Andrew Jackson staying on the $US20 bill? Not at this Boston church
Boston, USRNS Three years ago, the Treasury Department announced that it would put Harriet Tubman’s face on the front of the $US20 bill by 2020. A portrait of the abolitionist, championed by activists, would replace that of President Andrew Jackson, who would be moved to the back of the bill. Then, two weeks ago, the […]
THE BIG PICTURE: ‘SIN – NOT AS MUCH FUN AS YOU THINK’
See OUTREACH MEDIA’s June poster…
Failed asylum seekers wait in rural Danish departure centre
Copenhagen, DenmarkReuters When Ali Adnan, 27, fled his home in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad in 2015 and arrived in Denmark, a local Danish family took him in and helped him gain his footing in a country he knew very little about. Now, stuck behind iron gates in one of two departure centres for rejected asylum seekers in Denmark, he feels the […]
Pope asks forgiveness from Roma for discrimination and mistreatment
Pope Francis has asked forgiveness for injustices perpetrated by the Catholic Church against the Roma people on the final day of a three day visit to Romania. Addressing members of the Roma community in the town of Blaj on Sunday, the Pope said his heart was “weighed down by the many experiences of discrimination, segregation […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay route revealed, uniforms unveiled
Tokyo, JapanReuters Tokyo 2020 organisers on Saturday unveiled the uniforms to be worn by 10,000 volunteer runners during the torch relay and presented further details about the route the relay will take. Organisers said the torch will travel through all 47 of Japan’s prefectures – from Hokkaido in the north to the southern island of […]
DISABILITY: OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND – ZIMBABWE LOCKS UP ITS DISABLED
JEFFREY MOYO, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the plight of the disabled in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe…
In depth – California lawmakers threaten to break confidentiality of confession to find abusers
RNS Breaking with a long tradition of clerical privilege, California is edging toward requiring priests and other church employees to inform authorities if they learn of a case of child sex abuse during the sacrament of confession. On Thursday, the California State Senate passed a bill that would require priests to report child abuse if […]
ESSAY: JOURNALIST KILLINGS, ARRESTS AND ASSAULTS CLIMB WORLDWIDE AS AUTHORITARIANISM SPREADS
In an article first published on The Conversation, RANDY COVINGTON of the University of South Carolina, looks at how attacks on journalists are increasing around the world and in particular how Myanmar can be seen as a “case study of the tensions between authoritarian regimes and truth-seeking journalists”….
THIS LIFE: HELPING IN TIMES OF TROUBLE
CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects how her own fear in the face of a storm lessoned when she focused on others…
International community pledges $US1.2 billion to rebuild Mozambique
International donors have pledged $US1.2 billion towards the rebuilding of Mozambique in the wake of two destructive cyclones earlier this year, the UN said Sunday. The announcement followed a two day conference involving some 700 people representing international organisations, donors, the private sector and civil society in the port city of Beira – one of […]