Cardinal Wuerl says he will meet with Pope to discuss possible resignation
RNS In this 17th April, 2015, file photo, Pope Francis, left, talks with Papal Foundation Chairman Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC, during a meeting with members of the Papal Foundation at the Vatican. On 14th August, a Pennsylvania grand jury accused Wuerl of helping to protect abusive priests when he was Pittsburgh’s bishop. […]
Scottish global gathering for good sees young, bright future for business
Thomson Reuters Foundation Young people are driving the growth of businesses that benefit society and the environment, the organiser of a global gathering of ethical entrepreneurs said as it opens on Wednesday. Some 1,500 people are meeting in Edinburgh as the tenth Social Enterprise World Forum – one of the most important networking events for […]
STRANGESIGHTS: OF PIZZA TATTOOS; AN EXTRA ‘I’; AND SURFING DOGS…
DAVID ADAMS looks at the odder side of life…
Five children under 15 among 12 killed in bombing of Christian village in Syria
World Watch Monitor The children were still playing in the streets on Friday night. Then the rebels bombed the village. On Saturday, they should have celebrated a wedding in Mhardeh, a Christian village in northwest Syria. Instead they had to carry 10 of their own to the grave; two more later died in hospital. The […]
Pilgrims start a 1,000 kilometre journey to advocate for climate justice at upcoming UN talks
A group of Christian pilgrims have set off from Bonn in Germany on a 1,000 kilometre journey to Poland where they will take part in the 2018 world climate conference in December. The pilgrims, who came from a range of Christian denominations, took part in a worship service in Bonn’s Lukaskirche before departing on the […]
TESTIMONY: THE ‘MACHINE GUN PREACHER’ BRINGS HIS “MESSAGE OF HOPE” DOWNUNDER
Sam Childers, better known around the world as the ‘Machine Gun Preacher’, is in Australia bringing what he says is a “message of hope” that anyone can change. DAVID ADAMS reports…
Two years after India’s Supreme Court order, no investigation into “shocking” number of Kandhamal acquittals
World Watch Monitor The man spearheading the campaign for “justice” for the victims of the worst case of anti-Christian violence in India’s history has denounced the failure of the Odisha state government to follow up on a Supreme Court order to investigate why there have been so few criminal convictions despite nearly 6,500 arrests. Almost […]
ESSAY: R U OK DAY IS COMING UP, BUT WHAT DO YOU DO IF SOMEONE SAYS ‘NO’?
With R U OK Day to be held on Thursday in Australia, JILL NEWBY and CHIEN HOONG GOOI, of UNSW, look – in an article first published on the Conversation – at what to do if someone indicates they’re not OK…
POSTCARDS: KENYAN RELIGIOUS LEADERS FIGHT TO RESCUE YOUNG GIRLS FROM CHILD MARRIAGE
TONNY ONYULO, writing for Religion News Service, reports on efforts in Kenya to tackle child marriage…
Quick facts – 10 things to know about world hunger
Thomson Reuters Foundation Global hunger rose in 2017 for a third consecutive year, fuelled by conflict and climate change, the United Nations revealed in a report published on Tuesday. Obesity levels also increased. Here are some facts and figures from the report: Drought is one of the key causes of hunger in the world. PICTURE: […]