Pope voices “pain” over Canadian deaths, doesn’t apologise
Vatican CityAP Pope Francis on Sunday expressed his pain over the discovery in Canada of the remains of 215 Indigenous students of church-run residential schools and pressed religious and political authorities to shed light on “this sad affair”. But he didn’t offer the apology sought by the Canadian Prime Minister. Francis, in remarks to faithful […]
At least 132 civilians killed in Burkina Faso’s worst attack in years
Ouagadougou, Burkina FasoReuters The death toll from the worst militant attack in Burkina Faso in recent years has risen to 132, the government said on Saturday, after armed assailants laid siege overnight to a village in the jihadist-plagued north-east. The attackers struck during the night on Friday, killing residents of the village of Solhan in […]
Illegal Serb church on Bosniak woman’s land is demolished
Sarajevo, Bosnia-HerzegovinaAP Bosnian authorities on Saturday demolished a Serbian Orthodox church that was illegally built on land owned by a Bosniak woman, a move that comes after a 20-year legal battle that saw the case reach the European Court of Human Rights. Workers and construction machinery arrived at Fata Orlovic’s yard in the village of […]
UK’s Johnson calls on G7 to vaccinate world by end of 2022
London, UKReuters British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday called for leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations to make a commitment to vaccinate the entire world against COVID-19 by the end of 2022 when they meet in Britain next week. Johnson will host the first in-person summit in almost two years of G7 […]
How ‘green fluff’ brought the taste of church potlucks home in the US during a pandemic year
RNS 2019 was a challenging enough year for Elizabeth Glass Turner and her household. Then came 2020. Because Glass Turner is immuno-compromised, she wasn’t able to leave her home in Ohio for much of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic forced many to quarantine. To help out, the meals ministry at her church dropped off […]
Pope meets Canadian cardinals after Indigenous school scandal
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis met with both Vatican-based Canadian cardinals on Saturday as their country reels from the discovery of the remains of 215 children at a former school for Indigenous students run by the Catholic Church. The Pope met separately with Cardinal Michael Czerny and Cardinal Marc Ouellet, the Vatican said in its […]
The Long Read: Virtual reality and livestreams – Why online church will continue post-pandemic
Zoom is just the beginning. JILLIAN CHENEY, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, reports on how some US churches have embraced the use of virtual reality technology…
Burkina Faso says at least 100 civilians killed in attack
Niamey, Niger AP Gunmen killed at least 100 people in a northern Burkina Faso village, the government said Saturday, in what was the country’s deadliest attack in years. The attack took place Friday evening in Solhan village, in the Sahel’s Yagha province, government spokesman Ousseni Tamboura said in a statement blaming jihadists. The local market […]