Updated: Britain’s Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s ‘strength’ for seven decades, dies at 99
Updated 10am, 10th April (AEST)London, UKReuters Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth II’s husband and a pivotal figure in the British royal family for almost seven decades, has died aged 99, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The Duke of Edinburgh, as he was officially known, had been by his wife’s side throughout her 69-year reign, the longest […]
Israel to tell ICC it does not recognise court’s authority
Jerusalem, IsraelReuters Israel will tell the International Criminal Court it does not recognise the authority of the tribunal, which is planning to investigate possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Netanyahu, after meeting with senior ministers and government officials ahead of a Friday deadline to respond to an […]
Snapshot: Easter around the world
In a special Snapshot, we present some images of Easter as it was celebrated around the world…
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Four-times platinum for Lauren Daigle as Christian artists garner download accolades
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Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
Sao Paulo, BrazilAP A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government’s handling of the coronavirus crisis and the full court ruled that churches can be barred from reopening during the pandemic, threatening to further strain tensions between President Jair Bolsonaro and the judiciary. The order by Justice Luis Roberto […]
US state of New Mexico latest state to adopt medically assisted suicide
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USAP/Report for America New Mexico has become the latest US state to provide a legal pathway for terminally ill patients to choose when and how they die. On Thursday, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the Elizabeth Whitefield End-of-Life Options Act, named for a New Mexico judge who advocated for medically assisted […]
Climate change, rich-poor gap, conflict likely to grow: US intelligence report
Washington DC, USReuters Disease, the rich-poor gap, climate change and conflicts within and among nations will pose greater challenges in coming decades, with the COVID-19 pandemic already worsening some of those problems, a US intelligence report said on Thursday. The rivalry between China and a US-led coalition of Western nations likely will intensify, fueled by […]
The Pontiff and the PM: Pope Francis and Mario Draghi could become a powerful duo in shaping Europe’s future
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, in an article first published on Religion News Service, takes an in-depth look at the relationship between the Pope and Mario Draghi, the new Prime Minister of Italy…
Holocaust survivors use social media to fight anti-Semitism
Berlin, GermanyAP Alarmed by a rise in online anti-Semitism during the pandemic, coupled with studies indicating younger generations lack even basic knowledge of the Nazi genocide, Holocaust survivors are taking to social media to share their experiences of how hate speech paved the way for mass murder. With short video messages recounting their stories, participants in the #ItStartedWithWords campaign […]
Essay: How the church can be a better evangelical witness to displaced people
In an article first published on Religion News Service, EUGENE CHO, editor of a recent anthology of pastoral, theological and refugee perspectives on the church’s evangelical mission, looks at how the church can become “a shining light of joy for the suffering and hope for the hopeless”…