Pope tells Merkel to keep pressing for international cooperation
RNS/Reuters Pope Francis has asked Germany to keep fighting for the Paris climate change deal and to ‘tear down walls’ that inhibit international cooperation, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday, offering a stark contrast between her agenda and US policy. US President Donald Trump announced this month that he would withdraw from the landmark 2015 […]
Kenyan faith leaders urge better treatment for children with HIV
RNS Children gather with religious leaders for Day of the African Child celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya, on June 16, 2017. PICTURE: RNS/Fredrick Nzwili Kenyan faith leaders called on pharmaceutical companies to prioritise the development of affordable, easy-to-swallow HIV drugs for children as part of the Day of the African Child event. Joining in a procession, speeches, dances […]
India court affirms priests’ right to property despite poverty oath
RNS/Thomson Reuters Foundation A high court in southern India has ruled that Christian priests and nuns are entitled to their right to property despite their vows of poverty, signaling an end to a centuries-old tradition that has left many in the clergy destitute. In its order last week in favor of a priest whose relatives […]