OPEN BOOK – PAUL’S SECOND LETTER TO TIMOTHY: SINGLE-MINDED WISDOM
BRUCE C WEARNE, in his walk throughh of II Timothy, looks at what Paul says to Timothy about what to seek in his life – and what to avoid…
“We risk losing a whole generation”, aid groups warn amid Sahel education crisis
Thomson Reuters Foundation The number of schools forced to shut in Africa’s crisis-hit Sahel has doubled since 2017, depriving almost half a million children of education, the United Nations said on Thursday. Almost 2,000 schools have been closed in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, as heightened security fears and poverty have left more than 400,000 […]
US, Mexican Catholic bishops, advocates meet to discuss response to Trump border policies
RNS A group Catholic bishops from the US and Mexico joined social justice groups for what organizers described as an “emergency” summit this week in El Paso, Texas, where leaders voiced opposition to President Trump’s immigration policies regarding asylum-seekers and the construction of a new border wall. “Our nation, the United States, has expressed that […]
SIGHT HELPDESK: DON’T BE FOOLED BY FAKE IMAGES AND VIDEOS ONLINE
In an article first published on The Conversation, HANY FARID, professor of computer science at Dartmouth College in the US, looks at five ways you can help protect yourself against falling for an online hoax…
Soundbite – The TCM Update: The Supanova Project
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Scientists warn global warming could decimate fish supplies and fuel migration
Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of people could lose their livelihoods, food source, and be forced from their homes if the world does not meet the Paris goal to curb global warming which is endangering fish numbers, Canadian researchers said on Wednesday. A study by the University of British Columbia compared the economic and environmental impact […]
UK, Australian police help Philippines fight child cybersex trafficking
Thomson Reuters Foundation British and Australian police are supporting the Philippines’ first centre to combat the online sexual abuse of children, launched on Wednesday, as the country becomes a global hotspot for the growing crime. The global spread of cheap, high-speed internet and the rise in mobile phone ownership is fuelling cybersex trafficking, with children […]
CLIMATE CHANGE: COSTA RICA LAUNCHES “UNPRECEDENTED” PUSH FOR ZERO EMISSIONS BY 2050
SEBASTIAN RODRIGUEZ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Central America…
Biblical guide marks 400 years since enslaved Africans arrived in Virginia
Washington, DCRNS A Christian anti-hunger group has released a devotional guide to mark the 400th anniversary of the arrival of enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia. Lament and Hope: A Pan-African Devotional Guide was produced by Bread for the World and is set to be dedicated at a prayer service at a Washington church on Thursday, […]
ESSAY: WHAT CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS TELL US ABOUT AMERICA’S EARLIEST BLACK HISTORY
In an article first published on The Conversation, JANE LANDERS, professor of history at Vanderbilt University in the US, says Catholic records show black history in the US started much earlier than previously thought…