Some 10,000 people a day fleeing western Mosul in Iraq as fighting continues
Some 10,000 people are fleeing west Mosul in Iraq every day as a military offensive to retake the city from the so-called Islamic State continues. The UN said on Friday that Iraqi Government figures showed the number of those fleeing peaked at a daily high of 16,100 on 18th May at the Hamam al-Alil screening site […]
Australia’s Red Shield Doorknock raises almost $5 million but survey shows needs are growing
Almost $5 million was raised through the weekend’s Red Shield Doorknock across Australia, the Salvation Army said. Leigh Cleave, communications and fundraising director at the Salvation Army, said the weekend’s initiative – which raised $4,705,738 – was a “tremendous success”. “We have seen incredible generosity from people across the country, with the early results suggesting […]
ESSAY: TRUMP AND FRANCIS – DETENTE, NOT ARMISTICE
MASSIMO FAGGIOLI, professor of theology and religious studies at Villanova University, in article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on last week’s meeting between US President Donald Trump and Pope Francis…
Rising death toll after a month’s rain in a single day in Sri Lanka
At least 150 people have died in Sri Lanka after a monsoonal deluge delivered more than a month’s rain in a single day. The rain triggered flooding and mudslides and there are fears as rescue workers continue to dig out bodies buried beneath the earth that the death toll could rise to 250 with more […]
ERITREA: 100 MORE CHRISTIANS DETAINED 10 YEARS AFTER PATRIARCH PLACED UNDER HOUSE ARRESTS
World Watch Monitor reports on ongoing hardships facing Christians in Eritrea, 10 years after the arrest of the Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch…