Jihadis attack town, humanitarian posts in north-east Nigeria
Maidguiri, Nigeria AP Jihadis linked to the Islamic State group attacked the north-eastern Nigerian town of Dikwa and humanitarian posts there, security officials said. The attack in Borno state that began late Monday night came about 48 hours after the Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, visited the community along with other officials, to distribute […]
Sight-Seeing: Life after deconstruction
NILS VON KALM on why, when it comes to the Christian walk, the process of deconstruction is not where the journey should end…
Vatican defends Pope’s Iraq trip amid virus as “act of love”
Vatican CityAP The Vatican defended Pope Francis’ decision to go ahead with his trip to Iraq this weekend despite rising coronavirus infections there, saying Tuesday all healthcare precautions have been taken and that the trip is an “act of love for this land, for its people and for its Christians.” Francis is due to visit […]
Sri Lankan Catholic Church demands justice for bomb victims
Colombo, Sri LankaAP Sri Lankan Roman Catholic Church officials declared a “Black Sunday” this weekend to demand justice for the victims of 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed more than 260 people. The Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said Tuesday that the church has been given part of a presidential commission’s report into […]
COVAX vaccine program to deliver 237 million doses to 142 nations by end-May
Geneva, Switzerland/London, UKReuters The COVAX vaccine-sharing program said on Tuesday it will deliver 237 million doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 shot to 142 countries by the end of May as it steps up the global roll-out of its vaccine supplies. The timeline for the delivery of doses, made by AstraZeneca and by India’s Serum Institute, will […]
South-East Asian ministers aim to encourage Myanmar talks as crisis intensifies
Reuters Foreign ministers from Myanmar’s South-East Asian neighbours were due to hold talks with its ruling military on Tuesday in an effort to quell deadly violence and open a channel to resolve its escalating political crisis. The talks will come two days after the bloodiest day of unrest since the military removed Aung San Suu […]
GreenSight: The ‘qimmos’ and ‘qimmashon’ – the thorn or nettle
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at a stinging plant mentioned in the Old Testament…
Bethany Christian Services in the US to allow LGBTQ couples to adopt, foster children
RNS Bethany Christian Services, the country’s largest Protestant adoption and foster care agency, will begin serving LGBTQ couples, a significant change for the evangelical outfit and a sign of the growing cultural shift. Bethany, which is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with offices in 32 states, announced the change in an email to employees on […]
Podcasts: Good theology and “sprightly conversation”
NILS VON KALM listens to NT Wright’s podcast, ‘Ask NT Wright Anything’…
Nicaragua: Coffee farmers brew fresh plans after hurricanes wreck harvests
ANNA-CATHERINE BRIGIDA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the challenges coffee farmers in Nicaragua are facing thanks to rising temperatures – and two hurricanes which impacted the country late last year…