Biblical auction: Early Christian Scripture and ancient codices draw collectors’ eyes to Paris
“Big Brother”: Reboot of Buenos Aires facial recognition plan fuels privacy fears
Church partnerships: Near Chicago, a Lutheran church finds new life at the YMCA
Hiking, disc golf, flower arranging: United Methodist Church initiative connects people around non-church interests
Myanmar: In a rebel-held town, fragile unity pushes junta to the brink
India’s election: He once sold tea, now India’s Modi seeks his own “tryst with destiny”
24th April, 2024
SHAKEN: Taiwan’s quake-hit eastern county of Hualien, by more than 200 aftershocks late on Monday and early on Tuesday, but only minor damage was reported and no casualties.
TESTIFIED: On Tuesday, the first witness in Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, that he used his supermarket tabloid to suppress stories that might have hurt Trump’s 2016 presidential bid.
REJECTED: A Russian court, the latest in a series of appeals by Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich against his pre-trial detention on charges of espionage.
24th April, 2024
Rise in UN verified cases of rape and other sexual violence committed in war in 2023: Up more than 50 per cent to 3,688
Source: Pramila Patten, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Essay: Sudan’s civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight
In an article first published on the Conversation, JAN POSPISIL, an associate professor at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University in the UK, looks at the two-year-old conflict in Sudan and the challenges facing a peaceful resolution…
Essay: How clean water and faith go hand-in-hand
In an article first published on Religion News Service, SUSAN BARNETT, founder of Faiths for Safe Water, says clean water is a conduit of care and love…
Essay: Many prisoners go years without touching a smartphone. It means they struggle to navigate life on the outside
In an article first published on The Conversation, YE IN (JANE) HWANG looks ay how digital exclusion affects prisoners as they re-enter society…
24th April, 2024
“The essential, existential task we face is to silence the guns and amplify the voices of women as a critical constituency for peace.”
– Pramila Patten, the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict, addressing the UN Security Council on Tuesday.
24th April, 2024
A year after a devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Aleppo’s St George Church rises again. Read an article on the National Catholic Register…
Kingship (God): He is sovereign Lord over all.
Finding hope and a future
In an article marking International Women’s Day, SALLY BRUCE, of DFN (Dignity Freedom Network), looks at how the organisation is working to set women free…
Are you ready to study the Bible?
DENIS PLANT, principal of Vision Colleges in Australia, writes about the advantages of studying the Bible “at your pace from your place”…
Welcome to Sight’s new ‘Sponsored Articles’ feature
DAVID ADAMS, Sight editor and publisher, explains why Sight is now offering advertisers a sponsored articles option…
StrangeSights: Seagull screeching champions; playing chess for 60 hours; and Russians give toads a helping hand…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
This Life: When the innocent pay the price
SAMANTHA ELLEY reflects on recent events in Sydney…
From the Field: Why an organisation founded to care for orphans no longer has a children’s home
VAUGHAN STANNARD, director of collaboration at Beautiful Gate South Africa, said the organisation’s aim now is to strengthen families to raise thriving children…
Lifestory: Terry Anderson, US journalist held hostage in Lebanon
ALISTAIR BELL and DANIEL TROTTA, of Reuters, report on the life of Terry Anderson who has died at the age of 76…
Sight-Seeing: When working for justice can lead us away from Jesus
NILS VON KALM sounds a warning about doing works of justice while remaining “comfortably distant” from love…
Postcards: On a Greek island, volunteers remake burial site for refugees lost at sea
ELIAS MARCOU, of Reuters, reports from the Greek island of Lesbos…
On the Screen: The ghostbusters save the world (again) in a nostalgic re-run
DAVID ADAMS watches the next instalment in the resurrected film franchise…
On the Screen: ‘Madame Web’ a long way from Marvel’s best
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Madame Web’…
On the Screen: ‘One Life’, a polished retelling of the story of some real-life heroes
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘One Life’…
Great Works: The Black Jesus window
In an article first published on The Conversation, VIRGINIA RAGUIN looks at the history and significance of the window now in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art…
A Sustainable Life: If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $A700 extra a year to keep your house cool
Writing in the Australian context, SEBASTIAN PFAUTSCH and RICCARDO PAOLINI, in an article first published on The Conversation, look at the impact dark rooves can have on power costs…
Helpdesk: Looking to photograph a solar eclipse with your smartphone? Try these features and think about creative angles
DOUGLAS GOODWIN – in an article first published on The Conversation – provides some tips…
Snapshot: Volleyball, Carthage, Tunisia
See BECHIR KADDECH’s image…
Snapshot: Trinity Gergeti Church, Kazbegi, Georgia
See IMAM GOZAL’s image…
Snapshot: Taniguisson Beach, Guam
See PHILIP DAVIS’ image…
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