Global COVID-19 cases surpass 75 million
Reuters Global coronavirus infections surpassed the 75 million mark on Saturday, according to a Reuters tally, as several nations around the world begin vaccinating against the virus. Britain this month became the first Western country to start immunising with the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNtech, followed by the United States […]
Hundreds of Lebanon’s most vulnerable migrant maids flown home, many more wait
Amman, JordanThomson Reuters Foundation Hundreds of Lebanon’s most vulnerable migrant maids have been repatriated with funds raised by local charities, but thousands more remain stuck and destitute due to a deep economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, according to campaigners. Their top priority has been aiding women with health problems or young children and those […]
Former art studio of Sister Mary Corita, LA’s “pop art nun”, spared from demolition for now
Los Angeles, USRNS The former Hollywood art studio of a Roman Catholic religious sister who was known for her pop art covering racism, poverty and misogyny appears to have been spared from the wrecking ball after all. The art studio of the late Corita Kent, known as LA’s “pop art nun”, is now a dry […]
DC church replaces Black Lives Matter banner destroyed by ‘Proud Boys’
Washington DC, USRNS Asbury United Methodist Church in Washington replaced a Black Lives Matter sign Friday that was taken from its grounds and set aflame last weekend by members of the Proud Boys. According to police, Asbury was one of four churches that endured property destruction last weekend after supporters of President Trump descended on […]
Beyond prison walls: Despite COVID-19, Angel Tree continues its mission of bringing Christmas to kids of prisoners
MICAH DANNEY, of Religion Unplugged, reports on the Angel Tree ministry in the US…
Climate change could create 63 million migrants in South Asia by 2050
Barcelona, SpainThomson Reuters Foundation The growing impacts of climate change have already pushed more than 18 million people to migrate within South Asian countries, but that could more than triple in three decades if global warming continues on its current path, researchers warned on Friday. Nearly 63 million people could be forced from their homes […]