In a Ukraine maternity ward, newborn Katya brings hope amidst the horror
Mykolaiv, UkraineReuters Just minutes old, baby Katya lies on her mother Tamara Kravchuk’s chest, unaware of the joy and solace she has brought. It is a moment of bliss and gratitude, despite the war raging close by. “I’m so happy. No matter what happens now – I’m the happiest person…my daughter is healthy. God willing […]
Sight Helpdesk: Older Americans are given the wrong idea about online safety – here’s how to help them help themselves
Information technology researchers NORA MCDONALD and HELENA M MENTIS, explore – in an article published on The Conversation, what tools older people can use to maintain online safety…
Russian Orthodox eye expansion in Africa, maybe Turkey as well
RNS While the world’s attention is focused on the fighting in Ukraine, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow has begun challenging the established order of Orthodox Christianity by moving his Russian Orthodox Church into Africa. The Moscow Patriarchate is also dropping heavy hints that his ire will turn to Turkey soon. According to their traditional rules, the […]
US focused on delivery of humanitarian aid to Ethiopia’s Tigray
Washington DC, US Reuters US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield told Reuters on Wednesday the top US priority in the region is the delivery of humanitarian aid to Ethiopia’s conflict-ravaged Tigray region, where millions are dependent on it. “Our efforts are focused squarely on effecting the initiation and sustainment of vital […]
Jamaica PM tells British royals island nation wants to be independent
Kingston, JamaicaReuters Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Wednesday told Britain’s Prince William and his wife Kate that his country wants to be “independent” and to address “unresolved” issues, a day after protesters called on the United Kingdom to pay reparations for slavery. The royal couple arrived in Jamaica on Tuesday as part of a […]
EU offers farmers aid, more land to grow due to Ukraine war
Brussels, BelgiumReuters The European Union will distribute €500 million to help farmers and allow them to grow crops on fallow land to mitigate food price spikes and potential shortages resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Published on Wednesday, the proposals by the EU’s executive European Commission also include assistance to Ukraine to help its farmers […]
Ukraine conflict: Polish Catholic community houses refugees as US agencies urge action
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, reports on how the Polish Catholic community has responded to help some of the millions of refugees who have left Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on 24th February and why US agencies are calling for that country to take greater action…
$US100 million US media campaign depicts human side of Jesus in outreach to sceptics
RNS A $US100 million media campaign in the US is attempting to attract people who are sceptical about Christianity but may relate to Jesus by highlighting his upbringing as a homeless, bullied son of a teenage mother. The He Gets Us campaign, which launched in mid-March, is an initiative of The Signatry, a Christian foundation […]
Essay: Why the future of the world’s largest religion is female – and African
GINA ZURLO, co-director of the Center for the Study of Global Christianity at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, looks – in an article published on The Conversation – at what trends are showing about the make-up of the church of the future…