Tens of thousands cut off from aid in northeast Nigeria after attack
Thomson Reuters Foundation Tens of thousands of displaced people in northeast Nigeria are cut off from humanitarian aid following a militant attack earlier this week, the United Nations said on Friday. The town of Rann in Borno state was overrun by Islamist militants on Monday evening before being re-captured by the Nigerian military the next […]
ON THE SCREEN: THE POWER OF UNCONDITIONAL LOVE SHINES IN ‘INSTANT FAMILY’
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Haitian women struggle to get help for children fathered by UN troops
Thomson Reuters Foundation The United Nations is failing to give Haitian mothers who say their children were fathered by peacekeepers the help it promised in their legal battle for financial support, human rights groups helping the women have said. The Haiti-based Bureau des Avocats Internationaux and the Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti filed […]
Want to buy ethical food? Scan with your phone for fast facts
Thomson Reuters Foundation Whether buying a fish fillet at a supermarket or ordering steak in a restaurant, consumers will soon be able to use their phones to check instantly whether their food is green and ethical. Launched by environmental group WWF and investment firm BCG Digital Ventures, OpenSC is a website that harnesses blockchain technology to allow […]
Vietnam demolitions pit Catholic Church against authorities
Thomson Reuters Foundation The demolition of about 100 homes near Ho Chi Minh City, including one owned by the Catholic Church, has pitted the church against authorities in the latest such dispute over land in the Communist Party-ruled country. Residents in Tan Binh district received no warning of the demolitions earlier this month and were […]
MIDDLE EAST: GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH FACES ISRAELI HOMEOWNERS’ IRE AFTER LAND SALES
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports from Jerusalem…
Howard Thurman, mentor to King who preached non-violence, featured in documentary
RNS A little-known theologian who mentored Rev Martin Luther King, Jr, is the subject of a new documentary that highlights the influence the older man had on a range of civil rights leaders. Backs Against the Wall: The Howard Thurman Story, a 55-minute film, highlights how King’s work and mission were shaped by the African-American […]
ESSAY: FIVE REASONS THE POPE’S CLERGY SEX ABUSE MEETING IN ROME WILL FAIL
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, on why next month’s Vatican meeting on the sex abuse crisis in the Catholic Church is set to fail…