POSTCARDS: WITH FRUITS AND GREEN SHOOTS, ETHIOPIA’S TIGRAY SWAPS IMAGE OF FAMINE FOR RESILIENCE
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the lack of conflict and Ethiopia’s strong economic growth helped the arid and mountainous Tigray, at the centre of a famine which gained the attention of the world 35 years ago, during a 2016 drought…
Andrew Brunson, back in US after detention, hopes to return to Turkey one day
RNS Pastor Andrew Brunson, the American evangelical imprisoned in Turkey for almost two years, says he’d like to return to that country someday. For now, he is grateful to be on US soil. Andrew Brunson speaks during a US Commission on International Religious Freedom event in Washington. He was joined by his wife, Norine, and […]
News Special – Trump’s State of the Union garners mixed reactions among faith groups
RNS Religious leaders and people of faith offered mixed reactions to President Trump’s Statue of the Union address on Tuesday evening, which was billed as a unifying message but which some say maintains a polarised status quo in Washington. Standing before Congress, Supreme Court justices, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other dignitaries, the President […]
STRANGESIGHTS: THE WORLD’S FIRST SAUSAGE HOTEL; SQUIRREL LASAGNE; AND, THE TOWN WITH NO STREET NAMES…
DAVID ADAMS reports on the odder side of life…
Eight enterprises trying to tamp down the trash
Thomson Reuters Foundation Sweden’s IKEA is taking steps to reduce waste, allowing customers to rent rather than buy furniture, as part of a trial. Big companies have come under fire in recent years over the enormous amount of waste they are responsible for and been accused of encouraging a throwaway culture to drive sales. PICTURE: […]
World Council of Churches invites reflections on love and violence against women for Valentine’s Day
The World Council of Churches is inviting people to share their reflections on love for Valentine’s Day – but to do so in light of the #ThursdaysinBlack movement demanding an end to violence against women. The WCC said the campaign – which comes thanks to Valentine’s Day this year falling on a Thursday – recognises […]
DEAD SEA SCROLLS: SEARCH FOR UNDISCOVERED DOCUMENTS REVEALS DISPUTE OVER WEST BANK ARTIFACTS
MICHELE CHABIN, of Religion News Service, reports from Jerusalem on the vexed issue of who owns new archaeological finds…
Pope Francis addresses issue of sexual abuse of nuns
Pope Francis has underlined his commitment to stopping the sexual abuse of nuns by other members of the clergy. In an interview on the papal plane following his historic visit to the Arabian Peninsula, the Pope admitted there has been sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, including instances of sexual slavery, and vowed […]