Italy chief chaplain condemns call for COVID disobedience by police
Rome, ItalyReuters Italy’s national Catholic military chaplain has hit back at a renegade, vaccine-denying archbishop, accusing him of inciting insubordination among the armed forces and police over their role in enforcing COVID-19 laws. The national chaplain, Archbishop Santo Marciano, issued a statement to all military and law enforcement personnel on Monday night, hours after Archbishop […]
In the US, Tennessee pastor, first African American, named to key SBC post
Nashville, Tennessee, USAP Tennessee pastor Willie McLaurin has been named interim president and CEO of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Executive Committee, becoming the first African American to lead one of the denomination’s ministry entities in its more than 175-year history. McLaurin’s appointment as one of the top administrators for the largest Protestant church body in […]
Vatican envoy slams Lebanese politicians during visit to Beirut
Beirut, LebanonReuters A Vatican envoy criticised Lebanon’s politicians on his visit to Beirut on Tuesday, calling for an end to “the few profiting of the suffering of many” in a financial crisis which has plunged the bulk of the country into poverty. Vatican’s foreign minister Archbishop Paul Gallagher speaks at the presidential palace in Baabda, […]
Death toll from Ecuador landslide rises to 22, dozens injured
Quito, EcuadorReuters The death toll following a landslide in Ecuador’s capital Quito rose on Tuesday to at least 22 people, with 47 reported injured so far, Mayor Santiago Guarderas said, as firefighter rescue crews continue searching homes and streets covered by mud. Torrential rains on Monday night caused a build-up of water in a gorge […]
Myanmar activists vow to defy junta with strike on coup anniversary
Reuters Myanmar’s military rulers have threatened to jail anti-coup protesters who take part in a “silent strike” on Tuesday, a year since the generals seized power, as the United States, Britain and Canada imposed new sanctions. The South-East Asian country has been in chaos since Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and other figures from […]
Thousands of Haiti homes flooded, rivers swell amid heavy rains
Reuters Thousands of homes were flooded and some 2,500 families displaced in Haiti as torrential rain caused rivers to burst their banks, and rescue teams have begun evacuating people in high-risk zones, the civil protection authority said on Monday. Nearly 36 hours of rain caused flooding, primarily in the north of the Caribbean country, with […]
Books: Max Lucado explores the faithfulness of God
DAVID ADAMS takes a look at a new year-long devotional from renowned US Christian pastor, author and speaker Max Lucado…
Attenborough, WHO, Tsikhanouskaya among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Oslo, NorwayReuters British nature broadcaster David Attenborough, the World Health Organization and Belarusian dissident Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya are among the nominees for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize after being backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner. Thousands of people, from members of parliaments worldwide to former winners, are eligible to […]
Cubans bundle up against cold as temperatures plunge, winds roar
Havana, CubaReuters Cubans bundled up in heavy jackets, hats and gloves and shuttered their homes on Monday as near-record cold and strong winds slammed the balmy Caribbean island more accustomed to bright sun and sultry trade winds. The small town of Bainoa, east of Havana, felt temperatures plunge to just three degree Celsius early Monday […]
Oil spill threatens corals in eastern Thailand
Bangkok, ThailandReuters Authorities are rushing to prevent an oil spill in eastern Thailand from damaging fragile corals, after officials said on Sunday the leak that began last week was drifting towards more coastal areas. Vessels wait to clean oil spills caused by a leak from an undersea pipeline 20 kilometres off Thailand’s eastern coast at […]