Air pollution: Indian workers blind to toxic risks in the world’s “most polluted” city
ANNIE BANERJI reports from Bhiwadi in India, named as world’s worst city for air pollution…
In Peru’s slums, chicken off the menu as soup kitchens struggle with inflation
Lima, Peru Reuters In the hilly slums of Peruvian capital Lima, soup kitchens struggle to feed some of the Andean nation’s poorest and most vulnerable residents, cutting proteins and loading up on carbohydrates, as food prices soar. “The rise in prices is huge,” said Jenifer Mondalgo, president of the soup kitchen association in the Pamplona […]
Essay: Holy Thursday is a Christian Passover, when we remember who we are
US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE, in an article published by Religion News Service, says Christians cannot understand the Eucharist unless they understand the Jewish Passover…
In the US, National Association of Evangelicals launches racial justice collaborative
RNS The US National Association of Evangelicals has hired a director of its new Racial Justice & Reconciliation Collaborative, an initiative aimed at providing resources and training for churches in its 40 member denominations. Mekdes Haddis, the new initiative’s director, was hired for the full-time role a month ago after serving in church and nonprofit […]
Postcards: Fearing civil war amnesia, activists fight to preserve Beirut port silos
TIMOUR AZHARI, of Reuters, reports from Lebanon on efforts to keep what some believe would be a powerful acknowledgement of suffering in a nation still struggling to come to terms with years of war and strife…
Ukrainians want Russians removed from Pope’s Good Friday procession
Vatican CityReuters The Vatican’s decision to have both Ukrainians and Russians take part in Pope Francis’ “Way of the Cross” procession on Friday has caused friction with Ukrainian Catholic leaders, who want it to be reconsidered. The annual Via Crucis event on Good Friday at the Colosseum consists of the 14 Stations of the Cross, […]