Reports of widespread sexual violence in South Sudan conflict “deeply disturbing”, says UN
Reports of widespread sexual violence against women and young girls in South Sudan by uniformed soldiers and other groups of armed men are “deeply disturbing” and may be regarded as war crimes as well as crimes against humanity, the UN Mission in South Sudan has warned. In a statement released on Monday, UNMISS, which is […]
Australian Anglican Church Primate welcomes appointment of Mick Gooda as co-commissioner of inquiry into juvenile detention in NT
The head of the Anglican Church in Australia, Dr Philip Freier, has welcomed the inclusion of an Aboriginal co-commissioner to oversee the recently announced Royal Commission into juvenile detention in the Northern Territory. Attorney-General George Brandis announced Mick Gooda, a prominent Indigenous Australian and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, would be a […]
ON THE SCREEN: A “WORLD-WEARY” BOURNE RETURNS TO SAVE THE WORLD AGAIN
NILS VON KALM takes a look at the latest Bourne film and shares his hopes for a non-violent alternative…
OLYMPICS: HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN PRAYING FOR THE ATHLETES IN RIO
DAVID ADAMS speaks with Tim Pitcher, of Athletes in Action in the US, about the organisation’s bid to encourage Christians everywhere to be praying for the athletes as well as how the organisation plans to support those competing at the Games opening in Rio later this week…
International community must do more to tackle human trafficking, says UN chief
UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has called on governments to do more to shield migrants and refugees from human traffickers. In a statement issued last Friday to mark World Day against Trafficking in Persons, Mr Ban said human traffickers preyed on the “most desperate and vulnerable”. To end this inhumane practice, we must do more to […]
THIS LIFE: HAVE YOU DRIFTED AWAY FROM GOD?
In an article first published by ASSIST News Service, US columnist CAROL ROUND looks at the reality of God’s promise that nothing can separate us from Him…
Pope urges young people to “be dreamers”
Pope Francis has encouraged young people to “be dreamers” and believe in a “new humanity” at the closing mass of World Youth Day in a village near Krakow, Poland, on Sunday. The Pope told a crowd of hundreds of thousands that God is “always cheering us on” and that our “real stature” in life is […]