Brexit day of reckoning: PM Johnson battles further delay
London, UKReuters UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson appealed to lawmakers to back his last-minute Brexit deal in an extraordinary sitting of the British parliament on Saturday after his plans were plunged into chaos by his opponents’ moves to derail the legislation. More than three years since the United Kingdom voted 52 to 48 per cent […]
Asian cities urged to guard cultural heritage as they modernise
Penang, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Many of Asia’s booming cities are failing to preserve their cultural heritage and risk losing the traditional knowledge that is crucial for promoting inclusiveness, sustainability and resilience, urban experts warned on Friday. This year, a majority of Asia-Pacific’s population for the first time became urban, with more than half the population […]
Working groups at the Vatican’s Amazon synod push for married clergy
Vatican CityRNS As the 185 Catholic bishops who met to discuss the Amazon region broke into small working groups for the second week of the synod, the topics they would tackle included dwindling vocations, the role of women and married men in the church and the rights of Indigenous peoples. But if the small-group participants […]
“Can do better” – UK upbraided over support for child slavery survivors
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation It was bad enough to be stolen from home and trafficked over the seas into slavery – but rescued children say Britain offers scant solace or support once they escape their ordeal. Victims of trafficking testified in parliament on Wednesday about falling into slavery and how they struggled in its aftermath, saying […]
THE INTERVIEW: AUTHOR KATE BOWLER ON HOW EVANGELICAL WOMEN CARVED OUT A NICHE IN CELEBRITY CULTURE
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, speaks with author and historian Kate Bowler about her new book, ‘The Preacher’s Wife’…
Demi Lovato’s controversial trip to Israel included exploring Jewish roots
Jerusalem, IsraelRNS Former Disney star Demi Lovato’s trip to Israel in late September, which included a baptism in the waters of the Jordan River, ended with a baptism by fire, as the 27-year-old American singer admitted to publicising a paid tour of the Holy Land, which angered critics of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. But in […]