Knock-on effects of war kill 300 babies every day – charity
Thomson Reuters Foundation Starvation, disease and a lack of aid are killing 300 babies a day in warzones around the world, with the number of children caught up in conflicts nearing a 30 year high, Save the Children said on Friday. Afghanistan, Yemen, South Sudan, Central African Republic and Syria were among the worst conflict zones […]
EVANGELISM: SIXTY YEARS AFTER BILLY GRAHAM’S HISTORIC AUSTRALIAN TOUR, FRANKLIN GRAHAM CARRIES ON WITH THE FAMILY TRADITION
DAVID ADAMS speaks to US preacher Franklin Graham, currently holding a series of evangelistic events in Australia 60 years after his father’s historic visit…
Sudanese refugee detained on Manus island wins prestigious human rights prize
Thomson Reuters Foundation A Sudanese refugee stuck in an Australian detention centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea for five years has been awarded a major international human rights prize for revealing the harsh reality of Canberra’s off-shore refugee policy. Abdul Aziz Muhamat, 25, was named the 2019 Martin Ennals Laureate on Thursday for […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Australian singers make a noise at World Youth Day in Panama City
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SNAPSHOT: PAMIR MOUNTAINS, AFGHANISTAN
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US: ‘WALK OF FAITH’ TOUR TELLS STORY OF HOLLYWOOD’S CHRISTIAN BEGINNINGS
HEATHER ADAMS reports for Religion News Service on how one woman is showing locals a different side of Hollywood…
Myanmar Christian leaders join calls against Myitsone dam revival
Thomson Reuters Foundation Catholic leaders are lending their support to protesters against a Chinese-backed dam project in Myanmar, adding pressure on the government to cancel the hydro-power dam in the country’s north. Ongoing protests have brought together Catholic priests and nuns with hundreds of protesters in Myitkyina city to demand an end to the controversial […]
Another Colombian pastor killed, leaving the church “terrified”
World Watch Monitor A Colombian pastor was killed as he left his church last week in the northwest of the country, in a region that has been plagued by violence from armed groups, local sources told World Watch Monitor. Pastor Leider Molina, 24, had just finished preaching in his church in Caucasia, Antioquia state in […]