Vaccination responses: In the US, many ‘Bible Belt’ preachers silent on shots as COVID-19 surges
JAY REEVES, of Associated Press, reports on why many pastors are avoiding speaking about coronavirus vaccination campaigns…
Christian family in Afghanistan appeals to Pope to help them flee persecution
Vatican City RNS Alì Ehsani, 32, knows what life can be like for Christians under the Taliban regime. Born in Kabul in 1989, he and his brother fled when he was eight after the murder of his parents by the Islamic extremists. “I know firsthand how difficult it is to be Christians in that country,” […]
Essay: In Afghanistan, we made the same mistakes as in Vietnam
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says it’s time America realised its military cannot solve every problem in the world…
Wow!: With free education, Congo’s child miners swap hammers for books
ANGE KASONGO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how the decision to provide free primary school education to children in the Democratic Republic of Congo is helping address issues of child labour – but that poverty keeps millions more away…
Historic American church set to integrate its slavery ties
AP The great contradiction of Boston’s Old North Church is that a site pivotal to the freedom of the nation is the same place where slave owners and traders once worshipped. Now, with a $US75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities announced Tuesday, the foundation responsible for the preservation of the church campus […]
Taliban, striking dovish tone, pledge peace and women’s rights under Islam
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters The Afghan Taliban said on Tuesday they wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law, as they held their first official news briefing since their shock seizure of Kabul. The Taliban announcements, short on details but suggesting a softer line than during […]