Desmond Tutu’s modest car reminds South Africans of his values
Cape Town, South AfricaReuters South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu could have chosen practically any car in the world when billionaire Warren Buffett offered to buy him a vehicle. But in 2008, the archbishop picked a modest Toyota Corolla with manual transmission over the luxury BMWs and Mercedes Benz favoured by government ministers. He gave […]
Sight-Seeing: The raw beauty and difficulty of forgiveness
In the first of a two part article, NILS VON KALM looks at the concept of forgiveness…
Monkeypox outbreaks: How global organisations are mobilising faith networks to fight stigma
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on how faith leaders from across religions are working with the World Health Organization officials in combatting monkeypox outbreaks…
South Africans intrigued by Desmond Tutu’s choice of aquamation
Cape Town, South AfricaReuters Anti-apartheid hero Desmond Tutu’s choice of aquamation over cremation or traditional burial came as a surprise to some South Africans, while others were impressed by this environmentally conscious move. By opting for aquamation Tutu, who died on 26th December aged 90, joined a growing “green burial” movement centred around the use […]
Essay: Desmond Tutu – Politician or saint?
Desmond Tutu biographer MICHAEL BATTLE, in an article published on Religion News Service, looks at the life and legacy of the South African activist and archbishop…
Tutu remains interred amid call to rename Cape Town airport
Cape Town, South Africa AP The remains of Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, were interred early Sunday during a private family service at the city’s Anglican cathedral. Archbishop Thabo Makgoba laid a small box containing Tutu’s remains to rest in the floor in front of the high altar […]
Lifestory: How Archbishop Tutu saved a small New York town from a blowup over hate crimes
US pastor Rev DWIGHT LEE WOLTER, in an article published on Religion News Service, recalls how a letter from Archbishop Desmond Tutu resolved an impasse over who is invited to take a seat at the table of justice…
Tutu’s family gathers in South Africa for Cape Town funeral
Cape Town, South AfricaAP Desmond Tutu’s family members gathered at his Cape Town home on Tuesday in preparation for his funeral this weekend as South Africans honored his life. The Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial equality and LGBT rights died Sunday at the age of 90. A woman places a floral tribute outside the […]
Cathedral bells to toll daily for South African struggle hero Tutu
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters The bells of Cape Town’s St George’s Cathedral will toll for 10 minutes a day every day at noon until Friday in honour of South African anti-apartheid hero Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday aged 90. Nobel prize winner Tutu, who preached against the tyranny of the white minority and was […]
UN chief calls Desmond Tutu “an inspiration to generations”
Last updated 9.30amJohannesburg, South AfricaAP Reactions to the death Sunday of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu: “Archbishop Tutu was a towering global figure for peace and an inspiration to generations across the world. During the darkest days of apartheid, he was a shining beacon for social justice, freedom […]