Vatican praises US court abortion decision, saying it challenges world
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican’s Academy for Life on Friday praised the US Supreme Court’s decision on abortion, saying it challenged the world to reflect on life issues, but also called for social changes to help women keep their children. The Vatican department also said in a statement that the defence of human life could not […]
In the US, Dobbs decision and fall of Roe met with rejoicing, dismay from faith groups
RNS After nearly 50 years, Roe v Wade, the US Supreme Court ruling that legalised abortion nationwide, is no more. In a six-to-three decision on Friday, the Supreme Court over-ruled both Roe, decided in 1973, and a 1992 decision in Planned Parenthood v Casey, which reaffirmed the constitutional right to abortion. The ruling came in […]
Lick of paint for Yemen’s historic Sana’a as truce holds
Sana’a, YemenReuters Yemeni architect Zaid al-Kuhlani watched his workers dab white paint around stained glass windows from scaffolds, part of a large-scale restoration effort of UNESCO-listed historic Old Sana’a that has endured years of bombings during the war. Others used pulleys and ropes to lift the city’s distinctive brown mud to the top of its […]
Snapshot: Gutenberg Castle, Principality of Liechtenstein
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After $US2 million New York church robbery, houses of worship evaluate theft risk
RNS When Rev Frank Tumino, pastor of St Augustine, walked into his Catholic church in the Park Slope neighbourhood of Brooklyn on the last Saturday in May, he found physical and spiritual wreckage: Angels that had decorated the front of the building were decapitated, Communion wafers were scattered across the altar and, most shocking, an […]
On the Screen: The return of the “King”
MARCUS CHEONG watches Baz Luhrmann’s ‘Elvis’…
Explainer: What led to priests being killed in Mexico?
Mexico City, MexicoAP Two Jesuit priests and a tour guide murdered in Mexico’s Sierra Tarahumara this week are the latest in a long line of activists, reporters, travellers and local residents who have been threatened or killed by criminal gangs that dominate the region. Revs Javier Campos, 79, and Joaquín Mora, 80, had spent much […]
Mexico, Brazil fall behind in anti-corruption efforts, ranking shows
Mexico City, Mexico Reuters Brazil and Mexico were among the countries registering the biggest declines in anti-corruption efforts as the pandemic and inflation pushed fighting graft lower on public agendas in Latin America, according to a ranking released this week. The 2022 Capacity to Combat Corruption Index, published jointly by Americas Society/Council of the Americas […]
Vatican releases Pope’s Canada itinerary, a sign trip is on
Rome, ItalyAP The Vatican on Thursday released the itinerary for Pope Francis’ 24th to 30th July visit to Canada, providing a sign he intends to go ahead with the trip despite knee problems that forced him to cancel a six-day visit to Africa also planned for next month. Francis is due to visit Canada to […]
Commonwealth leaders meet in Rwanda amid criticism of host’s rights record
Kigali, Rwanda Reuters Commonwealth leaders meet in Kigali on Friday to discuss cooperation on topics from trade to health to climate, against a backdrop of criticism of the host Rwanda’s human rights record and of a British policy to deport asylum seekers there. The Commonwealth, a club of 54 countries most of which are former […]