Quick facts: South Sudan marks five years of war
Thomson Reuters Foundation As South Sudan’s civil war enters its sixth year, conflict has lessened following a peace deal but violence prevents 1.5 million people receiving aid and famine is possible in 2019. Despite a fragile accord signed by the government and rebel groups in September, the world’s youngest country is awash with weapons and […]
SPACE: BISHOPS AND ASTRONAUTS GATHER IN WASHINGTON TO REMEMBER APOLLO 8
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on a commemoration service for the Apollo 8 mission held in Washington, DC, this week, and the links between faith and space…
“I must denounce this wickedness openly” – detained Chinese pastor
World Watch Monitor A Chinese pastor and his wife who were arrested alongside 100 church members and detained in southwest China on Sunday are accused of subverting state power, which can carry a prison sentence of up to five years. Pastor Wang Yi and his wife, Jiang Rong, and other members of their ‘underground’ Protestant […]