OPEN BOOK – THE PRISONER’S LETTER: LIVING FULLY
BRUCE C WEARNE looks at what Ephesians five says about making the most of each day…
One year after Vatican abuse summit, survivors grade Pope Francis with ‘D minus’
Vatican CityRNS One year after Pope Francis called for a summit of Catholic bishops at the Vatican, abuse survivors flocked to the Eternal City on Thursday to report a lack of progress and accountability in the fight against clergy sex abuse. Three Argentine deaf abuse survivors of the notorious paedophile priest Nicola Corradi, who in […]
South Korea city deserted after coronavirus “super-spreads” through church
Seoul, South Korea/Beijing, ChinaReuters The streets of South Korea’s fourth-largest city were abandoned on Thursday, with residents holed up indoors after dozens of people caught the coronavirus in what the authorities described as a “super-spreading event” at a church. The deserted shopping malls and cinemas of Daegu, a city of 2.5 million people, became one […]
Suspected shisha bar gunman published racist manifesto – German prosecutor
Hanau, GermanyReuters A man suspected of shooting dead nine people in shisha bars in a German town before killing himself and his mother had posted a manifesto online including conspiracy theories and deeply racist views, prosecutors said on Thursday. The presumed attacker – a 43-year-old German man identified as Tobias R – was found dead […]
ON THE SCREEN: ‘MIDWAY’ AN OLD-SCHOOL SPECTACLE
DAVID ADAMS watches war film, ‘Midway’…
Updated: Gunman suspected of killing nine in Germany found dead in home
Last updated: 5.30pmHanau, GermanyReuters A gunman suspected of shooting nine people dead at two shisha bars in a southwestern German city has been found dead at his home, police said on Thursday. Another body was discovered at the home of the man in Hanau, a city east of the financial hub of Frankfurt where the […]
Australian Christian leaders join with other faiths in calling for more action on climate change
Christian leaders have joined with those of other faiths in urging Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to change the direction of his government’s climate change police and provide “strong and visionary leadership” to support the “urgent adoption” of green alternatives to the use of fossil fuels. In an open letter to the Prime Minister, the […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Irish group We Are Messengers talks resilience…
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Play about first African American priest in the US highlights current issues
Pasadena, California, USRNS Actor Jim Coleman stood at the front of a dimly lit stage and recounted the joys and hardships of being a black man of Catholic faith. As the star of the play Tolton: From Slave to Priest, Coleman was portraying the life of Rev Augustus Tolton, the first known African American to […]
Fear remains a barrier for minority participation in US census, say faith leaders
Washington DC, USRNS As the once-a-decade count of Americans nears, US Census Bureau officials brought faith leaders together to talk about their role in getting congregants across the country to participate. “You are your community’s most trusted voice,” Steven Dillingham, director of the US Census Bureau, told about 100 leaders gathered on Tuesday for the […]