ESSAY: LENT’S COUNTER-CULTURAL CALL IS AS OLD AS THE CHURCH – AND MORE NECESSARY THAN EVER
US columnist CHARLES C CAMOSY and lawyer SHERIF K MOUSSA, in an article first published on Religion News Service, look at the idea of Lent in today’s unequal world…
ELIJAH CUMMINGS: PREACHERS AND PRESIDENTS RECALL A MAN OF FAITH
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports on the passing of US Congressman Elijah Cummings…
Trump pulling US out of UN arms treaty, heeding NRA
Indianapolis, USReuters President Donald Trump told the National Rifle Association on Friday he was pulling the United States out of an international arms treaty signed in 2013 by then-President Barack Obama but opposed by the NRA and other conservative groups. Trump told members of the gun lobby at an annual meeting he intends to revoke […]
Updated: Evangelist Billy Graham dies at age 99
LAST UPDATED: 3.30pm, 22nd February, 2018 World renowned evangelist Billy Graham has died at the age of 99. Rev Graham, who took the Gospel message to millions, passed away at his home in North Carolina at 8am on Wednesday. In a statement his son, Rev Franklin Graham, said he and his siblings “would appreciate your […]
US Catholic Bishops among Christians denouncing Trump administration’s decision to rescind protection for undocumented migrant youth
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is among Christian organisations which have denounced the Trump administration’s decision to rescind a program aimed at protecting young undocumented migrants from deportation. Introduced by President Barack Obama, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provided youth – brought to the US illegally as children before 2007 or were […]
US Catholic bishops’ committee dismayed over Trump’s new direction on Cuba
RNS Disappointed with President Trump’s decision to reverse US policy on Cuba, a committee of American Catholic bishops is calling on the president to keep ordinary Cubans in mind as he curtails trade and tourism. “I was saddened to learn that President Trump scaled back our country’s bilateral engagement with the island nation,” Bishop Oscar Cantú of Las […]
More than 70 organisations and community groups call for an end to Australia’s offshore detention policy
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce, World Vision Australia and the Refugee Council of Australia are among more than 70 organisations and community groups which have signed an open letter calling upon the Australian Government to end it’s policy of offshore detention for asylum seekers and refugees. Released on the weekend, the letter says that that situation regarding […]
Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro dies at age 90
Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro – a towering figure of the 20th century – has died at the age of 90. Nine days of mourning are being observed in the Caribbean island nation where Castro seized power in a coup in 1959 and remained President until he formally resigned in 2008, handing power to his brother […]
CSW urges G20 leaders to raise religious freedom and human rights issues at China summit
A UK-based religious freedom advocacy has said it remains “deeply concerned” about violations of religious freedoms and other human rights in China and has urged G20 leaders to “use every opportunity” to raise concerns during a summit in China next week. Christian Solidarity Worldwide said Zhejiang province, where the summit will be held, has made […]
US Christian leaders call for direct dialogue with Cuba
Ekklesia Christian leaders are calling on the United States government to initiate direct dialogue with the Cuban government. They want to establish a relationship with their Cuban brothers and sisters, pointing out that US-Cuba relations have improved significantly in the last half-century. Twenty-one denominational leaders have signed a letter to President Barack Obama, which was […]