UK anti-Semitic incidents hit record high in 2021, report says
London, UKReuters Anti-Semitic incidents in Britain reached a record high last year, driven by reaction to a rise in violence in Israel and Gaza, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday. The annual report by the Community Security Trust, which advises Britain’s estimated 280,000 Jews on security matters, found there had been 2,255 anti-Semitic incidents […]
Saints of Past Ages: St Irenaeus
Last month, Pope Francis declared name St Irenaeus a “doctor” of the Catholic Church. But just who was this second century saint? DAVID ADAMS takes a look…
Afghan refugees in UAE protest at halt to US relocation process
Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Hundreds of Afghans have launched a rare protest at a United Arab Emirates facility where they have been housed since fleeing their homeland last year, holding banners pleading for freedom and demanding to be sent to the United States to be resettled. Thousands of Afghans were last year evacuated to the […]
Portugal’s church abuse panel gathers over 200 testimonies in one month
Lisbon, PortugalReuters A commission investigating child sexual abuse in the Portuguese Catholic Church said on Thursday more than 200 alleged victims had already been in touch to share their stories since its launch a month ago. The abuse allegations have come from people born between 1933 and 2006, from various backgrounds, from every region of […]
Two weeks after Burkina Faso coup, UN Security Council expresses “serious concern”
United NationsReuters The United Nations Security Council expressed “serious concern about the unconstitutional change of government” in Burkina Faso in a statement more than two weeks after a military coup deposed President Roch Kabore. The 15-member council met behind closed doors on Tuesday to discuss the 24th January coup. In a statement, agreed by consensus […]
Updated: Explainer – Ottawa’s anti-vaccine mandate protests
Updated: 8am, 11th February, 2022 (AEDT)Winnipeg, CanadaReuters Horn-blaring demonstrations demanding an end to Canadian COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers have caused gridlock in the capital Ottawa since late January. The protests are now spilling to key Canada-United States border crossings and disrupting trade. The mayor of Windsor, Ontario, where protesters have closed the […]
Lebanese Maronite Patriarch urges IMF deal, elections on time
Reuters Lebanon’s senior Christian cleric called on Wednesday for the government to agree a plan with the International Monetary Fund to save the country from financial collapse and said elections should be held on time later this year. The Lebanese Government began a new round of talks with the IMF last month in the hope […]
Sight Helpdesk: Four reasons your fibre internet could be slow – and five tips to speed it up
In an article published on The Conversation, OMPRAKASH KAIWARTYA and MUFTI MAHMUD, of Nottingham Trent University, look at, with some specific reference to the UK context, what could be slowing your internet speed…
US clergy feel ill-equipped to help Black, Latino congregants with mental health
RNS Black and Latino Christians often turn to their pastors for mental healthcare, even when those clergy have limited expertise in working with those who are mentally struggling, according to a new study by the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University. Daniel Bolger, a doctoral candidate at Rice University who co-authored the report, […]
Updated: Australian religious schools would lose existing rights under amendments to the Religious Discrimination Bill, says Australian Christian Lobby
Updated 5.30pm (AEDT)Sydney, Australia Key rights currently enjoyed by Australian Christian schools under existing laws would be lost if amendments to the Federal Government’s package of Religious Discrimination Bills are passed, the Australian Christian Lobby warns. The coalition’s proposed Bill has been pulled from debate in the Senate on Thursday after five MPs crossed the […]