Wow!: World War II bombed churches and synagogues live on in art glass exhibit
KIMBERLY WINSTON, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, visits an unusual exhibition featuring glassworks made from shards collected from destroyed churches, synagogues and chapels in Europe in the aftermath of World War II…
Nepalis cast their votes for a new government to revive economy
Kathmandu, NepalReuters Many women clad in saris and men in jeans and baseball caps stood in long queues to vote in the general election, which pits the centrist Nepali Congress party, led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, against the Nepal Communist Unified Marxist Leninist party. Rising prices and poor job prospects were top of […]
Pope honours family roots in northern Italy with rare outing
Asti, Italy AP Pope Francis honoured his northern Italian roots on Sunday by celebrating a special Mass in his father’s hometown and encouraging younger generations to not be indifferent to the poverty and misery all around them. Thousands of people turned out to greet Francis during his rare personal weekend getaway to the province of […]
Turkish air strikes target Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq after bomb attack
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in northern Syria and northern Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets, Turkey’s defence ministry said, in retaliation for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago. The strikes targeted bases of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the […]
Ukraine nuclear plant shelled, UN warns: “You’re playing with fire!”
London, UKReuters Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is under Russian control, was rocked by shelling on Sunday, drawing condemnation from the UN nuclear watchdog which said such attacks risked a major nuclear disaster. More than a dozen blasts shook Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant on Saturday evening and Sunday, the International Atomic Energy Agency […]
In the US, Colorado clubgoers stop shooter who killed five in gay nightspot
Colorado Springs, Colorado, USReuters “Heroic” clubgoers fought and stopped a gunman shortly after he opened fire inside a LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs, killing at least five people and injuring 18 others, police said on Sunday. Police identified the suspect as Anderson Lee Aldrich, a 22-year-old man, who shot at patrons with a long rifle, […]
COP27 deal delivers landmark on ‘loss and damage’, but little else
Updated 6pm (AEST)Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Reuters Countries adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit early on Sunday that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by climate disasters – but does not boost efforts to tackle the emissions causing them. After tense negotiations that ran through the night, the […]
Musk says Trump’s Twitter account to be reinstated after poll shows narrow support
Reuters Donald Trump on Saturday said he had no interest in returning to Twitter even as a slim majority voted in favor of reinstating the former US President, who was banned from the social media service for inciting violence, in a poll organised by new owner Elon Musk. Slightly over 15 million Twitter users voted […]
Divorce property ruling stirs debate among Christians in Uganda
Kampala, Uganda A landmark ruling by the Court of Appeal in Uganda on the mode of sharing matrimonial property after divorce has stirred a hot public debate among Christians. The Court of Appeal ruled on Tuesday that “marriage does not give a spouse an automatic half-share of matrimonial property upon divorce” as the situation had […]
Pope visits immigrant father’s hometown for birthday party
Portacomaro, ItalyAP Pope Francis made a rare personal getaway Saturday, returning to his father’s birthplace in northern Italy for the first time since ascending the papacy to celebrate the 90th birthday of a second cousin who long knew him as simply “Giorgio.” Francis’ two-day visit to his ancestral homeland underscored some of the keystones of […]