Historic façade must go, Middle Collegiate Church tells New York landmarks commission
United StatesRNS Two years after suffering a devastating fire, the leaders of Middle Collegiate Church are awaiting the resolution of a dispute over its historic façade. When the six-alarm fire destroyed most of the historic building in Manhattan’s East Village, the façade remained standing. But church officials, after spending $US4.2 million on fencing, steel bracing and other […]
Mexico, the deadliest country for journalists in 2022: watchdog
Mexico CityReuters Mexico is the country where most journalists were killed in 2022, media watchdog Reporters Without Borders said on Wednesday in a report that documented alarming evidence of kidnappings, assaults and arrests of media workers. The report registered 11 killings of media professionals in the Latin American country from January to Dec[ember] 1, or […]
Peru declares state of emergency, seeks 18-months jail for Castillo
Lima, PeruReuters Peru’s defence minister announced a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, which will take effect in the next few hours and allow soldiers to assist police in maintaining public safety after a week of fiery protests and road blockades. The protests were sparked by the ousting of former President Pedro Castillo on 7th […]
“Guinea pigs”: In Jordan, refugees scan irises to collect aid. But is it ethical?
NAZIH OSSEIRAN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that while biometrics and blockchain technology help Syrians access UN cash, rights groups are voicing concern over consent and data use…
In the US, Urbana missions conference that once drew 20,000 expected to fall far short
United StatesRNS For the first time since 2018, thousands of college students will gather a few days after Christmas to talk about God’s mission to the world and their place in it. Organisers of Urbana 2022, a missions conference run by the evangelical campus ministry InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, expect about 6,000 at the conference, to […]
Essay: Remembering Christians in Indigenous communities this Christmas
ELLIS HEASLEY, of UK-based religious freedom advocacy CSW, urges Christians to remember – and pray for – Indigenous communities around the world this Christmas…