Little food and water for Congolese fleeing volcano
Sake, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters Families fleeing a volcano eruption in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo said on Friday they were struggling to find enough food and water as the United Nations called for aid and warned about the risk of cholera. At least 31 people died when Mount Nyiragongo sent a wall of lava […]
In the US, two Plowshares activists win early release from prison
RNS Two of the seven Catholic peace activists who broke into a nuclear submarine base three years ago left prison this week as part of an early release agreement. Martha Hennessy, 66, grand-daughter of Catholic Worker Movement founder Dorothy Day, and Carmen Trotta, 58, a Catholic worker at St Joseph’s House in New York City, […]
Unknown Soldier’s precarious journey home to the US included chaplain’s prayer
RNS A century ago, a captain on a storm-tossed Navy ship turned to an onboard chaplain for his specialty: prayer. The USS Olympia, on which they were traveling across the Atlantic, carried not only sailors and Marines but a special cargo. On the weather deck, the top level of the steel warship, was the casket […]
Germany apologises for colonial-era genocide in Namibia
Berlin, Germany/Windhoek, NamibiaReuters Germany apologised on Friday for its role in the slaughter of Herero and Nama tribespeople in Namibia more than a century ago and officially described the massacre as genocide for the first time, as it agreed to fund projects worth over a billion euros. Namibia’s President Hage Geingob welcomed the “historic” move, […]
Mali’s top court declares coup leader Goita as interim President
Reuters Mali’s constitutional court on Friday declared Assimi Goita, the colonel who led a military coup this week while serving as Vice President, to be the new interim President. The ruling raises the stakes as West African leaders prepare to meet on Sunday to respond to the takeover, which has jeopardised a transition back to […]
The Pope and the President: US bishops try to rein in the Biden administration, but the Vatican is all smiles
JACK JENKINS, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the state of play between the Catholic Church and the Biden administration…
Australian conference honours the continuing legacy of Anglican rector John Stott
Melbourne, Australia When Angus Skeoch, CEO of Sydney-based Restore Mission, attended the John Stott conference he was simply curious about this remarkable leader of 20th century Christianity. He found himself among an older generation of men and women who had personally known Stott or otherwise been deeply influenced by the man. Skeoch, who settles at-risk refugees […]
Survey: White evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants, Mormons most likely to believe in QAnon
RNS A new survey reports white evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are the most likely to believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory, a trend researchers suggest correlates with the kind of media they consume. The survey, released Thursday by the Public Religion Research Institute, focused on the […]