Franklin Graham writes to Putin, Zelenskiy to ask for a ceasefire during Holy Week
RNS Fresh from a two-day visit to Ukraine, the Rev. Franklin Graham said he wrote to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to ask for a ceasefire in the war in observance of Holy Week in the Western and Eastern Christian churches, which together span from 10th to 24th April. Graham visited […]
Saints of Past Ages: St Gertrude of Nivelles
In an article first published on The Conversation, MILES PATTENDEN, ofAustralian Catholic University, writes about the life of 7th century saint, Gertrude of Nivelles…
Sri Lankans protest near President’s residence; Catholic bishops call for unity
Colombo, Sri Lanka AP Sri Lanka police fired tear gas and a water canon to disperse several hundred people protesting Thursday near the private residence of the country’s President, demanding his resignation as the Indian Ocean island nation struggles with its worst economic crisis. Protestors demonstrated, shouting slogans condemning the long power cuts and shortages […]
Canada’s Indigenous seek dialogue with Vatican on repatriation of artefacts
Vatican CityReuters Canadian Indigenous leaders seeking an apology for the Catholic Church’s role in notorious residential schools where children where abused also want to start a dialogue on the return of native artefacts held in the Vatican Museums. “My view is that we should sit down with Church officials and begin discussions about repatriation,” Phil […]
UN raises $US2.44 billion for Afghan aid amid concerns on girls’ education
Reuters A total of 41 donor countries pledged more than $US2.44 billion towards the United Nations $US4.4 billion appeal for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the world body said on Thursday, as international concerns grew over the Taliban denying girls a secondary education. Belgium’s minister of development cooperation Meryame Kitir said: “Education empowers women and girls […]
Europe’s Russian gas in jeopardy, Ukraine girds for new attacks
Trostyanets/Lviv, UkraineReuters President Vladimir Putin threatened on Thursday to halt contracts supplying Europe with a third of its gas unless they are paid in Russian currency, his strongest economic riposte so far to crushing Western sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine. European governments rejected Putin’s ultimatum for Friday, with the continent’s biggest recipient of Russian gas, […]
Finnish court acquits lawmaker in freedom of speech case
Helsinki, FinlandAP A Finnish court on Wednesday acquitted a Christian Democrat lawmaker and former interior minister of alleged incitement against gay people, in a case considered an important precedent on the limits of freedom of speech in the Nordic country. The Helsinki District Court said in its ruling that while some of the public statements […]
As floods ease, Australia’s biggest state braces for damaging surf and wind
Reuters The entire coast of Australia’s most populous state was told to brace for high waves and powerful winds on Thursday as a low pressure system that left entire towns flooded moved offshore. The change brought a reprieve for large swathes of northern New South Wales – flooded this week for the second time in […]
A Sustainable Life: Five walks to save the world – how ‘psychogeography’ can help you confront the climate crisis
PHILIPPA HOLLOWAY, academic and author of ‘The Half-life of Snails’, says action on climate change can start with something as simple as a walk…
Anglican Church of Canada blunders stoke calls for general secretary to resign
RNS Survivors of abuse and anti-abuse advocates in the Anglican Church of Canada are calling for the denomination’s general secretary to resign, saying he and other ACC leaders have continued to bungle their response to the leak of a draft of an article on sexual misconduct written for the denomination’s paper. “The ACC absolutely has […]