Eritrean Orthodox Patriarch dies after 16 years in detention
Nairobi, Kenya RNS Abune Antonios, a confined Eritrean Orthodox Church Patriarch and the longest-serving prisoner of conscience in the Horn of Africa, died on 9th February at the age of 94. He was still serving detention in the Eritrean capital, Asmara, after his arrest in 2006, just two years after his installation as the third […]
Russia has enough troops massed to invade Ukraine, US says
Moscow, Russia/Washington DC, USReuters Russia has massed enough troops near Ukraine to launch a major invasion, Washington said on Friday, as it urged all US citizens to leave the country within 48 hours after Moscow further stiffened its response to Western diplomacy. A Russian attack could begin any day and would likely start with an […]
Mexican journalist killed in latest violent attack on media
Mexico CityReuters A Mexican journalist was shot and killed in the southern state of Oaxaca on Thursday, police said, the latest in a string of journalist deaths that have prompted US lawmakers to pressure Mexico to step up protections. Heber Lopez, an independent journalist who ran NoticiasWeb, was shot and killed, police officials told Mexican […]
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US Jesuit university names first woman and first layperson as president
Updated 8am, 12th February, 2022 (AEDT)New YorkAP Fordham University, a Jesuit institution in New York, has named its new president, Tania Tetlow. She is the first woman and first layperson to lead the school in its 181-year history. Tetlow broke the same two barriers in her previous job, serving since 2018 as president of Loyola University […]
Conservative PAC sues Biden administration, targeting nuns, liberal Catholics
Washington DC, USRNS Conservative political action committee CatholicVote is suing President Joe Biden’s administration in an effort to secure records of communication between the US Government and Catholic groups in regard to two hot-button issues: humanitarian aid at the Southern border and recent abortion debates. Using a pair of lawsuits, both filed on 4th February, […]
Pope to visit Malta in April after virus postponed 2020 trip
Rome, ItalyAP Pope Francis’ first foreign trip of the year will be to the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, the Vatican said Thursday in announcing a 2nd to 3rd April visit that had originally been scheduled for 2020 but was postponed because of the pandemic. Francis, 85, will visit the main island cities of Valletta, […]
Russia holds drills in Belarus as West warns of “dangerous moment”
Brussels, Belgium/Moscow, RussiaReuters Britain said on Thursday the “most dangerous moment” in the West’s standoff with Moscow appeared imminent, as Russia held military exercises in Belarus and the Black Sea following the buildup of its forces near Ukraine. Ukraine also staged war games and the United States urged Americans in the country to leave immediately […]
Workplace changes: Pandemic propels workers closer to four-day week
Workers are putting in longer hours than ever. Could a four-day week allow them to reclaim their time? SONIA ELKS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
On Peru’s protected Fishermen’s Island, birds are still dying a month after oil spill
Isla Pecadores, Peru Reuters Peppered with fishing boats and thousands of hungry marine birds, from afar Peru’s protected Isla Pescadores – Spanish for Fishermen’s Island – looks much as it always has. But what is different now is that the boats are not fishing at the island, they are cleaning up an oil spill. Giancarlo […]