Lifestory: Remembering EP Sanders, a New Testament scholar who offered a new look at Judaism
In an article published on Religion News Service, MARK CHANCEY, a professor of religious studies Southern Methodist University, writes that Sanders forcefully called on fellow New Testament scholars to reject caricatures of Judaism…
Report on Salvadoran gang crackdown details killings, other abuses
San Salvador, El Salvador Reuters El Salvador’s extended crackdown on the country’s gangs has led to abuses, including at least 86 detainees deaths while in custody, many showing signs of torture, suggesting “state responsibility,” according to an independent report released on Wednesday. The report by Human Rights Watch and Salvadoran justice non-profit Cristosal marks the […]
New Peru president sworn in after predecessor Castillo ousted
Lima, PeruReuters Peru’s Congress swore in a new president on Wednesday in a day of sweeping political drama that saw the former leader, Pedro Castillo, ousted in an impeachment trial hours after he attempted a last-ditch bid to stay in power by trying to dissolve Congress. Ignoring Castillo’s attempt to shut down the legislature by […]
Pope compares Ukrainian suffering to World War II Nazi death operation
Vatican CityReuters Pope Francis on Wednesday compared the war in Ukraine to a Nazi operation that killed some two million people, mostly Jews, in the first years of World War II. Speaking to Polish pilgrims at his weekly general audience, Francis noted that the Catholic University of Lublin, in Poland, had recently commemorated the anniversary […]
Colombia killings of social leaders, rights defenders hit new high
Bogota, ColombiaReuters Colombia will end the year with at least 199 killings of social leaders and human rights defenders, the highest level recorded, due to attacks by illegal armed groups in areas tied to the drug trade, the country’s human rights ombudsman said on Wednesday. In the first eleven months of the year, 199 people […]
Russian forces killed hundreds of civilians early in Ukraine war – UN report
Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters Russian forces killed at least 441 civilians in the early days of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday, documenting attacks in dozens of towns and summary executions that it said might be war crimes. The actual number of victims in the Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy meets troops near eastern front, says “all our people will be free”
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops close to front lines in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday and expressed thanks to everyone involved in the war effort to mark the country’s Armed Forces Day. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends an award ceremony of a battle banner to one of Army brigades in the Day of […]
Suspected suicide blast at Indonesian police station kills two
Bandung, Indonesia Reuters Two people were killed and eight wounded in the Indonesian city of Bandung on Wednesday when a suspected Islamic militant who may have been angered by the country’s new criminal code blew himself up at a police station, authorities said. Ahmad Ramadhan, head of the public information bureau for the National Police, […]
Taliban allow high school graduation exams for Afghan girls
Islamabad, PakistanAP Afghan girls will be allowed to take their high school graduation exams this week, an official and documents from the Taliban government indicated Tuesday – even though they have been banned from classrooms since the former insurgents took over the country last year. According to two documents from the Taliban ministry of education, […]
Vatican under pressure over non-prosecution of Jesuit artist
Vatican CityAP The Vatican came under pressure Tuesday to explain why it didn’t prosecute a famous Jesuit artist and merely let his order restrict the priest’s ministry following allegations that he abused his authority over adult women. The Jesuits, the same order to which Pope Francis belongs, announced in a statement made public this week […]