Migrant workers: South Asians seek justice as wage theft worsens under coronavirus
ANURADHA NAGARAJ, NAIMUL KARIM and BAN BARKAWI, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted migrant workers amid an ongoing struggle over their rights…
Catholic Church’s global missionary efforts have taken a hit in the time of coronavirus
Vatican CityRNS In a world marked by religious persecution and mounting secularism, being a missionary priest has never been easy. Add closed frontiers and social distancing caused by the coronavirus pandemic, and the already tough job may seem impossible. But according to one missionary, Salesian priest Martin Lasarte, there is opportunity beyond the challenges. “Being […]
Essay: Afghanistan’s future – the core issues at stake as Taliban sits down to negotiate ending 19-year war
UK researcher KAWEH KAREMI, in an article first published on The Conversation, takes a closer look at Afghanistan’s path to peace…
US theologians, activists, former bishops staff urge Catholic voters to oppose Trump
RNS A group of Catholic theologians, activists and nuns has signed an open letter to Catholic voters urging them to oppose President Donald Trump, who they argue “flouts core values at the heart of Catholic social teaching”. More than 150 Catholics, including former staffers at the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, signed the letter, which was organised […]
Sight-Seeing: Voting my conscience in the US election may mean staying home
Former TV news correspondent and writer PEGGY WEHMEYER, in an article first published by Religion News Service, reflects on the tough decisions before her this November…
Greenhouse gases hit new record despite lockdowns, UN says
Geneva, Switzerland/New York, USReuters Concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere hit a record high this year, a United Nations report showed on Wednesday, as an economic slowdown amid the coronavirus pandemic had little lasting effect. The sharp, but short, dip earlier this year represented only a blip in the build-up of climate-warming carbon […]