The Interview: US Senator and pastor Raphael Warnock
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, speaks with Senator (and pastor) Raphael Warnock as he releases his new book ‘A Way Out of No Way’…
Buying groceries or grabbing a coffee? UK churches adapt to community needs
Norwich, UK Picking up some groceries or stopping for a coffee and a chat in the café – for many villagers in the UK such activities are increasingly taking place in the walls of a church as faith communities across the country adapt to the needs of the communities that they serve. The community in […]
Essay: A reckoning on Native boarding schools in the US is long overdue
In an article first published on Religion News Service, BRIDGET MOIX, general secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation, says that there are “gaping holes between our country’s traditional narrative and the realities of how our nation was built and who paid the costs”…
Children killed, tortured in Myanmar junta’s crackdown, UN expert says
Reuters Scores of children have been killed in Myanmar since last year’s coup, not just in the crossfire of conflict but as deliberate targets of a military willing to inflict immense suffering, a United Nations expert said on Tuesday. Minors had been beaten and stabbed and had fingernails or teeth removed during interrogation, while some […]
Sight-Seeing: The beauty of justice and the justice of beauty
JO KADLECEK, of Baptist World Aid Australia, looks at how the Prophet Isaiah defines both justice and beauty – and why it matters…
Catholic diocese appeals for financial help after church attack in Nigeria
Nairobi, Kenya The Catholic Diocese of Ondo in south-west Nigeria is appealing for financial assistance to assist victims of the church attack in which 40 people died and others were injured when gunmen attacked St Francis Catholic Church earlier this month. “We want to thank those who have already reached out to the victims’ families […]