Sight-Seeing: Think we’re living through the Apocalypse? So did first-century Christians
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says, in an article first published on Religion News Service, that apocalyptic writers have something important to tell us…
In Germany, Cologne Catholic church holds penance service on sex abuse
Cologne, GermanyAP Germany’s Roman Catholic archdiocese of Cologne held a service of penance Thursday for cases of sexual abuse by clergy, saying the ritual was not an absolution for the perpetrators but a “confession of guilt.” The German Catholic Church’s handling of sexual abuse reports has caused a crisis in Cologne, where the Archbishop, Cardinal […]
Australian Christian author Mark Sayers urges young Australian leaders to step into an age of trials to renew the church
Sydney, Australia Australian Christian author Mark Sayers has urged young emerging Christian leaders to accept themselves as “one of a kind” with unique gifts that God can use to renew his church in a post-pandemic society, but one which should expect more challenges. Sayers, a senior leader of Red Church in Melbourne, author and podcast […]
Canada struggles to reach 18,000 stranded by flood waters
Abbotsford, British Columbia, CanadaReuters Canada was still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday after floods and mudslides destroyed roads, houses and bridges in what could be the costliest natural disaster in the country’s history. Receding flood waters were helping rescue efforts, but the downpour blocked off entire towns in the province of British […]
Belarus clears migrant camps at EU border, but crisis not yet over
Bruzgi, Belarus Reuters Belarus authorities on Thursday cleared the main camps where migrants had huddled at the border with Poland, in a change of tack that could lower the temperature in a crisis that has spiralled in recent weeks into a major East-West confrontation. In another potential sign of the crisis easing, hundreds of Iraqis […]
COVID-19 deaths decline 17 per cent in the Americas, says health agency
Brasilia, BrazilReuters COVID-19 deaths have decreased 17 per cent in the Americas over the past week, but the most populous countries like the United States, Brazil and Colombia are seeing a leveling of new infections after weeks of declining trends, the Pan American Health Organization said on Wednesday. Mexico is reporting an increase in new […]
EU to send aid to migrants at Belarus border
Warsaw, Poland/Brussels, Belgium/Vilnius, LithuaniaReuters The EU said on Wednesday it will send €700,000 worth of food, blankets and other aid to migrants at the Belarus border, after criticism it had done too little to help thousands of people trapped in frozen woods by an east-west feud. In a sign of European urgency to resolve what […]
GreenSight: ‘Qots’ or thorns
ALVIN JOHNSON looks at the use of the word ‘qots’ in the Bible…
Canada province expects death toll to rise after 500-year flood
Abbotsford, British Columbia, CanadaReuters The death toll in Canada from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts of British Columbia is set to rise, with the province declaring a state of emergency on Wednesday. Authorities have confirmed one death after torrential rains and mudslides destroyed roads and left several mountain towns isolated. At least three […]
Eastern Congo lawmakers sound alarm over 144 violent civilian deaths this month
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of CongoReuters At least 144 civilians have been killed in eastern Congo this month, lawmakers from the conflict-hit provinces said on Wednesday, refusing to back extending a state of siege they said was failing its mission to end decades of instability. Despite the lawmakers’ objections, parliament on Wednesday approved the motion to extend […]