Turkey returns confiscated Syriac church property deeds
World Watch Monitor Syriac Orthodox Christians have welcomed the Turkish government’s return of 55 title deeds, representing nearly half of their ancient church properties in southeast Turkey, which had been confiscated by the state in recent years. Fifty of the official property deeds were delivered to the Syriacs’ 4th century Mor Gabriel Monastery near Midyat, […]
REBOOTING FOOD: NEW WAYS TO FEED THE FUTURE, PART II
In the second part of a two part special on the future of food (head here for part one), THIN LEI WIN, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, looks at how food production is being transformed…
Congolese churches respond to Ebola outbreak
As Ebola breaks out in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, church and church agencies are moving to help counter the virus, which has left at least 25 people dead and more than 50 infected. Priests, pastors, and health workers have established active communication with local communities, where they are emphasising measures that can help turn […]