THIS LIFE: WHERE ARE YOUR STEPS LEADING?
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, looks at what it means to follow the path God has laid before us…
Pope abolishes ‘pontifical secrecy’ for sex abuse investigations
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Tuesday issued sweeping changes to the way the Roman Catholic Church deals with cases of sexual abuse of minors, abolishing the rule of “pontifical secrecy” that previously covered them. Advocates for the victims of a sex abuse scandal that has rocked the church for nearly two decades applauded the move […]
Major companies pledge jobs, education for refugees
Geneva, SwitzerlandThomson Reuters Foundation Major companies including Ikea, Lego and Vodafone pledged to do more to help refugees get access to education and employment on Monday, ahead of a global conference aimed at supporting the millions of people forced from their homelands. Together the companies pledged $US250 million toward education and training in jobs and […]
BOOKS: A DEEPER LOOK AT THE LIFE OF ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST WELL-KNOWN CHRISTIAN ACTIVISTS
DAVID ADAMS reads Tim Costello’s new memoir…
Australian firefighters warn of uncontrollable blazes as conditions worsen
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Firefighters in Australia warned on Tuesday they would not be able to contain some of the 100 fires still ablaze in the country before conditions are expected to deteriorate later this week. Temperatures across parts of the eastern state of New South Wales are expected to top 40 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, just […]
With few green spaces, Bangkok plants Asia’s biggest rooftop farm
Bangkok, ThailandThomson Reuters Foundation Bangkok’s Thammasat University, one of the oldest in Thailand, has a new claim to fame: Asia’s largest urban rooftop farm. The 7,000 square metre space mimics rice terraces in northern Thailand and can help curb some of the impacts of climate change, such as frequent flooding, said Kotchakorn Voraakhom, the landscape […]
Call for re-elected UK Government to put religious freedom at “heart” of foreign policy
Persecuted church support ministry Release International has called on re-elected UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to keep a pledge to “make the protection of religious freedom at the very heart of UK foreign policy”. Paul Robinson, CEO of Release, congratulated the Prime Minister on his renewed mandate and urged him to keep a promise – made […]
PARTY!
Jesus tells the story of a King who invites everyone to a wonderful party for the return of his son. Party time! PICTURE: Adi Goldstein/Unsplash His son takes longer to return than expected, but when he arrives the DJ is hired, catering called in and the servant goes out to get the guests. The guests […]
CHRISTMAS: NEW RESOURCES FOR ADVENT – THE “ORIGINAL BLUE CHRISTMAS” – FOCUS ON GRIEF, JUSTICE BEFORE CELEBRATION
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how the idea of “Blue Christmas” goes back to the start of the season of advent…
Tesla, Apple among firms accused of aiding child labour in Africa
New York City, USThomson Reuters Foundation Five of the world’s largest tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in Africa forced to mine cobalt, a metal used to make telephones and computers, in a landmark lawsuit. The legal complaint on behalf of 14 families from the Democratic Republic of […]