SIGHT-SEEING: LENT IS A SEASON OF STUBBORN HOPE
In an article published on Religion News Service KATE BOWLER, associate professor at Duke Divinity School in the US, says Lent is the right time to sit with “darker truths”…
After cyclone disaster, church organisations mobilise to help devastated Africans
Nairobi, KenyaRNS When Cyclone Idai struck the south-east Africa coast last week, it swept away everything in its path, including churches, schools and homes in the Mozambican port city of Beira and beyond. By Sunday, the number of confirmed deaths caused by the storm in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe was continuing to rise as churches, […]
Quick facts: From attacks to deaths, key facts about Congo’s escalating Ebola epidemic
Thomson Reuters Foundation Congo’s Ebola epidemic has now exceeded 1,000 cases, the country’s health ministry said on Monday, with a death toll of about 629 in the world’s second worst ever outbreak. The International Rescue Committee (IRC), an aid group, cautioned that case numbers were on the rise and the outbreak could last another six […]
Suspected slaves “languish” in two-tier UK; European victims helped first
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation More than 3,000 suspected victims of slavery who were trafficked into Britain from outside of Europe languish in the system, and are far less likely than their local counterparts to receive timely assistance, according to anti-trafficking charities. The two-tiered system leaves African and Asian victims at greater risk of fresh exploitation than […]
ON THE SCREEN: LEGO BUILDS A SUCCESSFUL SEQUEL
DAVID ADAMS finds the second Lego movie just clicks…
Franciscan monk from rural Kenya wins $US1 million prize for teachers
A Franciscan monk from rural Kenya who gives away 80 per cent of his income to community projects has been crowned the world’s best teacher and awarded a $US1 million prize. Peter Tabichi. PICTURE: Courtesy of the Varkey Foundation. Peter Tabichi, 36, teaches maths and physics at the Keriko Mixed Day Secondary School in Pwani […]
WEDLOCKED: TANGLED WEBS TRAP CAMBODIAN “BRIDES” IN CHINA
MATT BLOMBERG and KONG META, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report…
Mexico’s new govt to scrutinise “failing” anti-trafficking strategy
Thomson Reuters Foundation Mexico’s new government is reviewing the country’s “failing” anti-human trafficking policy with a focus on providing better support for victims, a top official said, after academics and activists criticised previous efforts as lacking impact. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador took office in December, and has said little on the issue, but an […]
ESSAY: TAKING STOCK OF THE CLERGY SEXUAL ABUSE CRISIS – PROTECTING CHILDREN
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church and what it is doing in response to ensure children are protected…