Postcards: “Times are changing” – Spain’s Roma renew fight for rights
LAURA MANNERING, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
Huge crowds in Myanmar undeterred by worst day of violence
Reuters Huge crowds marched in Myanmar on Sunday to denounce a 1st February military coup in a show of defiance after the bloodiest episode of the campaign for democracy the previous day, when security forces fired on protesters, killing two. The military has been unable to quell the demonstrations and a civil disobedience campaign of […]
Intel leads tech-dominated list of religiously inclusive workplaces
RNS Intel and Texas Instruments are the two most religiously inclusive workplaces among the United States’ 200 largest companies, according to the 2021 Corporate Religious Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Index (REDI Index) published on 9th February. American Airlines, American Express, Google and PayPal also earned top scores. The REDI Index measures the religious inclusion […]
Australian PM Morrison gets COVID-19 vaccine in “massive step” toward normal
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday, calling the start of the nation’s vaccination program a “massive step” that will enable it to return to normal. Scott Morrison, Australia’s Prime Minister, removes his protective face mask after arriving for a signing ceremony with Yoshihide Suga, […]
Pope visits Holocaust survivor in Rome home to thank her
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis on Saturday visited with a Holocaust survivor in her Rome apartment to pay tribute to all those who suffered from what he called “the craziness of Nazi populism”. Francis surprised Romans strolling Saturday afternoon on a Rome street not far from the Spanish Steps when a Vatican sedan dropped him off […]
A Mexican American evangelical examines how Latino identity is shaped by faith
RNS By any definition of the term, Jonathan Calvillo, a Mexican American raised in Pentecostal churches, is an evangelical Christian. But when discussing his faith, Calvillo will often simply describe himself as Protestant, or say he’s from a Pentecostal background. Other times, he’ll use the Spanish word evangelico. “Evangelical,” said Calvillo, a sociology of religion professor […]
Want to understand Black experience? Learn about African American faith, survey finds
RNS Most religious Black Americans say understanding the role of religion in the lives of Black people is essential for understanding the African American experience, a new Barna Group survey finds. Four out of five Black adults in the US who have ties to a faith group agree to some extent (41 per cent “strongly” […]
10 years after quake, Christ Church Cathedral finally rising
Christchurch, New ZealandAP The Christ Church Cathedral was arguably New Zealand’s most iconic building before much of it crumbled in an earthquake 10 years ago. The years of debate that followed over whether the ruins should be rebuilt or demolished came to symbolise the paralysis that has sometimes afflicted the broader rebuild of Christchurch. As […]
Climate change: Scared by global warming? In Iceland, one solution is petrifying
ALISTER DOYLE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on an unusual – and controversial – solution being employed in Iceland to tackle global warming…