Postcards: Ukrainians unearth hiding places of Jews in city sewers during Nazi Holocaust
SERGIY KARAZY and LEWIS MACDONALD, of Reuters, report on how the tragic history of Jews is being unearthed in the western city of Lviv…
Southern Baptist panel to open legal records for abuse probe
AP A top committee of the Southern Baptist Convention agreed Tuesday to open up legally protected records to investigators who will look into how it handled, or mishandled, cases of sexual abuse within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination over the past two decades. The third vote on the matter in less than three weeks by […]
EU unveils strategy to tackle rising anti-Semitism in Europe
Brussels, BelgiumAP The European Union unveiled Tuesday a new strategy to combat growing anti-Semitism in Europe with plans to better tackle hate speech, raise awareness about Jewish life, protect places of worship and ensure that the Holocaust isn’t forgotten. According to Europe’s Fundamental Rights Agency, nine out of 10 Jews consider that anti-Semitism has increased […]
Nicaragua’s President Ortega calls bishops “terrorists”
Managua, Nicaragua AP Nicaragua’s increasingly isolated President Daniel Ortega called Roman Catholic bishops “terrorists” Monday and said many countries would have arrested them. In this 5th September, 2018, file photo, Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua. PICTURE: AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga/File photo. Ortega claims widespread […]
UN weather agency warns of water crisis without urgent reforms
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Global water resource management is “fragmented and inadequate” and countries should urgently adopt reforms to ramp up financing and boost cooperation on emergency warning systems ahead of a looming crisis, the UN weather agency said on Tuesday. Climate change is expected to increase water-related hazards such as droughts and floods while the number […]
Updated: French clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children since 1950, probe finds
Updated 7.30am, 6th October, 2021Paris, FranceReuters French clergy have sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years, a major investigation released on Tuesday found, and its authors accused the Catholic Church of turning a blind eye for too long. The church had shown “deep, total and even cruel indifference for years,” protecting […]
Support for new Japan PM’s government less than 50 per cent – survey
Tokyo, JapanReuters Support for the government of Japan’s new Prime Minister is less than 50 per cent, much lower than that of the previous government when it took power, a survey showed on Tuesday, a day after he took office and surprised many by calling an election on 31st October. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a […]
Lawyer: Hillsong founder to deny concealing abuse in court
Sydney, AustraliaAP Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston will plead not guilty to illegally concealing alleged child abuse by his father, his lawyer told a court on Tuesday. Houston did not appear at Sydney’s Downing Center Local Court when his charge was mentioned before a registrar for the first time. His lawyer told the court Houston […]
Seven more killed in Oman following tropical storm Shaheen
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Seven more people were killed in Oman as heavy winds and rain swept through the country after tropical storm Shaheen made landfall, the national emergency committee said on Monday on its official Twitter account. Four people had been killed on Sunday, including a child. Locals walk on flooded streets caused by […]
Australian Catholics mourn the lack of conversion from school to church attendance as fifth plenary council begins discussions
Sydney, Australia Catholic schools across Australia are full but “our churches are empty”, members of the Catholic Church’s Fifth Plenary Council have been told. The national meeting is the first since 1937 and is attended by 278 members across the country – including bishops, members of religious congregations and laypeople. St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney. […]