Updated: Children among 31 killed at church fair stampede in Nigeria
Abuja, Nigeria AP A stampede Saturday at a church charity event in southern Nigeria left 31 people dead and seven injured, police told The Associated Press, a shocking development at a program that aimed to offer hope to the needy. One witness said the dead included a pregnant woman and many children. The stampede at […]
In the US, Episcopal Diocese of Maryland gives $US175,000 in reparations grants
RNS The Episcopal Diocese of Maryland in the US has made an inaugural grant distribution of $US175,000 after church members overwhelmingly approved a reparations fund a year-and-a-half ago. “The applicant pool was large and filled with worthy organisations doing the work of restoring Black communities in the geographical area of the Diocese of Maryland,” said […]
Ugandan clergy ask government to tighten security within churches as police launch manhunt for missing pastor and flock
Kampala, Uganda Religious leaders in Uganda have asked government to tighten the supervision of churches in a bid to reduce the growing cases of criminality sweeping the institution. The request follows the disappearance of a pastor and his flock last week. Police announced on Monday that they were investigating circumstances under which Pastor Samuel Kalibala of […]
“Protect the truth”: A Marcos return in Philippines triggers fear for history
Manila, PhilippinesReuters Books about the late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his brutal era of martial law are flying off the shelves, spurred by “panic buying” after his son and namesake won a 9th May presidential election. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr’s, presidency, set to begin on 30th June, has many people worried about losing access […]
Video of Brazilian man asphyxiated in police car sparks outrage
São Paulo, Brazil Reuters Viral videos of a 38-year-old Brazilian man being asphyxiated with gas in the trunk of police car after getting stopped by highway patrol caused outrage across Brazil on Thursday. The images captured on phone camera showed police officers bundling the handcuffed man into the trunk of their SUV, releasing a gas […]
Africa: Mobile money taxes risk driving poor out of digital economy
KENT MENSAH and NITA BHALLA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, report on how moves to roll out an e-levy on mobile money transactions in cash-strapped African nations, could hurt the poorest…
Resurgent east Congo violence displaces 72,000 in one week
Dakar, Senegal Reuters Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo over the past week between the army and M23 rebel group has forced more than 72,000 people from their homes, the United Nations said on Friday. The M23, a rebellion claiming to represent the interests of ethnic Tutsis in eastern Congo, is staging its largest […]
Italian Catholic Church’s limited sexual abuse investigation disappoints victims
Rome, ItalyReuters Italy’s Catholic bishops said on Friday they would commission a report on clerical sexual abuse in the past two years and a separate analysis going back to 2000, disappointing victims who wanted a thorough investigation going back many decades. Earlier on Friday, victim groups held a small protest near the Vatican embassy to […]