Essay: As South Sudan turns 10, questions over the role of the church emerge amid anti-clerical violence
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTOPHER TOUNSEL, author of ‘Chosen Peoples: Christianity and Political Imagination in South Sudan’, looks at how an examination of role of the church in South Sudan’s establishment can speak to the current situation in the decade-old nation…
US “concerned” by flow of migrants from Belarus to Lithuania
Vilnius, LithuaniaReuters The United States is concerned about the flow of Middle Eastern and African migrants from Belarus into Lithuania, a US diplomat said. Lithuania began building a 550 kilometre long razor wire barrier on its border with Belarus on Friday after accusing Belarusian authorities of flying in migrants from abroad to send illegally into […]
Postcards: Five years after South China Sea ruling, China’s presence around Philippines only growing
KAREN LEMA, of Reuters, reports on the ongoing dispute over territorial rights in the South China Sea despite a landmark international arbitration court against China five years ago…
Christians called to pray for the “spiritual transformation” of Japan during upcoming Olympics
Christians across the world are being called to pray for the “spiritual transformation” of Japan in a “million hours of prayer” during the upcoming Olympic and Paralympic Games. The push for prayer comes ahead of the games which are scheduled to start on 23rd July and run through until 8th August, originally scheduled to take […]