Abductions of two priests in DRC a growing concern
RNS Congolese soldiers arrest civilians protesting against the government’s failure to stop the killings and interethnic tensions in the town of Butembo in the country’s North Kivu province, on 24th August last year. PICTURE: Kenny Katombe/Reuters The abduction of two Roman Catholic priests in the Democratic Republic of Congo is raising concern over the […]
New research claims Shroud of Turin is stained with blood from trauma victim
New research claims that the Shroud of Turin – which some believe was the burial shroud of Jesus Christ – is stained with blood from someone who had suffered torture. The research, which was published in the journal PlosOne late last month, found that a linen fibre from the shroud was founded to be “soaked […]
TOUGH LOVE
Growing up in the country you learn that if you help a chick out of its shell, or a butterfly out of its cocoon, you actually stunt their growth or even kill them. PICTURE: Michael Kaufmann/www.freeimages.com The agonising struggle of the butterfly to escape its cocoon forces blood into its never-before-used wings. Without the […]
Call for churches to join in day of prayer for “peaceful reunification” of the Korean Peninsula next month
Churches around the globe have been invited to join in a day of prayer for the “peaceful reunification of the Korean Peninsula” next month. The theme for the day – which will be held on Sunday, 13th August – is based around Romans 14:19 – “Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual upbuilding”. The […]
ESSAY: FAITH COMMUNITIES OFFER A PATHWAY TO ENDING AIDS IN AFRICA
MICHEL SIDIBÉ, executive director of UNAIDS, says faith communities continue to have an important role to play in responding to the HIV crisis, especially in the global south…