This Life: Helping the homeless – an invitation from Jesus
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published by ASSIST News Service, looks at how Jesus invites us to help the homeless…
French Catholics agree to sell property to compensate abuse victims
Paris, FranceReuters France’s Catholic Church said on Monday it would sell real estate and, if needed, take out loans to set up a fund to compensate thousands of people sexually abused by clergy. A major investigation found in October that French clerics sexually abused more than 200,000 children over the past 70 years. A Christian […]
Vatican Library opens to public with old-new art space
Vatican CityAP The Vatican’s Apostolic Library, which is home to ancient manuscripts, rare books and reading rooms for scholars is opening its doors to the general public with a small new exhibition space aimed at pairing its artistic treasures with contemporary art. The inaugural exhibit Tutti (All) takes its inspiration from Pope Francis’ 2020 encyclical Brothers […]
UN aid chief says Myanmar deteriorating, Security Council meets
United NationsReuters United Nations aid chief Martin Griffiths warned on Monday that the humanitarian situation in Myanmar was deteriorating with more than three million people in need of life-saving aid due to a growing conflict and failing economy. The UN Security Council also met behind closed-doors on Monday to discuss Myanmar. The meeting coincides with […]
Poland warns of further large migrant clashes on Belarus border
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Thousands of migrants were massing near the Belarus border on Monday, Polish authorities said, as European Union member states called for more sanctions against Minsk and security forces braced for more attempts to force through the frontier. Warsaw has accused Belarus of trying to spark a major confrontation, with video clips showing […]
Tuvalu minister stands in sea to film COP26 speech to show climate change
Canberra, AustraliaReuters Tuvalu’s foreign minister has given a speech to the United Nations climate conference in Glasgow standing knee-deep in seawater to show how his low-lying Pacific island nation is on the front line of climate change. Images of Simon Kofe standing in a suit and tie at a lectern set up in the sea, […]
Baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of Afghanistan airlift still missing
New York, USReuters It was a split second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on 19th August in a chaotic crowd outside the gates of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan when a US soldier, from over the tall fence, asked if they needed help. Fearing their two-month […]
Focus turns to climate finance after flurry of COP26 pledges
Glasgow, UKReuters Governments will push for agreement on Monday on how to help vulnerable countries deal with global warming and compensate them for damage already done, a test of whether developing and rich nations can end a standoff over cash for climate change. At the start of a crunch week for the UN climate talks […]
Spurred by reopening, more migrants head for US-Mexico border
Tijuana, MexicoReuters Emboldened by news that the United States and Mexico will reopen shared land-border crossings, hundreds of migrants have arrived at Mexican border cities like Tijuana, hoping the reset will make it easier to cross and seek US asylum. Starting on Monday, the nearly 3,200-kilometres border will be open again to non-essential travel after […]
Australia begins vaccine booster rollout as more curbs ease in Sydney
Sydney, AustraliaReuters Australia will begin administering booster shots of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine from Monday as millions in its largest city, Sydney, woke up to more freedom amid an accelerating immunisation drive against the coronavirus. Australia’s vaccination rate has picked up pace since July, after widely missing its initial targets, when its south-east was hit by […]