Postcards: German churches save on heat, still help the needy warm up
The Associated Press report from Berlin on how churches in Germany are stepping up to help people struggling with freezing temperatures and rising energy costs…
Tens of thousands march in Berlin in support of Iran protests
Berlin, Germany/Dubai, United Arab EmiratesReuters Tens of thousands of people marched in Berlin on Saturday in a show of support for protesters in Iran where unrest ignited by Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody entered a sixth week despite a deadly state crackdown. The protests have posed one of the boldest challenges to Iran’s clerical […]
Death of Queen Elizabeth II marked around world with tributes and flowers
London, UKReuters As world leaders paid tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on her death aged 96 on Thursday, ordinary people in Britain and around the globe paid their own respects to a woman who had been the face of her nation for more than 70 years. On a rainy London night, thousands gathered outside Buckingham […]
Across Europe, Ukrainian exiles pray for peace back home
Berlin, GermanyAP Alona Fartukhova has been coming to Berlin’s Ukrainian Orthodox Christian community every day since she arrived in Germany five days ago from war-torn Kyiv. The 20-year-old refugee has been attending daily prayers for peace and helped organize donations for her compatriots back home. On Sunday, Fartukhova joined dozens of other Ukrainian worshippers at […]
Synagogue, mosque and church to join under one roof in Berlin
Berlin, GermanyReuters A group of Muslims, Jews and Christians joined on Thursday to lay the foundation stone for a centre that will house places of worship for each religion in a symbol of interfaith dialogue in the German capital. Days after protests in Berlin over the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza, and at […]
Interfaith relations: In Berlin, a dream of three faiths worshipping in one building meets reality
KEN CHITWOOD, writing for Religion News Service, reports on the House of One project…
Berlin’s debate over Pius XII has hit the streets
RNS The debate about the late Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust – what he knew and why he did not openly denounce it – has been hotly contested for decades in articles, books and conferences. In Berlin, it’s now taken to the streets. To one street, to be more precise. The Pacelliallee, a tree-lined […]
Urban air quality less improved by COVID lockdowns than first believed
Rome, ItalyThomson Reuters Foundation Lockdowns during the first wave of COVID-19 had a much smaller impact on urban air quality than first expected, a study of 11 global cities, from Wuhan to New York, found on Wednesday. As millions stayed home, concentrations in the air of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – a key pollutant emitted by […]
Escape from the city? Londoners lead Europe in COVID-inspired dreams of flight
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation More than 40 per cent of people in large European cities have considered moving away due to the new coronavirus pandemic, according to a recent survey, with Londoners most prone to dreaming of living in a smaller town with better access to parks and other amenities. Half of urban dwellers in […]
From Paris to Singapore, cities put the brakes on e-scooters
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation Singapore became the latest city to target electronic scooters on Tuesday, when a ban on riding the devices loved by commuters but loathed by pedestrians took effect. E-scooters have become a common sight on city streets from Berlin to Paris, but they have been blamed for accidents including the death […]