Sight-Seeing: New books celebrate faith and motherhood in time for Mother’s Day
Ahead of Mother’s Day in the US and elsewhere, EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, looks at some recent books that celebrate faith and mothering…
Faith leaders ask Biden to mark Mother’s Day with prayer day against gun violence
United StatesRNS More than 550 faith leaders have asked President Joe Biden to declare Mother’s Day an occasion for Americans to pray for an end to gun violence. “While some may throw up their arms and say that this is a battle too large to win, we, an interfaith coalition, made up of Christians, Jews, […]
Heartbroken relatives protest Mexico’s missing on Mother’s Day
Mexico City, MexicoReuters Karla Rios held up a banner with pictures of her sister and niece at the Mexican capital’s monument to mothers on Tuesday – just two among thousands of people in Mexico who have disappeared in recent years without trace, leaving anguished relatives without answers. Rios said her two family members were last […]
Essay: The maternal heart of God the Father
As many around the world mark Mother’s Day this Sunday, MEREDITH WRIGHT says there’s freedom in exploring God’s motherly instincts…
This Life: Reflection’s from a mother’s heart
As some nations marked Mother’s Day last Sunday, US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, on why it’s important mothers share their memories…
US town where Mother’s Day began conducts online service
Grafton, West Virginia, USAP In the West Virginia town where Mother’s Day started 112 years ago, there was another first: an online-only audience due to the coronavirus pandemic. The pews were empty Sunday as an organist played the opening hymn at the International Mother’s Day Shrine in Grafton. The tradition began when Anna Jarvis wanted […]
On Mother’s Day, young Uighurs ask: Where are our mums?
RNS Akida Pulat has made it through her last three birthdays and the onset of a pandemic without knowing where her mother is. This weekend, she will add a third Mother’s Day to the list. On Mother’s Day, she and a group of Uighur diaspora youth living in the US, Turkey, Germany and Norway are […]
In Colombia, Mother’s Day marred with blood, gender violence
Bogata, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Mother’s Day is a cause for celebration, but in Colombia it is infamous for bringing violence and death. On Sunday, families will come together, flowers and alcohol will be bought in vast quantities and restaurants will be packed. A woman carrying a child walks along a pathway near the Colombian-Venezuelan border […]
Mothers have biggest influence on Australians, survey finds
Mothers are credited as having the biggest influence on shaping Australians, according to new research released to mark Mother’s Day in Australia. The survey of 1,013 people, carried out by McCrindle Research, found that 41 per cent of people credited their mothers as having the biggest influence in shaping who they are, followed by fathers (21 […]
THIS LIFE: THE POWER OF A PRAYING MOTHER
With Mother’s Day just passed, US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the relationship between mother and child…