“Humanitarian catastrophe”: Gaza’s hungry children slide towards starvation as emergency treatments dwindle
“Marred and scarred”: At US conference, pastors address racism in their churches as momentum fades
Education gap: School closures push Rohingya refugee children into marriage and work
Italy’s migrant parish: After a police raid, a defiant priest vows he won’t surrender
Can empathy lead to sin?: Some conservative Christians argue it can
“Music gives me hope”: Gaza’s young musicians sing and play in the ruins of war
26th August, 2025
RECOVERED: A patient with the first human infestation of travel-associated New World screwworm in the United States from the flesh-eating parasite, and there was no sign of transmission to other people or animals, the Maryland Department of Health said on Monday.
ADMITTED: Former Mexican drug kingpin Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada in US courtroom on Monday to ordering murders and shipping millions of kilograms of cocaine during his decades-long leadership of the violent Sinaloa cartel.
DIED: Three people and one was seriously injured after a helicopter crashed in a field during a flying lesson near a seaside resort town on Britain’s Isle of Wight on Monday, police said.
26th August, 2025
Number of people who lack access to safe drinking water, worldwide: 2.2 billion
Source: World Water Week
Essay: It’s time for a better English translation of the Eucharist
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the people of God deserve better than what they are hearing in Catholic churches today…
Essay: Why a new ‘iron curtain’ is being built across Europe. This time it’s to keep Russia out
NATASHA LINDSTAEDT, in an article first published on The Conversation, says the reasons for the new defensive postures are clear – the post-cold war European security framework is being eroded…
Essay: Kharkiv – what I saw in Ukraine’s ‘unbreakable’ eastern capital
In an article first published on The Conversation, FRANK LEDWIDGE reports on his recent visit to the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv…
Eye on the World – Episode 1
In the first episode of a new podcast, DAVID ADAMS speaks to Tim Costello about his recent visit to camps for displaced people along the Thai-Myanmar border…
26th August, 2025
“These murders must end now. The perpetrators must no longer be allowed to act with impunity.”
– The Committee to Protect Journalists regional director Sara Qudah in a statement after five journalists were killed in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital.
26th August, 2025
There’s a cosmic battle being waged in prisons says MELISSA FLORER-BIXLER. Read her article on The Christian Century…
The Lord’s Prayer: Jesus’ instruction on how to pray. The key aspects are: 3. Ask God for His provision throughout your life.
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…
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…
Wow!: Basketball shoe with Bible verse from NBA’s Jonathan Isaac lands at Museum of the Bible
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports that the pair of shoes, signed by Isaac, refer to Proverbs 28:1, a verse the player said he has turned to in times when he has struggled with anxiety…
Postcards: Don’t mention the war – some residents tune out amid ‘Summer in Moscow’ festival
NIKA KHUTSIEVA and ANDREW OSBORN, of Reuters, report from Russia’s capital…
Sight-Seeing: Why have some ‘gone to the dogs’ for love?
JOSEPH WAKIM says the unconditional love of dogs points us to the greater love God has for us…
The Explainer: Sanctuary cities in the US were born in the 1980s as Central American refugees fled civil wars
Historian of migration LAURA MADOKORO, in an article first published on The Conversaton, looks at how the concept of ‘sanctuary cities’ came to the US in the Eighties…
StrangeSights: An endurance test for racing lawnmowers; Putin’s motorcycle gift; and, slipper made from dust…
DAVID ADAMS provides a round-up of some stories on the odder side of life…
Sight-Seeing: The dark underbelly of the internet
DAVID GOODWIN says there is something about being online that can bring out the worst in people, and cause them to write things they would never dream of saying in person…
On the Screen: ‘Mr Burton’, a complex portrait of the making of a star
DAVID ADAMS watches ‘Mr Burton’, a small-scale biopic about the relationship between Welsh star Richard Burton and the teacher who helped shape him into the actor he became…
On the Screen: ‘The First Hymn’, a gripping quest to breathe new life into an ancient song
DAVID ADAMS watches John Dickson’s new documentary on the recreation of the earliest known Christian song…
On the Screen: ‘The Fantastic Four’ returns with a retro-futuristic vision of some classic heroes
MARCUS CHEONG watches ‘The Fantastic Four’ reboot…
Significant Sights: A historic Swedish church embraces inclusion with minority languages
With world watching as the Kiruna Church in Sweden was moved five kilometres down the road this week, STEFANIE DAZIO and MALIN HAARALA, of Associated Press take a look at how the unique church’s history is reflected in its inclusion of the region’s minority languages in worship services…
Health Insight: From arthritis to nausea: five ways ginger could benefit your health
In an article first published on The Conversation, DIPA KAMDAR looks at what studies are showing about the positive impacts ginger can have on your health…
TableTalk: Is it true foods with a short ingredient list are healthier? A nutrition expert explains
MARGARET MURRAY, of Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne, Australia, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what ingredients lists can reveal…
Snapshot: Charyn Canyon, Tamerlik, Kazakhstan
See TIM BROADBENT’s image…
Snapshot: Herder in Lafia, Nigeria
See FATIMA YUSUF’s image…
Snapshot: Chapel of Senhor da Pedra, Vila Nova de Gaia, Porto, Portugal
See PEDRO DE SOUSA’s image…
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