Harry Connick, Jr, bunkered for the pandemic, emerges with ‘Alone With My Faith’
RNS Even Harry Connick, Jr’s, iconic, New Orleans croon can’t hide just how meaningful making his new album was to him in a time when he needed it most. “This project helped me through my faith in the time of COVID,” said Connick of his collection of six original faith-inflected compositions and a half-dozen jazz […]
Essay: How the COVID crisis clarifies God’s call
MELISSA LIPSETT, chief operating officer of Baptist World Aid Australia in Sydney, reflects on what the call to follow Christ means as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the world…
This Life: Recover your life with Jesus’ help
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article published on ASSIST News Service, on the challenges – and rewards – of obedience to the call of God…
Uganda mourns Catholic archbishop
Kampala, Uganda Uganda is mourning Catholic Archbishop of Kampala, Dr Cyprian Kizito Lwanga, who has died at the age of 68. Lwanga’s personal doctor pronounced him dead a few minutes after 9am local time on Saturday after his body was discovered in his room. However, it was not until a few minutes after 1pm that […]
Conflict and COVID-19 drive hunger to record levels in Congo
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters A record 27.3 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo, or about one-third of its population, are suffering from acute hunger, largely because of conflict and the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The figure makes Congo home to the most people needing urgent food assistance […]