Rich nations must act to avoid “refugee catastrophe” in East Africa, say aid agencies
Thomson Reuters Foundation Drastic cuts in foreign aid are putting millions of refugees fleeing war and drought in East Africa at risk of malnutrition and diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery and cholera, aid agencies warned on Monday. The Norwegian Refugee Council said donor funding to Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania – which host more than two […]
Christians join in worldwide call for greater action on climate change
Christians were among tens of thousands of people who joined in hundreds of “actions” which took place in cities around the world last Saturday, demanding greater action on climate change. More than 900 events were held in 95 different countries – from the US and Australia to Indonesia and Nigeria – as part of an […]
Only one per cent of British Christians believe God is female, survey finds
Only one per cent of British Christians believe God is a woman, according to the findings of a YouGov poll. The poll, which comes in the wake of the release of a new Ariana Grande song God is a Woman, found that the largest proportion of British Christians – 41 per cent – don’t think […]
EGYPT: COPTIC ABBOT’S MURDER POINTS TO STRAINS OVER ECUMENISM
JACOB WIRTSCHAFTER and MINA NADER, writing for Religion News Service, report…
Mexican traffickers hold children hostage to force women into sex work
Thomson Reuters Foundation Human traffickers in Mexico often hold the children of women sold into the sex trade hostage in order to force the mothers to keep working, campaigners said. Traffickers prey on young and impoverished mothers, sometimes posing as a victims’ boyfriend, and even marrying and having children with her, according to experts. When […]
THIS LIFE: WE NEED MORE COMPASSION IN A DIVIDED WORLD
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the need for compassion…
Thousands of new Bibles go into Marriott hotels
The world’s largest hotelier, Marriott, is reportedly putting Bibles and copies of the Book of Mormon in at least 300,000 additional hotel rooms. The American headquartered company, which has reportedly stocked its hotel rooms with religious texts since the 1950s, has made the move after taking over Starwood two years ago. It’s now having them […]