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…
Women stranded in Pakistan floods take risky trips to give birth
Sehwan, Pakistan Reuters Rubina Mallah took a perilous, three-hour boat journey across flood waters to get to the nearest hospital in time to give birth to her baby son, as the roads leading to the clinic in the southern Pakistani city of Sehwan were submerged. The 27-year-old is one of tens of thousands of pregnant […]
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…
Braving mined streets to reach Czech village, two Mariupol mums chart new life
Kramolin, Czech Republic Reuters Alisa Artiukh and Yuliia Boiko sheltered underground for two weeks in the decimated, besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol before braving the fighting to flee on foot when both food and hope for their young children’s future ran out. Carrying only water, cookies, clothes and a ukulele, the single mothers walked with […]
Religion a key topic for many millennial moms during pandemic – US survey
RNS Religion was an important topic of conversation between mothers and their children during the pandemic, according to an annual “State of Motherhood” survey from Motherly, a US website focused on millennial motherhood. The report, released earlier this month, showed that some 31 per cent of mothers said they had discussed religious issues with their children […]
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…
The Interview: Author Anna Malaika Tubbs talks about her new book on the mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr, Malcolm X and James Baldwin
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Servicem speaks with author Anna Malaika Tubbs about ‘The Three Mothers’…
‘Science Moms’ campaign seeks to make climate change personal for Americans
Thomson Reuters Foundation Some of the largest wildfires in Colorado’s history left atmospheric chemist Emily Fischer and her two young daughters breathing in smoke for nearly two months last year. “It really rattled me,” the Colorado State University climate scientist admitted this week. Homepage of the Science Moms website. Like many mothers, she is increasingly […]
Afghan women breastfeed babies who lost their mothers in ‘devastating’ attack
Kabul, AfghanistanThomson Reuters Foundation After militants stormed a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul and killed young women and their babies, Kaamila Sahar felt compelled to help. As a young mother herself, she decided to breastfeed the infants whose own mothers had been killed or injured. Kaamila Sahar, a volunteer helping to nurse babies, holds […]
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 […]