Look beyond profit to heal “lacerated world”, Pope tells Davos leaders
Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis on Wednesday urged political, economic and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos to look beyond profit and try to heal an “increasingly lacerated” world with moral and ethical decisions. Pope Francis leads the Angelus prayer at the Vatican, on 7th January, 2024. PICTURE: Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters […]
On the Screen: “Infectious” joy from two remarkable people who practiced what they preached
NILS VON KALM watches the documentary ‘Mission: Joy’…
UN faces $US100 trillion shortfall in fight against climate change, inequality – report
London, UKReuters Global goals tackling poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change face a $US100 trillion funding shortfall and are likely to be missed unless 10 per cent of global economic output is directed to the UN targets every year to 2030, a report on Friday said. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals set targets on everything […]
PRINCIPAL
In primary school one of my friends scribbled in my workbook. I said, ‘Don’t’ and pulled my book away. For the rest of the class he kept reaching over and scribbling! PICTURE: Jeffrey Hamilton/Unsplash Now I was a good kid, so I didn’t retaliate, until the 10th time! Them I scribbled on his book! […]
THE INTERVIEW: JONATHAN WILSON-HARTGROVE ON HOW AMERICAN CHRISTIANS CAN BREAK FREE FROM ‘SLAVEHOLDER RELIGION’
In an interview first published on Religion News Service, JONATHAN MERRIT speaks with writer and preacher Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove about his new book, Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom From Slaveholder Religion…
ESSAY: AN ACCIDENT OF BIRTH…
As Christmas approaches, NILS VON KALM reflects on what being born into a life of privilege means when there remains such injustice in the world…
SIGHT-SEEING: GENDER AND LOCKER ROOM BANTER
AMANDA JACKSON on the need to tackle the “tidal wave” of gender inequality and injustice afflicting the world…