POSTCARDS: SOME ROHINGYA REFUGEES PREFER DEATH IN BANGLADESH OVER REPATRIATION TO MYANMAR
In an article first published by Religion News Service, JENNIFER CHOWDHURY reports from a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh…
“No tomorrow” for many unless consumption falls – UN
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Global exploitation of natural resources – from water, sand and timber to oil, coal and gemstones – has more than tripled in 50 years, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning of devastating environmental impacts unless demand is reduced. Surging consumption of natural resources – 92 billion tonnes in 2017 – […]
Church leaders pray for Ethiopian Airlines crash victims as they grieve for clergy
Nairobi, KenyaRNS Amid shock and grief after the Ethiopian Airline crash, leaders from the world’s faith traditions gathered in Nairobi for a United Nations event, united in prayer on Monday for the 157 victims of the air disaster, among them a Roman Catholic nun and a Catholic and a Lutheran priest. Some 5,000 delegates to […]
UN condemns attack in Yemen which reportedly killed at least 22 children and women
The UN have condemned an attack that’s believed to have killed at least 22 people and injured more than 30 more in Yemen’s northern Hajjah Governorate. The dead have reportedly included 12 children and 10 women and the injured at least 14 children. Both sides in the conflict have blamed the other. Lise Grande, the […]
Pastor of underground church in Kenya beaten unconscious, sources say
Nairobi, KenyaMorning Star News The Somali pastor of an underground church in Kenya near the Somali border suffered a broken thigh bone and other injuries after Muslim extremists beat him with wooden clubs on Friday night, sources said. Pastor Abdul (whose surname has been withheld for security reasons), a 30-year-old father of three, had finished […]
Asia ride-hailing giant trains drivers to fight human trafficking
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation South-East Asia’s largest ride-hailing firm Grab said on Monday it is to train its millions of drivers to spot victims of human trafficking in one of the world’s worst hit regions. Businesses around the world are under increased pressure to tackle human trafficking, which affects more than 40 million people […]
World Council of Churches mourns loss of Lutheran pastor in Ethiopian plane crash
A Lutheran pastor described as being “instrumental in helping local churches invest their resources to make a better planet” was among the 157 people who died when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed soon after take-off from Addis Ababa on 10th March. Austrian Rev Norman Tendis, a World Council of Churches consultant, was on his way […]
THE CLAIMS OF EASTER
When you think about it, the claim of Easter is crazy. Christians believe the supreme God of the universe became a human being, and allowed Himself to be crucified by His creatures. It’s ludicrous! PICTURE: Aaron Burden/Unsplash No wonder the priests mocked the idea. No wonder the Romans laughed at the story. It’s the most […]
AFRICA: VIOLENCE SPARKS FIRST MAJOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN BURKINA FASO
NELLIE PEYTON, reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation on the impact Islamist-driven violence is having on the West African nation with more than 100,000 people now forced to flee their homes…
Doctors pray for sick as blackout batters Venezuelan hospitals
Reuters Maria Rodriguez’s daughter has spent a month in Caracas’s JM de los Rios children’s hospital with hydrocephalus, a buildup of spinal fluid in the brain, but staff there have faced an uphill battle treating the girl because of a nationwide power outage. “It has been horrible since the blackout. My daughter needs treatment that […]