UKRAINE: COLD, HUNGRY AND LOST – PENSIONERS FACE FOURTH WINTER ON THE FRONTLINE
UMBERTO BACCHI, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the hardships facing the elderly who live on the frontline of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine…
Five faith facts about Doug Jones: Quiet Christian
RNS Democratic candidate for US Senate Doug Jones and his wife, Louise, wave to supporters before speaking during an election-night watch party on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama. In a stunning victory aided by scandal, Mr Jones won Alabama’s special Senate election on Tuesday, beating back history, an embattled Republican opponent and President Trump, who urgently […]
STRANGESIGHTS: RAISING AN EYEBROW AT CHRISTMAS; SPORTING STATUES THAT MISS THE MARK; AND, GAYLA PEEVEY WELCOMES ANOTHER HIPPO
DAVID ADAMS reports on the odder side of life…
Americans see more jingle, less Jesus in Christmas celebrations
RNS If there ever was a “war on Christmas” in America, Santa may have won. Nine in 10 US adults celebrate the holiday, according to the Pew Research Center. However, that celebration is shifting in a secular direction. And a growing number of Christians discount key elements of the Biblical Nativity story. Just three years […]
CASTING THE NET: ARCHIVE OF RECORDED CHURCH MUSIC
DAVID ADAMS finds a treasure-trove of traditional British church music…
Blockade could push Yemen into “humanitarian catastrophe”, says WFP
Thomson Reuters Foundation As Yemen teeters on the brink of famine, with soaring food prices and fuel shortages, humanitarians called on Tuesday for the easing of a Saudi blockade to allow in life-saving supplies. Although the military coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi movement in Yemen’s civil war has eased its month-long blockade of ports, 8.4 […]
Religious broadcasters take aim at tech giants for ‘stifling’ conservative speech
RNS Senator Ted Cruz voices his support for the Internet Freedom Initiative at the National Press Club on 7th December. PICTURE: Bwerani Nettles/NRB National Religious Broadcasters, a group of Christian media outlets, has unveiled a new initiative to counter what it sees as the suppression of Christian and conservative views online. The internet freedom initiative aims […]
POSTCARDS: SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON SLAVERY, DANCE HELPS SURVIVORS IN THE UK FIND THEIR FEET
KIERAN GUILBERT, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from London on initiatives to help educate the public about the issue of slavery as well as supporting survivors…