LIFESTORY: RICK CHRISTIAN LEAVES LITERARY AGENCY THAT TRANSFORMED US CHRISTIAN PUBLISHING
STEVE RABEY, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at how Rick Christian transformed the way Christian books are sold…
Updated: Death toll in Mozambique in wake of Cyclone Idai could hit 1,000 says president
More than 1,000 people may have died in Mozambique, one of three countries in southern Africa struck by Cyclone Idai last week, the nation’s President has said. While 84 deaths have so far reportedly been confirmed in Mozambique – along with at least 89 people in Zimbabwe and 56 in Malawi, President Filipe Nyusi said […]
In the US, black millennials skip church as early adults more than whites – survey
RNS African-American young adults are more likely than their white counterparts to drop out of Protestant churches during their early adult years, new research shows. But equal percentages of black and white young adults say they currently attend services regularly. A new analysis of survey data released last week by LifeWay Research of Nashville, Tennessee, found that nearly […]
English cathedrals to mark moon landing anniversary
Space suits, meteorite fragments and a giant moon sculpture will be displayed in England’s Ely Cathedral as part of events marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landing later this year, it has been announced. The Church of England said the cathedral will host Luke Jerram’s art installation, Museum of the Moon, which features detailed […]
India’s Catholic bishops urge date change for general elections after Holy Thursday scheduled as a voting day
The Catholic Bishops Conference of India has asked the country’s electoral commission to change one of the dates on which the country’s upcoming general election will be held, saying that scheduling voting in some states on 18th April, the day before Good Friday, could cause logistical problems for Christians. The electoral commission has announced that […]
RACIAL RECONCILIATION: AMERICAN LATASHA MORRISON’S HOPES TO BUILD A BRIDGE BETWEEN BLACK AND WHITE CHRISTIANS
NICOLA A MENZIE, in an article first published by Religion News Service, reports…
US weakens first global commitment on curbing single-use plastics
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Nations made their first global commitment towards curtailing the surging consumption of single-use plastics on Friday, but critics said it failed to confront the planet’s pollution crisis with the United States blocking efforts for more radical action. After five days of talks in the Kenyan capital, ministers at the United Nations […]
ESSAY: WHY US EVANGELICALS ARE APPLAUDING CALIFORNIA’S GOVERNOR FOR HALTING EXECUTIONS
HEATHER BEAUDOIN, senior manager of the EJUSA Evangelical Network, which promotes a justice system centred on redemption and healing and helped to launch Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty, explains the group’s opposition to the death penalty…