Essay: A ceasefire declaration is by no means the end of the crisis in Tigray
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, looks at the situation in Ethiopia’s troubled Tigray region…
Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, Congolese cleric and statesman, dies at 81
Nairobi, KenyaRNS Cardinal Laurent Monsengwo Pasinya, an influential figure in Congo’s Roman Catholic Church, died on Sunday in Versailles, France, where had been undergoing medical treatment. The 81-year-old prelate, the former Archbishop of Kinshasa, is remembered in the central African country as both a church leader and a statesman who fought fearlessly for human rights, […]
Postcards: No-stress Scripture – Nigerian Christians relish Pidgin Bible
ANGELA UKOMADU, of Reuters, reports on how a new Bible translation is helping some in Nigeria access Scripture…
In the US, United Church of Christ declares racism a public health crisis
RNS The United Church of Christ kicked off its Special Edition General Synod on Sunday by passing a resolution declaring racism a public health crisis. Delegates to the mainline denomination’s biennial meeting, held virtually this year, approved “A Resolution to Declare and Respond to Racism as a Public Health Crisis” with 96 per cent of the […]