How will Australia’s new Prime Minister’s Catholic upbringing influence his prime ministership? Experts have their say
Sydney, Australia When Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was sworn into office on 23rd May following his election two days earlier, he became only the sixth person to come to the role from a Catholic background. According to the new Prime Minister, the Catholic Church was among “three great loves” he gained in his upbringing […]
Essay: North Korea – how the COVID outbreak is putting pressure on the regime
In an article first published on The Conversation, CHRISTOPH BLUTH, Professor of International Relations and Security at the University of Bradford in the UK, looks at the impact of COVID-19 on one of the world’s most isolated nations…
World Council of Churches condemns Nigerian kidnappings
The World Council of Churches has condemned the spate of kidnappings which have been taking place in Nigeria including, this week, the head of the country’s Methodist Church. Dr Samuel Chukwuemeka Kanu Uche, Prelate of the Methodist Church Nigeria, was kidnapped on Sunday along with the Methodist Bishop Dennis Okechukwu Mark, and a chaplain to […]
Postcards: First Bangladesh city climate plan targets industrial-hub pollution
MD TAHMID ZAMI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Narayanganj city, south of Dhaka, which manufactures cement, lime, steel, bricks and knitwear, is aiming to clean up its air and water in a bid to go green and protect residents…
Mennonite Church USA passes resolution committing to LGBTQ inclusion
United StatesRNS The governing body of the largest Mennonite denomination in the United States passed a resolution on Sunday confessing to “committing violence against LGBTQ people” and committing to LGBTQ inclusion. In a separate vote, Mennonite Church USA also repealed instructions to pastors not to officiate at marriages between people of the same sex. The denomination’s […]