Pope Francis accepts resignation of conservative African cardinal
Vatican CityRNS Pope Francis on Saturday accepted the resignation of Cardinal Robert Sarah, head of the Congregation for Divine Worship, which oversees worship and sacraments. Sarah was among the last outspoken conservative prelates named to a position of influence by Pope Benedict XVI. “I am in God’s hands. The only rock is Christ. We will […]
Wow!: Farmers fight back – Making animal feed from a locust plague
BAZ RATNER, of Reuters, reports on hopes to turn locust into profits in Kenya…
Non-Christian perceptions of UK church improved during COVID pandemic – poll
People who do not identity as Christian were more likely since the COVID-19 pandemic to agree with the statement that the church in the UK is making a positive difference in the world, according to a new poll. The Savanta ComRes poll found that 25 per cent of people agreed with the statement now compared with 19 […]
Palestinian President Abbas gives Christians outsize voice in new legislature
Amman, JordanRNS Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has guaranteed that at least seven seats of a new legislative council will go to Christians in the elections in the occupied territories to be held on 22nd May. The measure would give Christians, who make up about one per cent of the population of the occupied territories, an […]
Sri Lankan bishops urge government to release blast inquiry
Colombo, Sri LankaAP Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic bishops said on Monday that they are suspicious of the government’s motives in not sharing the report of a presidential commission of inquiry into Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that killed more than 260 people, and instead appointing another committee to study it. In this 21st […]
Triumph the koala climbs and runs with prosthetic foot made by Australian dentist
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Triumph, a male koala born without a foot, has been climbing and running since he was fitted with a prosthetic one made by a neighbourhood dentist, an Australian wildlife carer said on Monday. Veterinarian nurse Marley Christian had rescued the joey koala in northern New South Wales in 2017, after she found him […]
DIY-style school helps educate Indian migrants facing eviction
Thomson Reuters Foundation A low-cost school that is easy to build and dismantle can meet the educational needs of migrants and those living in informal settlements across India, its designer said, urging cities to do more to remove the constant threat of eviction. ModSkool was designed for the children of farmers living along the Yamuna river […]
COVID-19 vaccines: Who’s jumping the line – and how to stop it
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation When two little old ladies in bonnets and gloves arrived for a COVID-19 vaccine shot in Florida, health workers sensed something was not quite right. The women – who turned out to be aged in their 30s and 40s and had “dressed up as grannies” in an effort to get vaccines […]
Australia begins mass COVID-19 vaccination program
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia on Monday began its mass COVID-19 vaccine program with frontline healthcare staff and senior citizens getting the first doses as the country looked set to report no local cases for the third straight day. A group of 20 that included Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday received the first shots of the […]
New Zealand marks 10 years since Christchurch earthquake
Wellington, New ZealandReuters New Zealand on Monday marked 10 years since an earthquake struck its South Island city of Christchurch, killing 185 people, injuring thousands and leaving a trail of destruction. At 12:51pm on 22nd February, 2011, the 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck close to Christchurch city at a depth of five kilometres. Although not as […]