Sight-Seeing: You deserve to stop suffering – After a year like 2020, it’s finally time to address those relational issues
Christian author LYSA TERKEURST, in an article first published on Religion News Service, writes about the calling to forgive…
Vatican punishes Polish churchmen for alleged abuse cover-up
Warsaw, PolandAP The Vatican said Monday that it is punishing a retired Polish archbishop and a bishop for their alleged roles in covering up sexual abuse committed by other clergymen. Former Gdansk Archbishop Slawoj Leszek Glodz and former Bishop Edward Janiak of Kalisz have also been forbidden from living in their former dioceses or participating […]
Slain officer gave life, showed best of police, says US archbishop
Denver, Colorado, USAP A Colorado police officer shot and killed after rushing into a supermarket where a gunman opened fire sacrificed his life and showed what is best about police, Denver’s archbishop said Monday during a funeral Mass for Officer Eric Talley. “Jesus has told us, greater love than this no man has than to […]
Traffic in Suez Canal resumes after stranded ship refloated
Islmalia, EgyptReuters Shipping was on the move again late on Monday in Egypt’s Suez Canal after tugs refloated a giant container ship which had been blocking the channel for almost a week, causing a huge build-up of vessels around the waterway. With the 400-metre-long Ever Given dislodged, 113 ships were expected to transit the canal […]
Myanmar death toll tops 500 as protesters defy junta’s forces
Reuters Myanmar’s security forces have killed at least 510 civilians in nearly two months of efforts to stop protests against a 1st February coup, an advocacy group said on Monday, as thousands of people took to the streets again despite the growing toll. Another 14 civilians were killed on Monday, the Assistance Association for Political […]
Newlywed militant suspects blamed in Indonesia church attack
Updated: 10pm (AEDT) Makassar, IndonesiaAP Indonesian authorities on Monday identified a newly married couple with suspected militant links as the attackers who used a pressure cooker to blow themselves up outside a Roman Catholic cathedral during Palm Sunday Mass. The attack wounded 20 people, including four church guards, and broke windows at the church and […]
Easter services curtailed in parts of Philippines as Manila goes into lockdown
Manila, PhilippinesAP Philippine officials placed Metropolitan Manila and four outlying provinces, a region of more than 25 million people, back to a lockdown Monday at the height of the Lenten and Easter holiday travel season as they scrambled to control an alarming surge in coronavirus infections. Only workers, government security and health personnel and residents […]
Ship blocking Suez Canal moves slightly, unclear when it will refloat
Suez, EgyptReuters Efforts to dislodge a giant container ship blocking the Suez Canal have allowed its stern and rudder to move, but it remains unclear when the vessel will be refloated, the head of the canal authority said on Saturday. The 400 metre-long Ever Given became wedged diagonally across a southern section of the canal […]
Bangladeshi protesters clash with police during strike
Dhaka, BangladeshAP Bangladesh security forces opened fire and used tear gas Sunday to disperse thousands of protesters who were enforcing a nationwide general strike they called to denounce violence at a previous protest over a visit by India’s Prime Minister. At least one man was shot in Sanarpara in Narayanganj district after thousands of protesters, […]
We need cash to adapt, Kenyan slum dwellers tell COP26 president
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Rich countries must provide more finance to help the poor cope with the impact of global warming, residents of Kenya’s biggest informal settlement told the president of the COP26 global climate talks as he visited on Friday. Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations conference, was visiting a community-led project in […]