“Baptised by fish”: Hit by COVID, Senegal’s women find renewed hope in fishing
CARLEY PETESCH, of Associated Press, reports on how fishing communities in the West African nation – and women in particular – have weathered the coronavirus pandemic…
In the US, Franklin Graham urges evangelicals to get vaccinated before it’s “too late”
RNS Franklin Graham pleaded with evangelical Christians to get vaccinated against COVID-19 in an interview with Axios that appeared over the weekend on HBO, saying, “I want people to know that COVID-19 can kill you.” “But we have a vaccine out there that could possibly save your life. And if you wait, it could be too late,” […]
Essay: Nigeria – We must not stop calling and praying for Leah Sharibu’s freedom
With her 18th birthday marked by campaigners last week, ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at the case of Nigerian woman Leah Sharibu, kidnapped in February, 2018, from her school…
Sight-Seeing: Crying as a spiritual discipline may change how you see the world
Rev BENJAMIN PERRY, minister of outreach and media strategy at New York City’s Middle Collegiate Church, reflects on the spiritual practice of crying…
Election watchdog says no credible proof of Myanmar fraud
Bangkok, ThailandAP Last November’s election results in Myanmar were “by and large, representative of the will of the people”, an independent election monitoring organisation said Monday, rejecting the military’s allegations of massive fraud that served as its reason for seizing power. While there were flaws in the election process, “there were a number of procedural […]
Pope names new Hong Kong bishop amid tensions over city’s freedoms
Updated: 2.15pm (AEST)Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis named a new bishop of Hong Kong on Monday, a long-delayed appointment that comes amid Sino-Vatican frictions and growing Western concern over human rights in the global financial hub. Stephen Chow, 61, head of Hong Kong’s Jesuit order, will replace Cardinal John Tong, who has held the post in […]