UK man hands Cyprus Church icon taken by his officer father
Nicosia, Cyprus AP An 18th-century icon that a British officer spirited out of war-wracked Cyprus in 1974 was returned Wednesday to the island’s Orthodox Church by the officer’s son to reunite it with those “who really appreciate what it stands for”. A representative of the Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II received the icon during a ceremony […]
Pope warns booming Mauritius against “idolatrous economic model”
Vatican CityRNS Known as a beach bum’s paradise and a millionaire’s tax haven, the island nation of Mauritius welcomed Pope Francis, who encouraged its people to embrace their rich diversity as the country struggles with past and recent forms of colonisation. “You possess an authoritative voice, one that has taken on life,” Francis said while […]
ESSAY: THERESA MAY RESIGNS AS BRITISH PRIME MINISTER – HERE’S WHERE IT ALL WENT WRONG
In an article first published on The Conversation, NICHOLAS ALLEN, of Royal Holloway at the University of London, looks at what led to the resignation of the British Prime Minister last Friday…
UK, Australian police help Philippines fight child cybersex trafficking
Thomson Reuters Foundation British and Australian police are supporting the Philippines’ first centre to combat the online sexual abuse of children, launched on Wednesday, as the country becomes a global hotspot for the growing crime. The global spread of cheap, high-speed internet and the rise in mobile phone ownership is fuelling cybersex trafficking, with children […]
Only one per cent of British Christians believe God is female, survey finds
Only one per cent of British Christians believe God is a woman, according to the findings of a YouGov poll. The poll, which comes in the wake of the release of a new Ariana Grande song God is a Woman, found that the largest proportion of British Christians – 41 per cent – don’t think […]