Sudan cut off from $US650 million of international funding after coup
Khartoum, SudanReuters Sudan was unable to access $US650 million in international funding in November when assistance was paused after a coup, the finance minister of the dissolved government said – a freeze that puts in doubt basic import payments and the fate of economic reforms. The financing included $US500 million in budget support from the […]
UNICEF warns of malnutrition and disease risk for migrant children in Mexican camp
Mexico CityReuters Thousands of migrant children and adolescents living in a makeshift camp in southern Mexico are at risk of malnutrition, disease and potentially being separated from their families, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on Wednesday. Camping outside a soccer stadium in the southern city of Tapachula, thousands of migrants including many children are […]
Bruxy Cavey, pastor of one of Canada’s largest churches, accused of sexual misconduct
RNS A pastor at one of Canada’s largest churches has been accused of sexual misconduct and has been placed on leave while the church undertakes an external investigation. Bruxy Cavey, who grew The Meeting House into a megachurch with some 5,000 people attending 19 campuses in the larger Toronto metropolitan area, was accused of sexual misconduct by […]
Migration crisis: Shadow payment system on rise among European people smugglers
LAYLI FOROUDI, of Reuters, reports on the growing use of informal financial networks by people smugglers as far north as the UK…
Australian churches preparing to spread the message of Jesus’ birth with music and events
Sydney, Australia Churches across Australia will host a variety of concerts and activities ahead of traditional Christmas services this year, as a nation weary from COVID-19 restrictions celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Hobart’s Anglican St David’s Cathedral in the island state of Tasmania, will host two performances of Handel’s Messiah with an orchestra, choir […]
Essay: Nuns against nuclear weapons – Plowshares protesters have fought for disarmament for over 40 years, going to prison for peace
In an article first published on The Conversation, CAROLE SARGENT, a US historian studying faith-based calls for nuclear disarmament, looks at the nuns who have been at the forefront of the movement…