SIGHT-SEEING: #METOO AND THE COMMAND THAT CONVICTS US ALL
SAM ALLBERRY, author of the new book, ‘Why Does God Care Who I Sleep With?’, says the rise of the #MeToo movement gives Christians an opportunity to commend the sexual ethics that Jesus gave to us…
Faith groups gear up disaster relief after deadly tornadoes in US state of Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee, USRNS Faith-based disaster groups are gearing up to provide assistance after overnight tornadoes killed at least 21 people across four counties in Tennessee. A state of emergency was declared Tuesday morning, according to the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. “Please keep the great people of Tennessee in your hearts, thoughts and prayers,” the agency posted on its Facebook page. “Strong […]
After slight cold, Pope Francis reportedly tests negative for coronavirus
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis has tested negative for the coronavirus, according to an Italian newspaper. The 83-year-old pontiff had been coughing and feeling sick from a cold that started late last week and he canceled several meetings at the Vatican. On Tuesday, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported that Francis tested negative for the coronavirus, […]
IOC stands firm on Tokyo Games despite coronavirus concerns
Lausanne, SwitzerlandReuters The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday gave further unequivocal backing to this summer’s Tokyo Olympics, urging athletes to prepare “full steam” despite the coronavirus threat. “We are preparing for a successful Olympic Games, Tokyo 2020,” IOC head Thomas Bach said at an executive board meeting to discuss the 24th July to 9th August […]
Digital disruption holds virtual key to climate action, researchers say
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation As the digital revolution hurtles on at breakneck speed, states, businesses and individuals should work together to harness technology to create low-carbon, fairer societies – or risk that vision being undermined, a research group warned on Monday. Future Earth said in a report that the digital age had developed so fast […]
Australia to use biosecurity law to restrict movements of coronavirus patients
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will use a little-known biosecurity law to restrict the movements of people suspected of having coronavirus, its attorney-general said on Tuesday. Australia on Monday confirmed the first community transmission of coronavirus after a doctor contracted the virus. It is not known how the man in his 50s was infected. People wearing face […]
Women protest against sexual violence in Malawi
Lilongwe, MalawiThomson Reuters Foundation Dozens of women took to the streets of Malawi’s capital on Monday to protest against sexual violence after a series of alleged police assaults on women last year. About 90 protesters, most of them women, marched through Lilongwe in silence to mark She Decides Day – a global movement launched in […]
POLITICS AND LOBBYISTS
Politics in Australia has gone down a number of unexpected roads. Australia’s Parliament House in Canberra. PICTURE: Michael/Unsplash People who have strong opinions about minority issues have spent a lot of money engaging lobbyists to turn their sideline concerns into mainstream, win-or-lose-election issues. Meanwhile, no-one employs lobbyists to promote the big issues that actually affect […]
THE ROAD TO EASTER: “LENT-ISH” GIVES UP TRADITIONAL PRACTICES FOR LENT
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, writing for Religion News Service, reports on how some Christians in the US are changing the way they mark Lent…
God and goal: Catholic priests and seminarians compete in 13th annual Vatican soccer tournament
Vatican CityRNS Catholic priests and seminarians prepare to toss their cassocks aside and give their all on the soccer field, as Rome launches its 13th annual Clericus Cup. “It was really cool to come to an international place like this, especially coming from the Midwest,” Paul Floersch, a native of Omaha, Nebraska, told Religion News Service […]