American Baptist Churches USA to be led by Rev Gina Jacobs-Strain
United StatesRNS On Saturday (4th November), the American Baptist Churches USA became the last of the major mainline Protestant denominations to appoint a female leader by naming Rev Gina Jacobs-Strain as its general secretary. Jacobs-Strain was selected unanimously by the ABCUSA’s Search Committee after an 18-month-long process, said the denomination’s president, Rev James Wolfe. Jacobs-Strain […]
India’s top court tells states to stop crop burning as New Delhi’s air turns hazardous
New Delhi, IndiaReuters India’s Supreme Court ordered authorities in the states surrounding New Delhi on Tuesday to stop farmers burning crop residue, as the air quality from smog engulfing the world’s most polluted capital during the past week reached hazardous levels. Air quality dips every year ahead of winter, when calm and cold winds trap […]
Britain’s Prince visits Singapore for Earthshot environmental prize
SingaporeReuters Britain’s Prince William attended the annual Earthshot Prize ceremony on Tuesday, which £1 million to each of five green innovators working on projects including a cleaner lithium-ion battery and ocean conservation. “The light of optimism is burning bright in our Earthshot finalists,” Prince William said at the ceremony in Singapore. Britain’s Prince William meets […]
Spanish judges say Catalan amnesty could help PM Sanchez but imperil rule of law
Madrid, SpainReuters Spanish judges have waded into a row over a possible amnesty for Catalonian separatists in return for their support for a new Socialist-led government, arguing that it serves the interests of acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez but not the country. The amnesty law has been proposed by Sanchez, who is trying to form […]
Mali drone strikes kill civilians in town of Kidal, officials and rebels say
Bamako, MaliReuters At least 12 civilians were killed by drone strikes around the town of Kidal in northern Mali on Tuesday, including on a base vacated days earlier by a United Nations peacekeeping mission, a local official and a rebel group said. The strikes appear to be the first sign of conflict in Kidal, a […]
Migration: Hunger, joblessness drive record numbers of Guatemalans to US
With few job opportunities and food harvests hit by climate change, more young Guatemalans are leaving poor farming communities in search of a better life in the United States. ANASTASIA MOLONEY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports…
US study finds young people define “sacred moments” broadly: From God to nature to relationships
United StatesRNS A majority of young Americans from a variety of faiths and no faith say they have experienced a sacred moment, according to a new survey, but their definitions of what is sacred may not line up with those of their parents or grandparents. Springtide Research Institute’s “The State of Religion & Young People […]
Essay: British King acknowledges colonial atrocities in Kenya – here’s what could happen next
TONNY RAYMOND KIRABIRA, an academic and practitioner of international law and transitional justice, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at possible next steps for those seeking justice for colonial-era “wrongdoings” in Kenya…