WOW!: WANT TO HELP END HOMELESSNESS? IN THE UK, CATCH A TRAIN AND ORDER COFFEE
LIN TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
World backs data ‘revolution’ in global anti-slavery drive
Thomson Reuters Foundation A global agreement to map and count the victims of forced labour is a landmark that activists say will revolutionise efforts to free millions of people around the world from modern slavery. It will be the first time that the campaign to end slavery can join the dots between countries, though experts […]
Pope Francis fires US bishop after Vatican investigation
Vatican CityRNS The Vatican announced on Wednesday that Pope Francis has effectively fired the Roman Catholic bishop of Memphis. The unusual move reportedly came after Bishop Martin Holley refused to resign following a church investigation of mismanagement in the Tennessee diocese. Bishop Martin Holley was removed from office by Pope Francis on 24th October, 2018. […]
Marks & Spencer tops list of major British firms tackling modern slavery
Thomson Reuters Foundation Major retailer Marks & Spencer topped a list on Tuesday ranking Britain’s biggest businesses on their efforts to tackle modern slavery, yet labour experts urged the country’s top 100 companies to be more transparent and lead by example globally. Supermarket Tesco and British American Tobacco ranked second and third on the first […]
Half of Yemen’s population may soon face pre-famine conditions, says UN humanitarian chief
Half of Yemen’s population – some 14 million people – could soon be facing pre-famine conditions, meaning they are completely reliant on external food sources, according the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Briefing the UN Security Council this week, Mark Lowcock, the UN’s humanitarian chief, said the situation in the country was […]
World Council of Churches condemns “apparent arrest” of Zambian pastor
The World Council of Churches has condemned the “apparent arrest” of Pastor George Chibubi, believed to have been detained by police in Ndola, Zambia, when organising a meeting of pastors to discuss the country’s economic crisis. The WCC said they have joined with other international advocates in urging President Edgar Lungu to release the pastor and […]
STRANGESIGHTS: NEBRASKA OWNS ITS “BORING” LANDSCAPE; PETITION FOR A “REALISTIC” STATUE; NOSE WARMERS THE NEW WINTER ACCESSORY
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Facing scandal and division, US Catholic bishops to hold unprecedented retreat
Vatican CityRNS The Catholic bishops of the US announced Tuesday that at the behest of Pope Francis they will meet for a weeklong retreat in Chicago in January. The unprecedented move reflects the depth of the crisis they are facing with the sexual abuse scandal and the long-standing divisions within their ranks over the broader […]
US: INCOMING MOODY PRESIDENT HOPES TO GIVE HISTORIC CHRISTIAN SCHOOL A “RESTART”
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, writing for Religion News Service, speaks with Mark Jobe, incoming president of the historic Moody Bible Institute in the US, about his new job…
Award-winning film casts light on “vicious cycle” of sex trafficking
Thomson Reuters Foundation An award-winning film about a Nigerian woman trapped in the sex trade in Austria aims to shine a light on the cycle of abuse and poverty fuelling sexual slavery, the director said on Tuesday. Sudabeh Mortezai said she hoped that Joy, which won the best film award at the BFI London Film […]