NOTRE DAME: WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED, PARIS TURNS TO ASSESSING DAMAGE AND REPAIRS
In the aftermath of the fire at Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral, TOM HENEGAN and JAX JACOBSEN canvas reactions…
Heritage site or home? Indigenous Thais fight for right to forest
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of indigenous Karen people in Thailand face evictions from a national park that authorities wish to turn into a World Heritage Site, joining millions in a similarly precarious situation as authorities worldwide push tough conservation laws. The Kaeng Krachan is Thailand’s biggest national park, sprawled over more than 2,900 square […]
Notre Dame blaze probably accidental, French prosecutors say
ParisReuters The fire that tore through Notre Dame Cathedral was probably caused by accident, French prosecutors said on Tuesday after firefighters doused the last flames in the ruins overnight. More than 400 firemen were needed to tame the inferno that consumed the roof and collapsed the spire of the eight-centuries-old cathedral. They worked through the […]
At least 1.6 million children in urgent need in wake of Cyclone Idai, says UNICEF
At least 1.6 million children in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi still need urgent assistance in the wake of last month’s cyclone disaster, according to UNICEF. More than 1,000 people are feared to have died after Cyclone Idai devastated parts of all three nations when it made landfall in the Mozambique port city of Beira on […]
English rugby club chides Vunipola for “liking” Folau’s controversial post
Reuters English rugby team Saracens has reprimanded Billy Vunipola and warned him about future conduct after he “liked” condemnatory comments about gay people and others by Australia fullback Israel Folau on social media. England number eight Vunipola was among some 30,000 Instagram users who “liked” the post by Folau, a fundamentalist Christian, saying “sinners” including […]
No more ‘likes’ – Britain’s child privacy push targets social media
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Social media giants including Facebook and Instagram could be forced to switch off “like” buttons and geolocation services for children in Britain under a new set of rules proposed on Monday. Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office published a 16 point draft code listing recommendations for online service providers, which it said would set […]
CHOCOLATE
I’m not sure who linked Easter with chocolate, but what a brilliant move. Easter eggs. PICTURE: Tim Gouw/Unsplash. Chocolate is said to stimulate the same chemical reaction in the brain as love! Easter is about love, but it’s a bit hard to see in the mess. A group, trapped in a never-ending cycle of cynicism […]
LIFESTORY: HOW ROBERTO MIRANDA HAS SHAPED BOSTON’S LION OF JUDAH CHURCH
G JEFFREY MACDONALD, of Religion News Service, reports on how Roberto Miranda came to serve at one of Boston’s most influential and enigmatic churches…
Removal of Sudan’s al-Bashir a “window of opportunity” to end persecution of Christians, says Release
The ousting of Sudan’s now former President Omar al-Bashir has opened a “window of opportunity” to end persecution in the African nation, according to UK-based persecuted church support organisation Release International. Sudanese demonstrators chant slogans in front of security forces during a protest in Khartoum, Sudan, on Monday, 15th April. PICTURE: REUTERS/Umit Bektas Bashir, who […]
ESSAY: NOTRE DAME, LONG A SYMBOL OF CATHOLICISM IN EUROPE, BECOMES A PICTURE OF ITS COLLAPSE
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article firts published on Religion News Service, reflects on the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris…