Catholic Church: Lay members fill the enthusiasm gap on Francis’ ‘Synod on Synodality’
RENÉE RODEN, of Religion News Service, reports how a few dedicated lay organisers are trying to engage American Catholics with the ‘Synod on Synodality’…
Climate migration fuels conflicts in Bay of Bengal region
Chennai, IndiaThomson Reuters Foundation Military and civil conflicts could intensify along the Bay of Bengal coastline, fuelled by climate change-linked migration, land loss and displacement, researchers say. The area is seeing frequent extreme weather, which combined with its strategic, social and economic fault-lines, makes it “fertile ground” for social friction and violence, they warned. Rohingya […]
Essay: We need equity and justice in vaccine distribution. The church can help.
In an article published by Religion News Service, LANRE WILLIAMS-AYEDUN and MYAL GREENE, of World Relief, say faith leaders can advocate for better distribution and lower resistance to getting vaccinated…