Thousands march in support of Muslim family killed in truck attack in Canada
London, OntarioReuters Thousands of people marched on Friday in support of a Canadian Muslim family run over and killed by a man driving a pick-up truck last Sunday in an attack the police described as a hate crime. The four victims, spanning three generations, were killed when Nathaniel Veltman, 20, ran into them while they […]
Aid groups to G7: honour pledges or risk failure at climate summit
Falmouth, UKReuters The Group of Seven leaders will jeopardise the chance of success at a landmark global climate change summit later this year if they fail to honour past aid promises this weekend, development campaigners said. Two people sit with signs during a protest of Cornwall Climate Youth Alliance in partnership with Fridays for Future […]
Bernice King: Racial justice activism must focus on strategy
Atlanta, Georgia, USAP Rev Martin Luther King, Jr’s, youngest daughter said she’s afraid American society is unraveling, telling a Christian radio network on Thursday that “I don’t know what’s going to happen ultimately to democracy.” But Dr Bernice King also said she is determined to be part of the solution, working to transform minds and […]
Pope taps South Korean to head Vatican office for priests
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis has tapped a South Korean bishop to lead the Vatican office responsible for the world’s 400,000 Catholic priests, in the second major appointment of an Asian prelate to the Holy See during his papacy. Monsignor Lazarus You Heung-sik, currently the Bishop of Daejeon, replaces the retiring Cardinal Beniamino Stella as prefect […]
Catholic Church in Germany: Cardinal’s resignation, refused by Pope, reinvigorates church reform
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, writing for Religion News Service, takes at look at recent events in the Catholic Church in Germany…
Southern Baptist executive committee hires Guidepost Solutions to review Moore allegations
RNS Responding to allegations that it has mishandled allegations of abuse in the past, the Southern Baptist Convention’s executive committee announced Friday that it had retained a firm to “conduct an independent review of its processes,” according to a statement from Ronnie Floyd, president of the executive committee. The review by Guidepost Solutions comes in […]
Malaysia to deport thousands of undocumented Indonesian migrants
Jakarta, IndonesiaReuters Indonesia is preparing to receive thousands of deportees from Malaysia, a government official said on Friday, amid a crackdown there on undocumented workers and as the country suffers its most severe coronavirus outbreak so far. Malaysia will send back about 7,200 people to Indonesia, which wants the most vulnerable people, including women and […]