Ukrainian nuns open their monastery doors to the displaced
Hoshiv, UkraineAP Beneath the ancient beech forests of the Carpathian Mountains, a quiet monastery in the western Ukrainian village of Hoshiv has transformed itself into a giant playground for a dozen children who’ve been displaced by the war with their families. Nuns at the Greek Catholic Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Family, 100 […]
Essay: Ukrainian teens’ voices from the middle of war – “You begin to appreciate what was common and boring for you”
In an article first published on The Conversation, US-based scholar and novelist ALEXANDER MOTYL looks at what a series of essays written by teenagers in Kyiv reveal about their thoughts on the war in Ukraine…
Sight-Seeing: Why did Jesus live?
NILS VON KALM explains why he’s reflecting on Jesus’ life – as well as His death – this Easter…
Brazil’s largest Indigenous reservation overrun by illegal gold mining, says report
Brasilia Reuters An illegal gold mining boom on Brazil’s largest Indigenous reservation has brought disease, violence and grave human rights violations on the Yanomami people, according to research and allegations included in a new report on Monday, blaming high gold prices and tacit government support. The report by the Hutukara Yanomami Association found a 46 […]
World Council of Churches faces calls to expel Russian Orthodox Church; Vatican mulls meeting between Pope, Patriarch
RNS The World Council of Churches is under pressure to oust the Russian Orthodox Church from its ranks, with detractors arguing the church’s leader, Patriarch Kirill, invalidated its membership by backing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and involving the church in the global political machinations of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The debate garnered a response on […]