ESSAY: WILL US CATHOLIC VOTERS MAKE JOE BIDEN THE NEXT PRESIDENT?
JOHN GEHRING, Catholic program director at Faith in Public Life and author of ‘The Francis Effect: A Radical Pope’s Challenge to the American Catholic Church’, looks at the possible appeal of former US Vice President Joe Biden to Catholic voters in the upcoming presidential election…
Asia Bibi, Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy, leaves Pakistan for Canada
Asia Bibi, a Christian women acquitted of blasphemy last year after spending eight years on death row, has left Pakistan for Canada to be reunited with her daughters, according to reports. Bibi, who has always maintained her innocence, was convicted of blasphemy in 2010 following a dispute with a fellow farm labourer involving a cup […]
STRANGESIGHTS: AN (UN)HAPPY MEAL?; FLEAS TAKE ON PARIS POLICE; AND, A PROTEST ABOUT NOTHING…
DAVID ADAMS writes about the odder side of life…
Private property rights at stake in South Africa ballot
Johnannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation The South African Government’s promises of returning land to black South Africans taken during apartheid are under the spotlight during national elections this Wednesday, land experts said. President and African National Congress leader Cyril Ramaphosa last year launched a process to change the constitution to make explicit provision for the […]
UK minister pledges to act on sex abuse in charities as donor numbers fall
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s new international aid minister pledged to root out sex abuse in the sector on Tuesday, as a new report showed charitable giving has dropped for the third consecutive year amid deepening mistrust. Rory Stewart, who was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle last week, vowed to tackle abuse in the sector, especially […]
Aid workers race to contain cholera outbreak in cyclone-hit Mozambique
Nairobi, Kenya Thomson Reuters Foundation Aid workers were on Tuesday racing to contain a cholera outbreak in northern Mozambique after a powerful cyclone contaminated water sources and damaged health clinics. Cyclone Kenneth crashed into the province of Cabo Delgado on 25th April, flattening entire villages and killing more than 40 people. More than 200,000 people […]
Moody Bible Institute to stop publishing student paper
Chicago, USRNS After 84 years, Moody Bible Institute no longer will publish a student newspaper. The administration of the historic Christian college recently informed staff of The Moody Standard that it will close the newspaper, pointing to changing budget priorities. The homepage of The Moody Standard website. PICTURE: Screenshot But faculty adviser Jill White hopes […]
“INTRINSICALLY WORTHY”: JEAN VANIER’S LEGACY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on the passing of L’Arche founder, Jean Vanier…
Early warning systems and preventative measures saved countless lives ahead of Cyclone Fani, says World Vision head
Early warning systems and preventative measures – including the evacuation of millions of people – ahead of the arrival of Cyclone Fani in india and Bangladesh saved countless lives, according to World Vision’s national director in Bangladesh. Fred Witteveen said the “minimal adverse impact of extreme Cyclone Fani is a testament to the country’s preparedness”. […]
ESSAY: HOW EVANGELICALS CAN SUPPORT MUSLIMS THIS RAMADAN
In an article first published on Religion News Service, KEVIN SINGER, co-director of Neighborly Faith – a US organisation helping evangelicals to be good neighbours to people of other faiths, looks at how Christians – and evangelicals in particular – can reach out to their Muslim neighbours during Ramadan…