POSTCARDS: ETHIOPIA’S ENSLAVED CHILD MAIDS SEEK SOLACE AT NIGHT SCHOOL
EMELINE WUILBERCQ, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Ethiopia…
Global warming fast shrinking rainforest role as climate protector
Kuala LumpurThomson Reuters Foundation The amount of planet-warming carbon dioxide that can be sucked up from the atmosphere and stored by tropical forests is falling as the global climate heats up, researchers said on Wednesday. They warned in a study that rainforests could tip from absorbing carbon to becoming a source of emissions faster than […]
Craig Groeschel, Life.Church pastor, quarantined at home after coronavirus exposure
RNS Two pastors of one of the nation’s largest churches are being quarantined by local health authorities at home after being exposed to the new coronavirus at a leadership training conference in Germany. Craig Groeschel, senior pastor of Oklahoma-based Life.Church, which claims nearly 90,000 attenders at its 34 campuses spread over 10 states, was a […]
New acting general secretary named for World Council of Churches
Fr Prof Ioan Sauca has been appointed acting general secretary of the World Council of Churches from 1st April. Sauca, who currently serves as deputy general secretary for the WCC program on ecumenical formation and the Bossey Ecumenical Institute, will temporarily replace Rev Dr Olav Fykse Tveit who leaves the WCC on 31st March to take […]
STRANGESIGHTS: LUCY THE ELEPHANT INVITES YOU TO STAY OVER; SWISS PRESIDENT PLANS A PARTY; AND LORD BINFACE RUNS FOR MAYOR…
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One in five UK children report nightmares about climate change
Thomson Reuters Foundation One in five children are having nightmares about climate change, according to a British survey on Tuesday, as students globally stage protests over a lack of action to curb global warming. About 17 per cent of children in Britain said worries about climate change were disturbing their sleep while 19 per cent […]
In the US, Oklahoma Christian University leader apologises after racially charged recruiting incident
Oklahoma City, USRNS Oklahoma Christian University’s president apologised and promised change after an admissions counsellor representing the university at an area public school asked students to arrange themselves by skin tone and hair texture. The since-fired counsellor, Cedric Sunray, “led a racist activity that was offensive, harmful and inappropriate,” President John deSteiguer told about 60 […]
India PM Modi hands over his social media accounts for Women’s Day
New Delhi, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hand over his social media accounts on Sunday to celebrate inspiring women on International Women’s Day, months after facing criticism over a series of high-profile rape cases. With more than 50 million followers on Twitter, Modi, 69, has one of the biggest followings on […]
THE INTERVIEW: US PASTOR EUGENE CHO AND “THOU SHALT NOT BE A JERK”
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with Eugene Cho about his latest book, ‘Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk: A Christian’s Guide to Engaging Politics’…
Religious freedom activists call for “decisive action” after Christian labourer beaten to death in Pakistan
Religious freedom activists have called for “decisive action” in Pakistan after a Christian labourer died of injuries he sustained when he was beaten by four men after being accused of “contaminating” a well by bathing in it. Saleem Masih, 22, was attacked after, having finished work, he washed himself on 25th February and was accused […]