My Mission: Serving pilgrims along ‘The Way’
Stephan and Ally Barnreuther talk to SAMANTHA ELLEY about their ministry on the famous European pilgrim route, the Camino de Santiago…
UNICEF says 10,000 children killed or maimed in Yemen since 2015
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Ten thousand Yemeni children have been killed or maimed since a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia intervened in March, 2015, after the Iran-aligned Houthi group ousted the government, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday. Artist Haifa Subay paints a mural about children’s suffering in the time of war as […]
Click to Pray 2.0 – Vatican app gets up close and personal with God
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican on Tuesday rolled out its latest “Click to Pray” app, offering a personal planner among new functions for what it hopes will be an improved digital “praying experience” in a fast-paced world. In its own mini-version of a Silicon Valley-type unveiling, seven church officials – including a cardinal – took part […]
US captives in Haiti were helping rebuild quake-damaged homes
Reuters The work of US and Canadian missionaries kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend included helping rebuild homes following an August earthquake on the island, according to their Ohio-based organisation that has aid projects all over the world. Christian Aid Ministries said in a statement Tuesday that the 17 captives – among them five children, […]
As Africa’s glaciers melt, millions face drought and floods, UN says
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Africa’s fabled eastern glaciers will vanish in two decades, 118 million poor people face drought, floods or extreme heat, and climate change could shrink the continent’s economy by three per cent by mid-century, the UN climate agency warned on Tuesday. The latest report on the state of Africa’s climate by the World […]
Myanmar frees hundreds of political prisoners after ASEAN pressure
Reuters Myanmar’s military government has freed hundreds of political prisoners from the notorious Insein prison, including Aung San Suu Kyi’s party spokesman and a famous comedian Zarganar, local media reported. Minutes after military ruler Min Aung Hlaing’s speech on Monday, state television announced more than 5,600 people arrested or wanted over their roles in anti-coup […]
Deaths in Norway attack came from stab wounds, not bow and arrow, police say
Oslo, NorwayReuters Five people killed in a small Norwegian town last week were all stabbed to death and not shot with a bow and arrows as initially suspected, police said on Monday. Four women and one man, aged between 52 and 78-years-old, were killed in the 13th October attacks in Kongsberg, a town about 70 […]
Australian inquiry recommends new national standards to protect Aboriginal heritage
Melbourne, AustraliaReuters Australia should set out a new national legal framework to protect Aboriginal cultural heritage, an inquiry into the destruction of ancient rock shelters for an iron ore mine found in its final report on Monday. The report said Aboriginal traditional owners should be the top decision makers on development applications that could impact […]
Three people dead after Jamaica police raid cult compound on fear of “ritualised killings”
Kingston, JamaicaReuters Three people were left dead and three hospitalized after Jamaican police raided the compound of a small religious organization due to concerns the group was preparing to carry out “ritualised killing,” Jamaican police said on Monday. Police responded on Sunday to reports that a congregant had been injured at the Pathways International Kingdom […]
Thousands of migrant workers in Kashmir moved to secure locations, hundreds flee
Srinagar, India Reuters Indian authorities have moved thousands of migrant workers in Kashmir to safer locations, while hundreds have fled the Himalayan valley after a wave of targeted killings, two security officials said on Monday. Suspected militants have killed 11 civilians, including five migrant workers, in Kashmir since early October despite a widespread security crackdown […]