Pope reappears after surgery, backs free universal healthcare
Rome, ItalyReuters Pope Francis, seeming in good overall condition, appeared in public on Sunday for the first time since undergoing intestinal surgery a week ago and made a plea for free universal healthcare. The 84-year-old Pope, who had part of his colon removed in the surgery, stepped out on the balcony of his suite on […]
On the Screen: ‘Black Widow’ a fine farewell to Marvel’s first female hero
MARCUS CHEONG watches the latest Marvel film…
Find $US75 billion to head off next pandemic, top panel tells G20
Venice, ItalyReuters COVID-19 is probably only a forerunner of increasingly dangerous pandemics in the future and governments need to find $US75 billion over the next five years to prepare for them, a panel of experts told finance ministers of the Group of 20 rich countries on Friday. In a report to the G20 meeting in […]
SBC president Ed Litton announces taskforce to oversee executive committee abuse review
RNS Southern Baptist Convention president Ed Litton has appointed a seven member taskforce to look into accusations the denomination’s executive committee mishandled allegations of abuse. The taskforce includes four Southern Baptist pastors, a lawyer, a social worker and the head of a Mississippi social service agency that works with children. Abuse advocate and attorney Rachael […]
Pope gradually resuming work, walking, eating with aides, Vatican says
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis is continuing a normal recovery from intestinal surgery, gradually resuming work, walking and eating with aides, the Vatican said on Saturday, adding his blood tests were satisfactory. The 84-year-old Pope is in hospital after undergoing a three-hour operation on Sunday to remove part of his colon, which the Vatican said had […]
Uncovering the past: Descendants of enslaved people join dig on former Jesuit plantation
RENÉE RODEN, of Religion News Service, reports on how the descendents of those enslaved on a Maryland plantation owned by the Jesuit have been able to connect with their family’s past through their participation on an archaeological dig…
Fire at Bangladesh factory kills 52 workers, police open probe
Dhaka, BangladeshReuters At least 52 people were killed and 20 injured after a massive fire raged through a juice-making factory in Bangladesh, officials said on Friday, the latest industrial accident in a country with a track record of poor working conditions. The fire started late Thursday on the ground floor of a six-story factory building […]