John Adams’ Nativity oratorio ‘El Nino’ gets colourful staging at the NYC Met
New York AP The children crumple and fall to the stage, victims of King Herod’s assassins. Then the Virgin Mary, in a voice brimming with anguish and outrage, memorialises the student protesters who were massacred by Mexican armed forces in 1968. This is El Nino, a retelling of the birth and early life of Jesus through a […]
Dozens of potential jurors at Trump hush money trial dismissed for bias
New York, US Reuters The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dismissed dozens of potential jurors on Monday who said they could not impartially decide whether the former US President is guilty or innocent of criminal charges. On the first day of the historic criminal trial, the first to involve a former president, Justice […]
From four-leaf clovers to some unexpected history, all you need to know about St Patrick’s Day
New York, US AP If it’s March, and it’s green, it must be St Patrick’s Day. The day honouring the patron saint of Ireland is a global celebration of Irish heritage. And nowhere is that more so than in the United States, where parades take place in cities around the country and all kinds of […]
“We can no longer be silent”: New York’s Latino faith leaders call for cease-fire in Gaza
New York City, US RNS Forty of New York’s Latino faith leaders, representing more than 30,000 residents across different Christian denominations, have called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. During a news conference outside City Hall on Wednesday, Rev Samuel Cruz, who started the initiative, denounced the Biden administration’s ongoing support of Israel […]
Arctic blast ends New York snow drought, brings record cold to West
New York City, US Reuters Millions of Americans awoke on Tuesday to snow, freezing rain and frigid temperatures as an Arctic blast gripped much of the United States, ending a nearly two-year “snow drought” in New York City and putting much of the West into a deep freeze. Record-breaking cold was expected across the Rocky […]
Trump tangles with judge as New York civil fraud trial wraps up
New York, USReuters Donald Trump on Thursday accused the New York judge in his civil fraud trial of “having your own agenda” – and the judge told his lawyer to control his client – as a months-long case that could hobble the former US President’s business empire came to an end. During a contentious final […]
Indian Government official directed plot to assassinate Sikh American in US – DOJ
New York City, USReuters An Indian Government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist, who is also a US citizen, on US soil, the US Justice Department said on Wednesday, in announcing charges against a man accused of orchestrating the attempted murder. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan said Nikhil Gupta, 52, worked with […]
NYC’s Middle Collegiate Church nears time for demolition of its historic facade
United StatesRNS Middle Collegiate Church, the New York City congregation whose historic building suffered a devastating fire nearly three years ago, has received permission to remove the heavily damaged remnant of its 19th-century neo-Gothic facade. Rev Jacqui Lewis, who leads the multi-ethnic church in Manhattan’s East Village, said the pending work is a mixture of […]
Climate change means New York City’s flooding is “new normal”, Governor says
Reuters Torrential downpours that caused flash flooding in New York City on Friday reflect a “new normal” due to the effects of climate change, New York Governor Kathy Hochul warned on Saturday, as the city began drying out after one of its wettest days ever. A police officer from the NYPD Highway Patrol looks on […]
In the US, Yeshiva University adds a master’s program in Jewish studies for Christians
United StatesRNS Yeshiva University has launched a master’s degree program intended specifically for Christian students who want to learn more about Judaism, part of a growing number of academic collaborations at US Christian and Jewish schools that draw students of different faiths. The Hebraic Studies Program for Christian Students began this summer as a partnership […]