UNHCR chief asks world not to forget Afghanistan during Ukraine crisis
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters The dire humanitarian situation in Afghanistan should not be forgotten as the world’s attention is focused on the conflict in Ukraine, the United Nation’s High Commissioner for Refugees said on Tuesday ahead of a key donor conference set to take place this month. During a visit to the Afghan capital, UN high commissioner […]
Former Christianity Today editor Mark Galli accused of sexual harassment
RNS The former editor of a prominent evangelical magazine who made national headlines for criticising Donald Trump’s failed character has been accused of sexual harassment during his tenure as editor. A new report from Christianity Today magazine, published on Tuesday, claims the Carol Stream, Illinois-based ministry failed to hold former editor-in-chief Mark Galli and former […]
The Interview: Evangelical scientist Katharine Hayhoe finds hope in United Nations’ climate report
Following the release of the latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change last week, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks to US-based climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about faith, hope and science…
Black Catholics in US are a tiny minority increasingly drawing on immigrants, study finds
Durham, North Carolina, USRNS The congregation at Holy Cross Catholic Church is an anomaly in one sense: a historically Black congregation led by Rev Pius Wekesa, one of just 250 or so Black priests in the United States. Many Black Catholics, a minority within a minority, rarely see a Black priest celebrate Mass at their […]
Essay: Does the UN aviation body have the power to punish Russia for the MH17 downing?
In an article published on The Conversation, RON BARTSCH, an expert in aviation law from UNSW Sydney, explains…