CONVERSATIONS: LIBBY GILCHRIST, ANGLICAN PRIEST AND AUTHOR
One of Australia’s first female Anglican priests, LIBBY GILCHRIST, has recently written a book about her “journey to priesthood”. She speaks with DAVID ADAMS…
Melbourne’s ‘Lost Toy Store’ showcases plight of displaced children this Christmas
A pop-up “toy store” which tells the story of toys left behind by children forced to flee their homes has opened at Melbourne Central shopping centre in the heart of the Victorian capital this week in an effort to shine a light on the plight of the world’s 30 million displaced children. ‘The Lost Toy […]
UK parliamentary group calls out 27 countries for “significant” religious freedom violations
World Watch Monitor A “Commentary on the Current State of Freedom of Religion or Belief” presented by a group of British parliamentarians on Monday highlights 27 countries where people’s religious freedom has been denied and abused in the past year. The report, presented by the All Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief on the 70th anniversary […]
New migration accord recognises key role of cities
Thomson Reuters Foundation Cities say they will gain new recognition for their role in planning for and responding to influxes of migrants when countries adopt a major migration agreement this week. Talks lasting a year-and-a-half are set to conclude when national governments endorse the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration at a two-day […]
Catholic bishop in Philippines condemns “extra-judicial killings” as always wrong
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has used his Christmas message to appeal for an end to extra-judicial killings in the Asian nation, Agenzia Fides reports. The Catholic news agency reports that Bishop Pablo Virgilio David, head of the diocese of Kalookan and vice president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said in […]
FILM: ‘REVIVAL!’ BRINGS MOSTLY BLACK CAST TO MOVIE DEPICTION OF GOSPEL OF JOHN
ADELLE M BANKS, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the release of a new film, ‘Revival!’, which retells the Gospel of John with a mostly black cast…
ESSAY: TECHNOLOGY, TRADITION AND THE INVENTION OF CHRISTMAS IN 19TH CENTURY NEW YORK
S BRENT RODRIGUEZ-PLATE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, reflects on the contribution New York has made to how Christmas is celebrated today…