7,000 Kachin displaced in Myanmar as violence escalates
World Watch Monitor Almost 7,000 people belonging to the largely Christian minority group in Kachin, northern Myanmar, have fled their houses since fighting between the army and a rebel group flared up in early April, according to recent figures from the Red Cross. “It’s a war where civilians are being systematically targeted by members of Burma […]
Children “paying the highest price” for violence in CAR, says UNICEF
Some 55,000 more people – including 28,600 children – have fled their homes in the Central African Republic since the start of the year, meaning an estimated 687,400 people are now displaced in the country, according to UNICEF. The UN Children’s Fund said that the already precarious humanitarian and security situation continues to deteriorate, leaving […]
Anglican Church of Canada elects first female archbishop
The Anglican Church of Canada has elected a female archbishop for the first time in its history. Melissa Skelton, bishop of the diocese of New Westminster, was elected by the ecclesiastical province’s electoral college on Saturday. She now becomes the 12th archbishop of the ecclesiastical province of British Columbia and the Yukon. The 67-year-old, who […]
ESSAY: HOMELESSNESS – AUSTRALIA’S SHAMEFUL STORY OF POLICY COMPLACENCY AND FAILURE CONTINUES
In an article first published on The Conversation, HAL PAWSON, of UNSW, and CAMERSON PARSELL, of The University of Queensland, talk about the findings of the Australian Homelessness Monitor…
Temporary release for one Iranian Christian, court hearings for others
World Watch Monitor An Iranian Christian imprisoned last year for actions against national security has been granted “a few days” leave of absence, according to London-based advocacy organisation Article 18. Sevada Aghaser, a choir leader in an Armenian Orthodox church in the capital Tehran, is serving a five-year sentence in the capital’s notorious Evin Prison following […]
JERUSALEM: SOME CHRISTIANS AND JEWS HAIL US EMBASSY MOVE AS KEY TO A BIBLICAL PLAN
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports on responses to the contentious opening of the US Embassy in Jerusalem…
Inaugural International Boys Day to shine a light on “crisis facing boys” around the world
The inaugural International Boys Day will be held on Wednesday in what the organisers believe is an opportunity shine a new light on the issues facing boys around the world. Organisers say about a million people are expected to take part in the day around the world, including the Caribbean, Africa, India, Australia and United […]
MEANING
Philosophically speaking, if the whole universe has no meaning we should never have found out that it has no meaning! Created with meaning. PICTURE: Hudson Hintze/Unsplash Words like meaning would be without meaning. They would be meaningless in a meaningless universe. It is supremely improbable, virtually impossible, philosophically incredible, that we can comprehend the universe […]
Forget Pokémon GO, Red Cross augmented reality app brings war to you
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of people are using their smartphones to experience the devastation of urban conflict through an augmented reality app which aims to raise awareness of the suffering faced by millions trapped by war, the app’s developer said on Monday. Launched by the International Committee of the Red Cross in March, “Enter the […]