Do not give in to evil and division, Pope tells Myanmar community
Vatican CityReuters The people of Myanmar must not despair in the face of evil or allow themselves to be divided, Pope Francis said on Sunday at a special Mass for the Myanmar community in Italy. Myanmar’s military seized power in a 1st February coup, derailing the country’s tentative progress towards full democracy and triggering protests […]
Israel air strikes kill 42 Palestinians, rockets fired from Gaza
Gaza/JerusalemReuters An Israeli air strike in Gaza destroyed several homes on Sunday, killing 42 Palestinians, including 10 children, health officials said, as militants fired rockets at Israel with no end in sight to seven days of fighting. The Israeli military said the civilian casualties were unintentional. It said its jets attacked a tunnel system used […]
Britain to treble tree planting by 2024 to fight climate change
London, UKReuters Britain said it planned to treble tree planting rates over the next three years to help reach its target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, as part of efforts to fight climate change. The UK wants to push ahead with its environmental plans and encourage other nations to do the same ahead […]
Indian riders deliver oxygen and groceries to help fight COVID-19
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation For two long hours, T Ramya stood outside a government hospital in the southern Indian city of Chennai and watched helplessly as her uncle’s condition deteriorated after he fell ill with COVID-19 like millions of others across the country. Ramya had seen this situation unfold in recent news bulletins and knew […]
US envoy wants Pope to attend climate conference, sway debate
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis has the moral authority to sway public opinion over global warming and might attend the United Nations’ Climate Change Conference in Scotland, US President Joe Biden’s climate envoy John Kerry said on Saturday. COP26 is being held in Glasgow in November and could accelerate measures by the world’s biggest polluters to […]
The Interview: Beth Allison Barr wants Christians to know where “Biblical womanhood” comes from (it’s not the Bible)
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks with Beth Allison Barr about the idea of “Biblical womanhood”, what she believes the Bible actually has to say about the role of women and what it will take for things to change…