US: FAITH GROUPS CELEBRATE HOLIDAY SEASON BY DESCENDING ON THE BORDER
JACK JENKINS reports on how politics have changed the way a 25-year-old Christmas tradition was held at the US-Mexican border…
More than 220 killed as tsunami strikes parts of Indonesia
At least 222 people have died and hundreds more been injured in Indonesia after a tsunami struck parts of Java and Sumatra following an underwater landslide caused by an erupting volcano. Officials were quoted as saying the disaster resulted from volcanic activity on Anak Krakatau and that with many affected areas still out of communication, […]
SNAPSHOT: JERUSALEM, ISRAEL
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New free clinic for homeless opens in the Vatican
A new clinic where the homeless can get free medical help has opened in St Peter’s Square in what the Vatican has described as a “Christmas gift”. Pope Francis announced the opening of the ‘Mother of Mercy’ clinic, located under the colonade in the square, on Saturday. It will be open three days a weeks […]
ON THE SCREEN: ‘BUMBLEBEE’ TRANSFORMS THE FRANCHISE FOR THE BETTER
MARCUS CHEONG finds new depth in the Transformers franchise thanks to ‘Bumblebee’…
Church construction slows under Egypt’s new church-building law
World Watch Monitor A 2016 law designed to make it easier to establish and build churches in Egypt has not eased the bottleneck, according to a new report. The 12th December report, issued by the Project on Middle East Democracy, said approval of church building projects actually has slowed under the new law. The government […]