Vatican charity in spotlight over old sex assault allegation
Rome, ItalyAP A pontifical foundation has admitted that its late founder was credibly accused of sexually assaulting a female employee, who came forward in 2010 after learning the deceased priest was being considered for possible beatification. Aid to the Church in Need, which raises money to build and rebuild churches and train priests in poor […]
Sight-Seeing: It’s time for evangelicalism to embrace the act of confession
SKYE JETHANI, in an article first published on Religion News Service, looks at the importance of the practice of confession…
COVID-defying nun toasts 117th birthday with wine and prayer
AP Question: How do you fit 117 candles onto a birthday cake for the world’s second-oldest person? Answer: You can’t. A French nun who is believed to be the world’s second-oldest person was celebrating her 117th birthday in style on Thursday. There were plans for Champagne and red wine, a feast with her favourite dessert, […]
Myanmar ruler calls for end to protests
Reuters Myanmar’s new junta leader on Thursday called on civil servants to return to work and urged people to stop mass gatherings to avoid spreading the coronavirus, as a sixth day of protests against him and his coup rocked the country. Washington announced a first round of sanctions, while European Union lawmakers called on their […]
Pandemic may cost women a decade of gains in Latin America
Mexico City, Mexico Thomson Reuters Foundation Women in Latin America are giving up on work or struggling to find jobs as the pandemic threatens to wipe out a decade of female economic progress, the United Nations said on Wednesday. Across Latin America, women’s labour force participation fell to about 46 per cent in 2020 from […]
Biden in first call with China’s Xi raises human rights, trade
AP Joe Biden had his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing’s crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns. The two leaders spoke Wednesday just hours after Biden announced plans for a Pentagon task force to review US national security strategy […]
Rubbish collection tour cleans up Sydney Harbour, one kayak at a time
Sydney, Australia Reuters Arming each participant with a paddle, bucket, sieve and picker stick, ‘Clean Up Kayak’ is a tour of Australia’s Sydney Harbour with a difference. The sole objective, says founder Laura Stone, is to clear rubbish from the harbour – and business is thriving. Kayakers on the ‘Clean Up Kayak’ tour paddle near […]
Significant Sights: Why DC’S Basilica Of The National Shrine is worth a visit
CLEMENTE LISI, in an article first published on Religion Unplugged, writes about one of the US capital’s star religious sites…
Berlin’s debate over Pius XII has hit the streets
RNS The debate about the late Pope Pius XII and the Holocaust – what he knew and why he did not openly denounce it – has been hotly contested for decades in articles, books and conferences. In Berlin, it’s now taken to the streets. To one street, to be more precise. The Pacelliallee, a tree-lined […]
Ethnic minority firms excel “against the odds” in the UK
London, UK Thomson Reuters Foundation Ethnic minority entrepreneurs succeed “against the odds” in Britain, performing strongly in tech, innovation and in efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, found a first-of-its-kind study seeking to address racial inequalities in business. The British government does not collect ethnicity data when entrepreneurs register a company, although calls to address […]