Conversations: US author Spencer Demetros talks about his new teen Bible story book
KATHRYN POST, of Religion News Service, speaks with Spencer Demetros about ‘The Bible: Enter Here’…
Pope urges European solidarity with migrants amid new crisis
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis renewed his call for Europe to welcome and show solidarity with migrants, saying the diversity they’re bringing to the continent is renewing European cities as a “beautiful mosaic, which should not be scarred or corrupted with prejudices or hatred”. Pope Francis attends an audience in the Paul VI Hall at the […]
Young pilgrims among thousands calling for climate justice at COP26
Last updated: 9am (AEDT), 13th November, 2021Glasgow, UK More than 2,000 young people have taken part in a pilgrimage across the UK in an initiative aimed at exerting pressure on politicians to respond to the climate crisis. The ‘Relay to COP26‘ pilgrimage, which started in Cornwell as the G7 met there last June and ended […]
Portugal’s Catholic bishops announce independent child sexual abuse commission
Lisbon, PortugalReuters Portugal’s Roman Catholic Church said on Thursday it would create an independent commission to investigate historical child sexual abuse allegedly committed by members of the clergy following pressure from prominent congregants to lift a veil of silence around the issue. Portugal’s Bishops’ Conference said in a statement that it decided to create the […]
FW de Klerk, South African president who oversaw end of apartheid, dies at 85
Johannesburg, South Africa Reuters South Africa’s last white President, Frederik Willem (FW) de Klerk, died on Thursday leaving a final apology via video for crimes against other ethnic groups during decades of apartheid. “I, without qualification, apologise for the pain and the hurt and the indignity and the damage that apartheid has done to Black, […]
Heavy rains in India, Sri Lanka kill 41, authorities say
Chennai, India/Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Heavy rains across southern India and Sri Lanka have killed at least 41 people, authorities said on Thursday, with weather forecasters expecting the downpours to ease in the next few days as stricken communities pumped out the deluge. The Indian Meteorological Department forecast light to moderate rain in most affected areas, […]
Sydney Christian private school head says student ranking system distorts the value of senior secondary education
Sydney, Australia The headmaster of one of Australia’s oldest Christian private schools has criticised the admissions system used by universities to accept graduating high school students. Rev Tim Bowden, head of Sydney’s Trinity Grammar School – which first opened in 1913 and is one of Sydney’s most prestigious private boys’ schools, said the way the Australian Tertiary […]
On the Screen: ‘PALAU: The Movie’ an under-stated but inspirational approach to telling the story of an evangelist who reached millions
DAVID ADAMS watches a biopic about the life of late evangelist Luis Palau…
Pelicans on migration superhighway stir trouble at Israeli fisheries
Mishmar Hasharon, Israel Reuters Thousands of pelicans on their exhausting journey south this autumn are on the hunt for food, and authorities in Israel have set up pelican-friendly reservoirs to protect commercial fisheries. Preferring an overland route to riskier skies above the sea, hundreds of millions of birds pass through Israel each migration season – […]
Health Insight: Yes, we should be keeping the healthier hand-washing habits we developed at the start of the pandemic
In an article first published on The Conversation, MELISSA HAWKINS, professor of public health at American University, looks at why we should keep up the good habits of hand-washing we developed during the COVID-19 pandemic…