Vatican launches website in response to clergy sex scandals
RNS The Vatican has launched a website as part of its efforts to protect children from clerical sexual abuse and promote healing and reconciliation. It’s the first time that the Vatican has published resources and documents on the issue, and the site is sponsored by the commission set up by Pope Francis to protect minors. “It […]
HUMANE KILLING?
Humane death? An oxymoron is when two seemingly opposite words go together, like dry water. Yet in our modern world we keep searching for humane ways to end life – be it when old age sets in, or as punishment. Could there be a bigger oxymoron than ‘humane death’!? The problem is, when we find […]
Christian leaders join in call for Modern Slavery Act in Australia
Australian faith leaders, including prominent Christian leaders, have joined in calling on the Australian Government to take the first steps to a Modern Slavery Act aimed at discouraging slave-like conditions in Australia and overseas. The call is contained in an open letter to the Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull released late last week to mark a […]
A fifth of Australians think torture of captured soldiers OK – but figure still well below that in US, poll finds
A fifth of Australians think torture of captured soldiers to obtain important military information is OK but almost 60 per cent disagree, according to the results of a new survey commissioned by the Red Cross. While the proportion of Australians who believe torture is acceptable in such circumstances is greater than in Syria (20 per […]
POSTCARDS: ANGLICAN PRIEST IN RURAL KENYA WORKS TO CHANGE PERCEPTIONS ABOUT HIV/AIDS
Last week the communities across the globe marked World AIDS Day. FREDRICK NZWILI reports from Kenya, in an article first published by Religion News Service, about how one Anglican priest is working to change perceptions of HIV within the church…