Vatican and FAO call for increased action to tackle rights abuses in world’s fishing industry
The Vatican has joined with the UN Food and Agrriculture Organization in calling for intensified international action to stamp out human rights abuses, including the trafficking of people and use of forced labour, in the world’s fishing industry. At an event held to mark World Fisheries Day, the organisations also called for an increase in […]
‘Sanctuary’ churches vow to shield immigrants from Trump crackdown
RNS First came the mayors of New York, Chicago and Seattle declaring their cities “sanctuaries” and saying they will protect undocumented immigrants from President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to deport them. Then thousands of students, professors, alumni and others at elite universities including Harvard, Yale and Brown signed petitions asking their schools to protect undocumented students from […]
Nigerian church calls for three days of fasting amid concerns over ongoing attacks
BosNewsLife A major evangelical denomination in Nigeria has urged Christians to join in three days of fasting amid concerns over a surge in anti-Christian attacks by mainly Muslim Fulani herdsmen that killed at least dozens of people in recent weeks. The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) said the 21st to 23rd November fasting period follows […]