Calls for new laws as tech fuels “explosion” of online sex abuse
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation As a schoolgirl, Sarah Cooper became close to an online buddy called “J”, bonding over a love of pop singers like Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj, and confiding about problems at home. Some two years later he sold her into sexual slavery. Cooper, from the US city of Boston, told how […]
In the US, William Sterling Cary, pioneering Black pastor, dies at 94
Chicago, USAP William Sterling Cary, a pioneering minister and civil rights activist who was the first Black person in prominent church leadership roles including president of the National Council of Churches, has died, according to family members. He was 94. Cary died Sunday at his suburban Chicago home in Flossmoor following heart failure after a […]
Austria locks down unvaccinated as COVID cases surge across Europe
Vienna, Austria Reuters Austria imposed a lockdown on people unvaccinated against the coronavirus on Monday as winter approaches and infections rise across Europe, with Germany considering tighter curbs and Britain expanding its booster program to younger adults. Europe has again become the epicentre of the pandemic, prompting some countries to consider re-introducing restrictions in the […]
“Ornitheology”: For Christian birdwatchers, faith takes flight
JESSICA MUNDIE, of Religion News Service, reports on how Christian birdwatchers see connections to their faith…
Pope Francis praises book detailing LGBTQ ministry during HIV/AIDS pandemic
Vatican CityRNS In a letter to the author of a new book about the Catholic ministry to the LGBTQ community in the United States during the height of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Pope Francis praised the ministry’s “discreet mercy,” despite stigma and opposition by the church. The book Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories […]
Essay: Deaths from landmines are on the rise – and clearing them all will take decades
UK-based researcher SAM CLARKE – in an article first published on The Conversation – looks at the growing problem landmines pose around the world…