Coronavirus vaccines: When Africans asked for COVID shots, they didn’t get them. Now they don’t want them
EDWARD MCALLISTER and COOPER INVEEN, of Reuters, report…
“All gone”: How one Australian church is navigating the aftermath of Lismore’s devastating floods
Lismore, New South Wales, Australia In the early hours of 28th February, CentreChurch, Lismore, fell victim to the catastrophic inundation of water that has become the worst recorded flood in Lismore’s history. Nestled between a real estate agent and an anti-ageing clinic, the church has a congregation of around 200 people that live within the […]
Essay: How does Australia’s voting system work?
In an article first published on The Conversation, MALCOLM MACKERRAS, a Distinguished Fellow at the PM Glynn Institute, Australian Catholic University, explains how Australia’s voting system works – and highlights some issues with it…
Postcards: Preservationists seek to acquire beloved Hollywood home to cloistered nuns
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports on efforts to preserve an LA monastery…
World in no better place to fight pandemics than before COVID – review
London, UK Reuters The world is no better prepared for a new pandemic than it was when coronavirus emerged in 2019 and may actually be in a worse place given the economic toll, according to a panel set up by the World Health Organization to evaluate the global response. A lack of progress on reforms […]
In the US, $US121.5 million settlement in New Mexico clergy sex abuse scandal
Santa Fe, New Mexico, USAP One of the oldest Catholic dioceses in the United States announced a settlement agreement Tuesday to resolve a bankruptcy case in New Mexico that resulted from a clergy sex abuse scandal. The tentative deal totals $US121.5 million and would involve about 375 claimants. Archbishop John C Wester, head of the […]