Facing starvation: How churches in Kenya are working to alleviate suffering thanks to a severe drought
TONNY ONYULO reports on how churches and faith-based organisations are helping to provide the most basic of needs to people in East Africa left with nothing to eat…
Religious leaders in Australia still have a long way to go in supporting victims of family violence, research shows
Melbourne, Australia A world-leading research organisation identifying church values has concluded religious leaders have a long way to go to meet community expectations around supporting victims of domestic and family violence. The latest research from the National Church Life Survey concluded that two thirds of clergy and church leaders have dealt with domestic and family violence […]
Wow!: A gift of Christmas joy for the children of the incarcerated
LUIS ANDRES HENAO and MARIAM FAM, of The Associated Press, report on how US prison ministries bring joy to prisoners and their families at Christmas…
Christmas a time of financial stress for two-fifths of Australians, say Salvos
Sydney Australia More than 40 per cent of Australian families are suffering financial stress and emotional pressure this Christmas, according to the Salvation Army. And 83 per cent of families seeking assistance from the Christian organisation say they cannot afford Christmas presents for their children, survey results across NSW and the rest of Australia show. […]
Faith-based disaster relief teams fan out across six US states to help tornado recovery
RNS Faith-based disaster relief teams are already working in several of the areas hardest hit by devastating tornadoes that tore through six states on Friday. On Monday, 74 people were confirmed dead across eight counties in Kentucky, and another 13 died in Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Missouri and Illinois. Dozens more are unaccounted for. President Biden […]
Financial stress? Australia’s Salvation Army urges people to seek advice during Anti-Poverty Week
Sydney, Australia Australians suffering financial distress are being urged to seek help about money matters through The Salvation Army’s free financial services to avoid falling into long-term poverty. The organisation says new research shows more than a quarter of Australians are concerned about poverty and hardship in their community, and half the country believes housing […]
Postcards: Dallas faith groups help shelter homeless Texans during deep freeze
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, reports on how, amid the big freeze in the US, in Texas, churches and Christian groups are at the forefront of helping shelter the homeless…
Four killed in attack on Indonesian Salvation Army outpost
Four people have been killed when a Salvation Army outpost in central Sulawesi, Indonesia, was attacked on Friday morning, according to reports. The attack reportedly took place on the rural Lewono Lembantongoa Outpost at about 8am when attackers, wielding swords and firearms and reported as numbering up to 10, killed four people and set a church […]
In the US, Salvation Army starts red kettle program early amid “tsunami of human need” caused by pandemic
RNS The Salvation Army is kicking off its annual red kettle campaign more than two months early this year in hopes of meeting an increased need for assistance during the coronavirus pandemic. “The Salvation Army recognises that there is literally a tsunami of human need in our country right now,” Commissioner Kenneth Hodder, national commander […]
Soundbite – The TCM Update: Christian music’s Sixties origins
The Joystrings. Listen to this week’s TCM Update…