Christians called to pray as Trump meets Kim in Singapore
Christians around the world have been called to pray as a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un takes place in Singapore. In a statement released on Sunday, Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit, general secretary of the World Council of Churches, said the WCC were praying that something new will […]
Vietnamese Christian rights defender exiled to Germany after release
World Watch Monitor Vietnam has released a Christian human rights lawyer and his assistant – both of whom were given long prison sentences in April – and sent them to Germany. No statement was issued by the government on the release of Nguyen Van Dai, 48, and his assistant, Le Thu Ha, on Thursday, 7th June. Catholic […]
Give us an identity to stop Myanmar exodus, urges award-winning Rohingya lawyer
Thomson Reuters Foundation Stateless Rohingya must be recognised as citizens of Myanmar and given identity documents so they can safely stay in the country instead of fleeing abroad like hundreds of thousands of members of their community, an award-winning lawyer said on Sunday. Kyaw Hla Aung, a Rohingya lawyer from Myanmar who was named the […]
Ignoring conflict undercuts disaster protection efforts, researchers warn
Thomson Reuters Foundation Efforts to protect the poorest from threats such as hurricanes and floods will fall short unless they take into account the on-the-ground realities of countries beset by conflict or poor governance, humanitarian experts said. Humanitarian and development workers trying to reduce disaster risk too often ignore conflict in their interventions, researchers and […]
ESSAY: WE MUST KEEP FIGHTING TO OUTLAW ABORTION – A RESPONSE TO THOMAS REESE
Cardinal TIMOTHY DOLAN, Roman Catholic archbishop of New York and chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, responds to Jesuit priest THOMAS REESE’s response to Ireland’s vote to decriminalise abortion…
Pope Francis warns oil executives “energy use must not destroy civilisation”
Pope Francis has warned a group of leading oil executives that while civilisation requires energy, “energy use must not destroy civilisation”. The Pope was addressing a two day conference held at the Vatican last Friday and Saturday. Senior executives of leading oil and gas companies including ExxonMobil, Eni, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Equinor and Pemex […]
AFRICA: CARDINAL TO FAITH LEADERS – NEGOTIATE PEACE WITH TERRORISTS
FREDRICK NZWILI, of Religion News Service, reports on call from a Nigerian Catholic cardinal for a new approach to tackling the Boko Haram insurgency…
Placement of giant Marilyn Monroe statue opposite church offends some in US town
The placement of giant statue of Marilyn Monroe which provides people attending a nearby church with an eye-full of her behind has sparked controversry in the US town of Stamford. The almost eight metre tall statue, which stands in a park in the Connecticut town, recreates a scene from the 1955 film, The Seven Year […]
Ad in ‘Vanity Fair’ tells #MeToo celebrities of women who suffer for their faith
World Watch Monitor An ad in the Italian edition of Vanity Fair has called for the global #MeToo campaign to include women who suffer violence because of their religion. The ad in the Italian edition of Vanity Fair. PICTURE: ACN Italy The Vanity Fair ad includes an open letter to some of the actresses who […]