Ukraine rejects Russia’s genocide claim, asks UN court to halt invasion
Amsterdam, The Netherlands Reuters Ukraine has filed a suit against Russia at the UN’s highest court, rejecting Moscow’s claim it invaded its neighbour to prevent genocide and asking judges to order an immediate halt to Russian military operations. Russian President Vladimir Putin has asserted that Ukraine committed genocide in the Donbass region of eastern Ukraine […]
Brazil: After Petropolis mudslides, grief and faith among the ruins
DAVID BILLER, of Associated Press, meets Alex Sandro Condé, a devout evangelical Christian who sees it as his divine mission to be strong in the aftermath of the disaster so others can lean on him…
US Catholic priest’s new assignment: Helping those he invalidly baptised
Phoenix, Arizona, US AP Families came one by one to the baptismal font in a Phoenix church where Rev Andrés Arango, whose baptisms up until last summer are presumed to be invalid, poured holy water over the heads of a dozen people in a do-over of the Catholic ritual. The ceremony Thursday evening represented a new […]
Essay: An eight point plan to save a nation
MAL FLETCHER says what is happening in Ukraine must not become yesterday’s news but remain a part of our cultural conversation and act as a call to action…