Sight-Seeing: How to bridge the yawning divide between us
NILS VON KALM reflects on Jesus’ call for unity – even those you strongly disagree with… Melbourne, Australia “I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they don’t communicate with each other, and […]
Catholic Church cardinals: Pope Francis’ appointments emphasise unity ahead of synod
CLAIRE GIANGRAVÉ, of Religion News Service, reports from Vatican City…
Israeli President urges nation to unite on Holocaust memorial day
JerusalemReuters President Isaac Herzog called for unity during Israel’s annual Holocaust commemorations on Monday as the nation remains deeply divided over plans by the far-right government to implement a judicial overhaul. The President’s office has been engaged in talks between Israeli opposition members to broker a compromise with the governing coalition over planned judicial changes […]
Violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile displaces 9,000 – UN agencies
Juba, South SudanReuters Violence in South Sudan’s Upper Nile state has killed an unknown number of people and displaced just over 9,000, some of whom are hiding in swamps, United Nations agencies said on Wednesday. Violence is rampant in parts of South Sudan where clashes triggered by local disputes over grazing areas, water, cultivation grounds […]
In rare comments, Myanmar’s Suu Kyi urges people to “be united” – source
Reuters Myanmar’s former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has called for unity among her people, according to a source familiar with her legal proceedings, in rare remarks since her overthrow in a military coup last year. Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar’s late independence hero Aung San, is on trial accused of a litany of […]
Sri Lankans protest near President’s residence; Catholic bishops call for unity
Colombo, Sri Lanka AP Sri Lanka police fired tear gas and a water canon to disperse several hundred people protesting Thursday near the private residence of the country’s President, demanding his resignation as the Indian Ocean island nation struggles with its worst economic crisis. Protestors demonstrated, shouting slogans condemning the long power cuts and shortages […]
Floods cut off communities in South Sudan’s Unity state
Juba, South SudanReuters Severe flooding has hit South Sudan’s northern state of Unity, cutting off communities from accessing supplies of food and other vital commodities, a state official said on Friday. More than 700,000 people have been affected by the worst flooding in the country for nearly 60 years, the UN refugee agency UNHCR said […]
Sight-Seeing: What does it mean to stand up for truth today?
NILS VON KALM says, for Christians, truth is a person, not a concept…
150-year-old Bible spared from fire at US church
Unity, Maine, USAP Firefighters responding to a fire at a church in Unity saved the building – and a 150-year-old Bible. Firefighters were alerted Monday evening to the blaze at the Unity United Methodist Church. The old Bible was saved with minor water damage, Fire Chief Blaine Parsons told WABI-TV. “Our crews did a phenomenal job […]
The Interview: “You can’t just jump to hope” – Episcopal Presiding Bishop Michael Curry on healing after the US election
EMILY MCFARLAN MILLER, of Religion News Service, speaks to Bishop Michael Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the US, about the United State’s journey toward healing…