27 church members among dead in DRC after raid; Islamist militant group ADF believed responsible
World Watch Monitor In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dozens are feared killed as armed men believed to be Islamist militants from the ADF group stormed the eastern town of Beni, in the volatile province of North Kivu, on Saturday. According to local sources, the assailants, in great number, attacked the city by surprise […]
Scottish chapel and a church response to the London riots among short-listed projects in UK’s Church Architecture Awards
A Scottish chapel featuring Romanesque elements and Celtic patterns, and a church extension created as a response to the London riots of 2011 are among projects short-listed in this year’s Church Architecture Awards in the UK. St Comghan’s Chapel on the Ardnamurchan Estate in Scotland is among projects shortlisted in the awards. PICTURE: Supplied. The awards, which […]
Public hits back at ‘hostile architecture’ in European cities
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Short, sharp spikes in a doorway, thick curved arms dividing a public bench to stop people sleeping there, metal railings demarcating a park – such designs are an increasingly common sight on Europe’s streets. From London to Hamburg, urban planners are redesigning public spaces to curb rough sleeping, but artists and citizens […]
Protestant churches in Cuba push for freedom of religion to be guaranteed under country’s updated constitution
A cross-denominational group of Protestant Christian leaders in Cuba have launched a campaign pushing for provisions guaranteeing freedom of religion to be included in the country’s updated constitution, according to religious freedom advocacy CSW. The UK-based organisation said in a statement that the group, which is being led by representatives of the Methodist and Assemblies […]
PARENT TRAP
As parents, it’s easy to fall for the trap that some things are inevitable – for example, that our kids will experiment with drugs, smoke, drink alcohol, go crazy. PICTURE: Sandy Millar/Unsplash Because we think it’s inevitable we can give in before the battle has even begun. We can let them have a sip, turn a […]
US: NATIONAL MEETING SIGNALS “COMING OF AGE” FOR HISPANIC CATHOLICS
BOBBY ROSS, Jr, of Religion News Service, reports on how Latinos have become a voice that cannot be ignored within the US Catholic Church…
New website hopes to make sermons a vital part of life
RNS Every week, millions of American go to houses of worship to hear a message from a spiritual leader. Most of those congregations are small. And few sermons ever make their way beyond the four walls of a given congregation. Publisher David Murray – a connoisseur of the spoken word – wants to change that […]
POSTCARDS: IN PAKISTAN, A HIGH MOUNTAIN WATER PIPE BRINGS A BONUS – PEACE
RINA SAEED KHAN, of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the installation of a water pipe has changed a community in Pakistan…
Burkinabe farmer wins ‘alternative Nobel’ for drought-fighting technique
Thomson Reuters Foundation A farmer from Burkina Faso who popularised an ancient farming technique to reverse desertification is among the winners of Sweden’s “alternative Nobel prize”, announced on Monday. Yacouba Sawadogo shared this year’s award with three Saudi human rights activists – Abdullah al-Hamid, Mohammad Fahad al-Qahtani and Waleed Abu al-Khair – and Australian agronomist Tony […]