FARMERS TOUCHED BY DROUGHT DONATIONS

SOUTH AFRICA: TOUGH LIVESTOCK FARMERS TOUCHED BY DROUGHT DONATIONS

PETRO KOTZE reports for the Thomson Reuters Foundation from drought-stricken South Africa's Northern Cape province...

A DAUGHTER'S DUTY: FROM BOSTON, A UIGHUR WOMAN CHAMPIONS HER FATHER'S RELEASE IN CHINA

A DAUGHTER'S DUTY: FROM BOSTON, A UIGHUR WOMAN CHAMPIONS HER FATHER'S RELEASE IN CHINA

AYSHA KHAN, in an article first published on Religion News Service, speaks with Samira Imin about her campaign for her father's release...

YEAR OF THE BIBLE: SCOTTISH BIBLE SOCIETY'S GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO GET PEOPLE READING GOD'S WORD

YEAR OF THE BIBLE: SCOTTISH BIBLE SOCIETY'S GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO GET PEOPLE READING GOD'S WORD

DAVID ADAMS reports on a year-long initiative aimed at encouraging people to engage with the "Good Book"...

The Statistic

18th February, 2020
Average monthly number of people who travelled from the Horn of Africa to Yemen last year in an apparent bid to reach Gulf states (making it the busiest maritime migration path in the world): 11,500
Source: IOM

 

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Moments

18th February, 2020
KILLED: At least 20 people after Nigerian refugees queuing for food aid and money in south-eastern Niger stampeded.
GRANTED: By India's Supreme Court, equal rights to women serving in the army.
PLEDGED: $US10 billion to fight climate change by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos - the amount represents almost eight per cent of his fortune.

 

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In an article first published on The Conversation, DONNA M COX, professor of music at the University of Dayton, looks at how songs known as spirituals evolved amid the horrors of slavery...

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Christian activist and author SHANE CLAIBORNE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on pro-life issues in the context of the upcoming US presidential election...

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US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks the Pope's response to the Amazon synod's recommendations issued this week...

They Said It

"The arms embargo has become a joke."
- Stephanie Williams, UN deputy special envoy, speaking at an event in Munich on 16th February convened to discuss how to end the ongoing civil war in Libya, in comments in which she also called on world leaders to "step up" efforts to stop weapons deliveries.

 

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This Week on the Web

18th February, 2020
Xia Baolong, a long-time ally of China's President Xi Jinping and responsible for the demolition of thousands of Christian crosses on churches has been appointed the new head of China’s office in Hong Kong. VERNA YO reports for The Guardian...

 

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The Word Explained

17th February, 2020
Monophysitism: Its principle tenet is Jesus is inseparably human and divine. He did not have two distinct, but unified natures.

 

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