Generosity declines worldwide but Africa saves the day: global survey
Thomson Reuters Foundation The world’s poorest continent continued to grow more generous according to a yearly index of charitable giving released on Tuesday, bucking the trend of otherwise declining signs of charity worldwide. Africa was in a 2016 survey the only continent to report a continent-wide increase of its index generosity score when compared to […]
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More than half of British people now say they have no religion, survey finds
The proportion of British people who describe themselves as having no religion has reached 53 per cent – the highest level NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey has recorded. The figure is up from 48 per cent recorded in 2015 and well up from the 31 per cent recorded in 1983. NatCen‘s data showed the decline in […]
BOOKS: USEFUL ADVICE ON RAISING TEENAGE GIRLS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
DAVID ADAMS finds Michelle Mitchell’s latest book a useful resource for raising teenage girls…
NEIL ARMSTRONG
I am simply amazed with the wisdom NASA showed in picking Neil Armstrong for the moon landing. PICTURE: Pedro Lastra/Unsplash He was one of the top astronauts – perfect physical qualities and a huge brain – but they had a roomful of men like him. Neil also had an amazing emotional aptitude to deal with […]
Bishop of Marawi calls for saving lives to be “priority” in retaking Philippine city
The Catholic Bishop of Marawi has urged Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte and the nation’s military to ensure saving lives is their priority in retaking the remainder of the southern city of Marawi from Islamic extremists. Bishop Edwin de la Peña said in comments to Agenzia Fides late last week that with much of the city […]
NORTH KOREA: ONE FAMILY’S STORY OF IMPRISONMENT AND TORTURE, BECAUSE OF THEIR CHRISTIAN FAITH
As North Korea’s missile testing focuses the world’s attention on Kim Jong-un’s regime, one woman’s story shows how harshly families are treated when they refuse to follow his authoritarian rules. World Watch Monitor reports…