US: BARRING A BIBLICAL FLOOD, ARK BUILDERS EXPECT TWO MILLION VISITORS BY MID-2017
STEVE REES, in an article first published by ASSIST News Service, spends some time with visitors at the mammoth reconstruction of Noah’s Ark at the Ark Encounter theme park in the US…
Pope Francis calls on media to end ‘constant focus on bad news’
RNS Pope Francis has urged global news outlets to “stem the spiral of fear” caused by coverage of the world’s tragedies and scandals. “I am convinced that we have to break the vicious circle of anxiety and stem the spiral of fear resulting from a constant focus on ‘bad news,’” the Pope said in a […]
Christian group calls on Australian PM to ban funding of overseas abortions
Christian group FamilyVoice Australia has called on Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to follow the lead of US President Donald Trump and remove AusAID funding from organisations that facilitate abortions overseas. The call follows Mr Trump’s decision to ban the federal funding of organisations that perform or promote abortions overseas through his reinstatement on Monday […]
ESSAY: WHY THE LEGACY OF THE SHAKERS WILL ENDURE
In an article published by Religion News Service, JOANNE M PIERCE, a professor of religious studies at College of the Holy Cross in the US state of Massachusetts, reflects on the Shaker movement and its legacy…
Myanmar’s army admits detaining two Catholic church leaders
Army officials in Myanmar have confirmed they have arrested two assistant priests who have been missing since 24th December, accusing them of aiding ethnic separatists. Morning Star News reports that the army has accused Dom Dawng Nawng Latt and La Jaw Gam Hseng of serving as “informers and spreading false news on behalf of the armed […]