ON THE SCREEN: ‘ANGEL HAS FALLEN’ – FLAT
MARCUS CHEONG is unimpressed by Gerard Butler’s latest action outing…
Rev William Barber calls on Democrats to host debate on poverty, racism
RNS Rev William Barber II, a progressive activist and pastor, addressed the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee on Friday, calling on party leaders to host a presidential debate focused on poverty and to do more to address the concerns of poor and low-income Americans. The co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, named for […]
As EU threatens trade retaliation, Brazil sends army to fight Amazon fires
Brasilia, Brazil/Brussels. BelgiumReuters European leaders on Friday threatened to tear up a trade deal with South America, reflecting the growing international dismay and anger with Brazil as a record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest intensified the unfolding environmental crisis. Amid a global chorus of concern and condemnation, Brazil’s right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro pledged […]
POSTCARDS: GERMAN TOWN WELCOMES HUNDREDS FROM DIFFERENT FAITHS FOR FOOD, WORSHIP AND UNITY
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports from Lindau in Germany…
THE INTERVIEW: SISTER HELEN PREJEAN ON HER NEW BOOK, GETTING RID OF THE DEATH PENALTY AND GETTING JESUS “RIGHT”
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, talks to anti-death penalty compaigner Sister Helen Prejean about how she became involved in social justice, why she thinks the death penalty is on its way out and how she got to “bump into two popes along the way”…
Outgoing Religions for Peace leader reflects on decades of interfaith cooperation
Lindau, GermanyRNS William Vendley, the outgoing head of Religions for Peace, said religions must learn to be “bilingual” in the future — becoming adept at addressing their own congregations while also speaking to the world around them. Vendley speaks from experience. He has led Religions for Peace, a global coalition of religions that acts as a […]
Global disputes likely to thwart unity at G7 summit in France
ParisReuters Leaders of the G7 nations arrive in France on Saturday for a summit as a brewing US-China confrontation over protectionism highlighted President Emmanuel Macron’s tough task in delivering meaningful results on trade, Iran and climate change. The three-day meeting in the Atlantic seaside resort of Biarritz takes place amid sharp differences over a clutch […]