Ten dead after gunman opens fire at US school
Ten people, mostly high school students, have been killed and a similar number wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Texas school. In the deadliest US school attack since the shootings in Florida in February in which 17 died, the gunman allegedly walked into an art class at Santa Fe High School, near Houston, […]
Sentence upheld for pastor in Algeria stopped for carrying Christian literature
Morning Star News A case that began with police in Algeria stopping a Christian suspected of carrying Bibles in his car ended yesterday with a large fine for the church leader. A judge in Tiaret, 600 kilometres south-west of Algiers, on Wednesday denied pastor Nouredine Belabed’s appeal of a sentence of a 100,000-dinar ($US868) fine […]
25th MAY – ADELAIDE – HALFTIME AUSTRALIA LUNCH WITH PETER IRVINE
Halftime Australia is hosting a business lunch featuring Peter Irvine, co-founder of Gloria Jean’s Coffees…
26th MAY – AUSTRALIA – NATIONAL DAY OF THANKS
The annual National Day of Thanks is a unique opportunity for Australians to celebrate and give thanks for our God-given heritage as a nation…
Regional court to judge Sierra Leone schools ban for pregnant girls
Thomson Reuters Foundation A West African court is to examine a ban on pregnant girls going to school in Sierra Leone in a landmark case that campaigners say could strengthen girls’ rights across the region. Sierra Leone introduced the ban in 2015 after a rise in rape, abuse and poverty during the deadly Ebola outbreak […]
10th JUNE – GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYER TO END FAMINE
The Global Day of Prayer to End Famine aims to unite ecumenical partners and faith communities all over the world as a prayerful and spiritual movement… The Global Day of Prayer to End Famine aims to unite ecumenical partners and faith communities all over the world as a prayerful and spiritual movement to: encourage prayer, reflection and action […]
Interfaith leaders join Jews in call for new envoy to fight anti-Semitism
RNS An interfaith group of more than 1,100 leaders is urging US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to appoint a new US envoy to fight anti-Semitism after the post has been vacant for more than a year. “Mr Secretary, anti-Semitism starts with Jews, but doesn’t end there: when any minority is threatened, everyone is less […]
CLIMATE CHANGE: HOW ‘LIVING THE CHANGE’ AIMS TO CREATE A NEW “NORM” IN THE BID FOR MORE SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLES
DAVID ADAMS reports on how Australia is taking part in the global ‘Living the Change’ initiative…
UK’s first anti-slavery chief set to leave landmark role
Thomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s inaugural anti-slavery chief Kevin Hyland has resigned after almost four years, saying he was proud to have put the fight against slavery firmly on the national agenda but frustrated by government interference in his role. Mr Hyland, appointed independent commissioner in 2014 as part of Britain’s widely lauded Modern Slavery Act, […]
ESSAY: POPE FRANCIS ON THE BEATITUDES
American Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at what Pope Francis says of the Beatitudes in his latest apostolic exhortation…