In the US, UCC General Synod endorses Green New Deal
RNS The United Church of Christ has signed on for the Green New Deal. It may be the first Christian body to endorse the environmental protection legislation sponsored in the US House of Representatives by Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat from New York. Climate change activists holding signs join in on a rally supporting the “Green New […]
Australian PM prays for safe return of student missing in North Korea
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is praying for the safe return of a student missing in North Korea for the past week, he said on Tuesday, as authorities struggle to learn the man’s whereabouts. The family of Alek Sigley have said they have not heard from the 29-year-old university student in Pyongyang, the […]
GREAT WORKS: LA SAGRADA FAMILIA
DAVID ADAMS looks at one of the wonders of Barcelona…
Pope to canonise British Catholic luminary John Henry Newman
Vatican CityReuters Cardinal John Henry Newman, one of the most influential and controversial Christian figures of the 19th century and a leading Anglican before converting to Catholicism, will be made a saint, the Vatican said on Monday. Canonisation will take place at the Vatican on 13th October, it said in a statement, after Pope Francis […]
Nigeria has #MeToo moment after popular pastor is accused of rape
Dakar, SenegalThomson Reuters Foundation A rape accusation against a popular pastor in Nigeria has prompted a new #MeToo movement on social media with women sharing stories of sexual assault and calling for justice. Photographer Busola Dakolo, the wife of a popular Nigerian singer, said in an interview on local television on Friday that pastor Biodun […]
BOOKS: A LOOK BEHIND THE HEADLINES AT THE REAL KIM JONG-UN
DAVID ADAMS gains some insights into North Korea’s leader…
Rising heat stress could cost 80 million jobs by 2030 – UN
London Thomson Reuters Foundation Rising heat due to climate change could lead to the loss of 80 million jobs by 2030, with poor countries worst hit, the United Nations said on Monday, as Europe sweltered in record temperatures. A temperature rise of 1.5 Celsius by the end of century could lead to a 2.2 per […]
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In the 17th century, a revolution in thinking began that allowed science to emerge. A beaver. PICTURE: Jasper Guy/Unsplash. The prevailing view was that every material object – the sun, rocks, beavers – had their own internal properties that defined how they interacted with everything else. The sun, so it was understood, moved across the sky […]
ALL ABOARD: THE DOUBLE-DECKER BUSES HOUSING LONDON’S HOMELESS
ZOE TABARY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
US Hispanic evangelical group offers to house migrant children in churches
RNS The head of the largest Hispanic evangelical Christian network in the United States announced it will offer to work with the Trump administration to provide resources and shelter to migrant children crossing the US-Mexico border. Speaking during a call with reporters on Monday, Rev Samuel Rodriguez, president of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, […]