In the US, Francis Collins urges evangelicals: “Love your neighbour”, get COVID-19 vaccine
RNS Francis Collins, the director of the National Institutes of Health and an outspoken evangelical Christian, urged his fellow evangelicals, many of whom have resisted the COVID-19 vaccine, to get the shot and encourage others to do the same. “It’s not just about this decision for yourself; it’s also about the opportunity to do something […]
Essay: Baghdad hospital fire – what happened and what it tells us about Iraq’s health system
In an article first published on The Conversation, BENJAMIN ISAKHAN, professor of international politics at Deakin University in Australia, looks at what the deadly fire at Baghdad’s Ibn al-Khatib Hospital reveals about Iraq’s heathcare system…
Wow!: Australian project celebrates women’s voices in theological education
KARA MARTIN, who has contributed a chapter to a new book, ‘Grounded in the Body, in Time and Place, in Scripture: Papers by Australian Women Scholars in the Evangelical Tradition’, writing about why she found it such an exciting project to be a part of…
Indonesia arrests firebrand cleric’s lawyer over attacks
Jakarta, IndonesiaAP Members of Indonesia’s counterterrorism police on Tuesday arrested the lawyer of a firebrand cleric and accused him of inciting people to commit terrorist acts and of pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group, officials said. Police arrested Islam Defenders Front leader Rizieq Shihab’s lawyer, Munarman, in a raid on his house in Jakarta’s […]
Attackers shoot Italian bishop-elect in his home in South Sudan
Vatican City/Nairobi, KenyaRNS An Italian Roman Catholic priest sent two months ago to lead the Diocese of Rumbek, in South Sudan, was seriously injured Monday by gunmen who stormed the priest’s residence and fired at least 13 bullets. The attack on Rev Christian Carlassare sent shock waves through the Christian community in South Sudan and […]