Afghanistan: Taliban mark year in power that has provided security but little hope
MOHAMMAD YUNUS YAWAR and CHARLOTTE GREENFIELD, of Reuters, report on what’s happened in Afghanistan in the year since the Taliban takeover…
Frederick Buechner, Christian “writer’s writer” and “minister’s minister”, dies at 96
United StatesRNS Frederick Buechner was asked on numerous occasions how he would sum up everything he had preached and written in both his fiction and non-fiction. The answer, he said, was simply this: “Listen to your life”. Frederick Buechner in an undated image. PICTURE: Courtesy photo That theme was constant across more than six decades […]
Essay: Three reasons why disinformation is so pervasive and what we can do about it
In an article first published on The Conversation, Australian academics MATHIEU O’NEILL and MICHAEL JENSEN look at the growing problem of disinformation…
Wow!: In Caracas, equine therapy offers hope for disabled kids from low-income families
EFRAIN OTERO and VIVIAN SEQUERA, of Reuters, report on the work of the Integral Therapy Center Foundation of Venezuela…
Some 94 million people in need of cataract surgery, says CBM Australia, urging people to support Miracle’s Day
Geelong, Australia Some 94 million people around the world are currently in need of cataract surgery with the global coronavirus pandemic only lengthening the backlog, according to Christian disability-inclusive international development agency CBM Australia. Mariska Meldrum, campaign manager for CBM’s Miracles Day, witnessing children in the Philippines have cataract surgery in 2017. PICTURE: Courtesy of CBM […]
Resume aid to Taliban-run Afghanistan, Red Cross urges
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The Red Cross on Monday appealed to states and donors to set aside their political objections to the Taliban and resume aid flows to Afghanistan’s state institutions to ease an “unbearable” humanitarian situation there. The hardline Islamist Taliban marked a year in power on Monday with small scale celebrations as the country struggles […]