Wow!: How two blind brothers became Two Blind Brothers for a cause
LEANNE ITALIE, of The Associated Press, reports on how two New York-based Bradford and Bryan Manning are helping to fund research into retinal eye ailments…
Malawian protesters demand tougher penalties for rape
Blantyre, MalawiThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of Malawians took to the streets on Monday to demand tougher rape penalties following months of protests over sexual abuse in the country, including a high-profile case involving the head of the public broadcaster. The demonstrators presented a petition to city authorities in Lilongwe, Blantyre and Mzuzu, calling on the […]
In the US, Dorothy Day’s grand-daughter sentenced to prison for nuclear base break-in
RNS Martha Hennessy, a grand-daughter of Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worker movement, was sentenced on Friday to 10 months in prison for breaking into Kings Bay Naval Base in Georgia two years ago to protest its stockpile of nuclear weapons. Hennessy’s was the lightest sentence given for the break-in at the Navy […]
Greek bishop’s death revives debate on communion safety
Thessaloniki/Athens, GreeceAP A senior clergyman in Greece’s Orthodox Church was buried Monday after dying of COVID-19, reviving a debate over the safety of receiving communion before the Christmas season. Metropolitan Bishop Ioannis of Lagadas, 62, was an outspoken advocate of maintaining communion ceremonies – at which worshippers are given bread and wine with a shared […]
World should not be complacent after COVID-19 vaccine news – WHO
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization welcomed Moderna reporting on Monday that its experimental vaccine showed 94.5 per cent efficacy but said that “many questions” remained and it was no time for complacency. Only very limited amounts of any vaccine will be available in the first half of 2021 for people other than priority health […]
Postcards: Bringing hope to future generations in Kenya
ANDREW MERRY tells of how he saw hope for the future during a recent visit to Kenya…
Postcards: Pope Francis honours Albania’s persecuted and thanks ‘alive’ church
In an article first published on ASSIST News Service, author PAUL ALKAZRAJI writes about Pope Francis’ recent visit to Albania…
Postcards: Street kids in Sudan – what can I do?
JOHN HARRISON writes of how God stirred him to reach out to the street kids of North Khartoum…
Four days of events planned to mark UK Queen’s 70 years on throne
London, UKReuters Britain will hold “a blockbuster weekend of celebrations” in the summer of 2022, featuring an extra day’s public holiday, to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 70th anniversary on the throne, the government announced last week. The 94-year-old, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, will add another milestone when she marks her Platinum Jubilee in […]
Tech experts voice concerns of gig worker surveillance in pandemic
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Growing armies of gig workers have little to no say in how they are being monitored during the coronavirus pandemic, researchers and advocates told a conference last week, calling for better oversight in how tracking tools are deployed. From Singapore to Estonia, business is turning to technology to help people resume […]