US Catholic bishops and laypeople may live in different news bubbles
RNS When Catholic bishops want to know what’s going on in the world, they’re likely to tune in to Fox News. Their parishioners, however, appear to prefer CNN. Newly revealed data reported by the National Catholic Reporter shows that news-watching habits of Catholic bishops seem to skew significantly more conservative than American Catholics overall, hinting […]
New app seeks to reunite South Sudan’s “lost children” with families
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation A new app launched in South Sudan on Friday aims to help aid workers reunite thousands of children with their families after they became separated during a five-year war and identify other vulnerable children. The app was developed by the United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, and the charity Save the Children […]
WOMEN AND THE VOTE: IN THE US, FAITH PLAYED A COMPLEX ROLE IN THE SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT
ELIZABETH EVANS, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the intersection between faith and the women’s suffrage movement in the US…
UK’s May steps down as party chief, igniting leadership race
LondonReuters British Prime Minister Theresa May stepped down as leader of the governing Conservatives on Friday, officially triggering a contest to replace her that could see her party embrace a tougher stance on Brexit. May announced she would step down last month after failing to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union on time, deepening […]
Mexican Pentecostal church says leader is innocent, denies sex crimes charges
RNS Mexico’s largest evangelical church, La Luz del Mundo, is defending its leader, despite his arrest on a slew of sex crime charges involving minors. The church has denied all charges against Naasón Joaquín García, known by church members as the “The Apostle”, in a statement. Church leaders say they are confident Garcia’s innocence will […]