Catholics in Hong Kong: Vatican envoy warns Catholic missions to prepare for China crackdown
GREG TORODE, of Reuters, reports on fears over the future of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong…
Mistakes plague identification of migrants who died in Texas truck
Oaxaca City, MexicoReuters A week after 53 migrants died in a sweltering trailer in San Antonio, Texas, some of their nationalities are still unclear, highlighting the challenges that officials from at least four different countries face in identifying the victims of the deadliest US human smuggling tragedy on record. The information trickling from various governments […]
Updated: Suspect in 4th July parade shooting charged with seven counts of first degree murder; two-year-old boy orphaned in shooting
Updated: 11:15am (AEST)Highland Park, Illinois, USReuters The man accused of opening fire with a rifle from a rooftop onto a crowd of people watching a July Fourth parade near Chicago, turning the holiday celebration into another national tragedy, was charged on Tuesday with seven counts of first-degree murder. If convicted, the suspect, 21-year-old Robert E […]
Essay: There’s no ignoring the US Supreme Court’s motivations in ruling against the EPA
In an artice first published on Religion News Service, Rev SUSAN HENDERSHOT, president of Interfaith Power & Light, says the US Supreme Court is showing a blatant disregard not only for those it supposedly serves, but also for God’s beautiful creation…
Sight-Seeing: Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous
DONOVAN SCHAEFER, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Pennsylvania, explores – in an article first published on The Conversation – why people are attracted to conspiracy theories…
Arbitrary detention widespread in Russian-held parts of Ukraine – UN rights chief
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Arbitrary detention of civilians has become widespread in parts of Ukraine held by Russia’s military and affiliated armed groups, with 270 cases documented, the UN human rights chief said on Tuesday, announcing plans to boost monitoring in the country. The findings were based on information from monitors’ field visits and interviews conducted with […]
New York church destroyed during 9/11 attacks consecrated as national shrine
United StatesRNS St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine was consecrated Monday in New York City. The original church, founded in 1916 on nearby Cedar Street in lower Manhattan, was destroyed in the aftermath of the attacks on 11th September. “The rebuilding of Saint Nicholas as a Shrine for the Nation is also an […]