THIS LIFE: IN SEARCH OF THE LIVING WATER
In an article first published by ASSIST News Service, CAROL ROUND reflects on our need for continual refreshing – both in the physical and spiritual sense…
Airbnb vows to tackle sex trafficking in rental homes
Thomson Reuters Foundation Short-term home rental company Airbnb said on Monday it would invest in new technology to crack down on modern slavery amid concerns that traffickers are turning its properties into “pop-up brothels” to sexually exploit vulnerable women and girls. Airbnb exclusively told the Thomson Reuters Foundation that it has teamed up with anti-trafficking […]
Suspected al-Shabaab militants kill three Christians in north-east Kenya, sources claim
Morning Star News Suspected members of Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab shot three Christians to death in northeastern Kenya on Friday, sources said. Targeting Kenyans who came from other areas to work in predominantly Somali Wajir, some 160 kilometres from the Somali border, the suspected terrorists from the Somali rebel group entered the sleeping quarters of […]
Five women killed in church attack in Russian republic of Dagestan
Five women have reportedly been killed after a gunman opened fire at a church service in the Russian republic of Dagestan. The BBC reports that five others – including a police officer and a national guardsman – were injured in the attack. It took place as people were leaving an evening church service in the […]
South African Catholic bishops welcome resignation of former President Jacob Zuma
Catholic bishops in South Africa have welcomed former President Jacob Zuma’s resignation last week, saying it was “long overdue”. In a statement issued last week, the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference said it had been “generally perceived” that the Zuma presidency has “degraded standards of morality and honour in our public life, and has fostered corruption […]
Jerusalem church leaders object to municipal tax levy
World Watch Monitor The Jerusalem municipality has announced that churches in the city need to start paying municipal taxes, but church leaders have objected, saying they already “invest billions”. In a statement released on 14th February, the Patriarchs and Church Heads of Jerusalem said charging them taxes “is contrary to the historic position between the Churches within […]