Deliveries changing lives: In the US, DoorDash delivers 100 million charity meals, partnering with religious, other non-profits
ADELLE M BANKS, of Religion News Service, reports on the impact one of the less visible aspects of DoorDash’s business is having on people facing hunger and poverty…
Greek islands face water crisis as tourist season peaks
Naxos, Greece Reuters The biggest reservoir on the Greek island of Naxos has dried up, useful only to the turtles that cruise its muddy shallows. Downstream, sea water has seeped into empty irrigation wells, harming the island’s prized potato crop. Further south, on Karpathos island, authorities have imposed restrictions on topping up swimming pools, while […]
Essay: Faith can help heal our polarised country
Writing in the US context, L GREGORY JONES, president of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, says communities of faith are distinctively (perhaps even divinely) positioned to demonstrate how to build solidarity with one another…
Catholic Church split on women deacons, Vatican document shows
Vatican City Reuters The global Catholic Church is split on whether to allow women to serve as deacons, a Vatican document showed on Tuesday, just weeks after Pope Francis ruled out any opening on the issue. Giving women a greater role in the male-dominated church is one of the issues up for the debate at […]
This Life: Stand on God’s promises during difficult times
US columnist CAROL ROUND looks at what the Bible says about those times in which we may wrestle with our faith…
Ukraine will stop Putin, Biden tells NATO in forceful speech
Washington DC, US Reuters Joe Biden forcefully defended the foreign policy achievements of his presidency as he welcomed NATO member states to a Washington summit on Tuesday that is being closely watched by allies at home and abroad for proof the embattled US President can still lead. Biden, 81, has endured 12 days of withering […]
UN experts say famine has spread throughout Gaza
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The recent deaths of several more children from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicate that famine has spread throughout the enclave, a group of independent human rights experts mandated by the United Nations said on Tuesday. Gaza health authorities say at least 33 children have died of malnutrition, mostly in northern areas […]
UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border
Geneva, Switzerland Reuters The UN human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border, after the bodies of at least 65 migrants were found at another site earlier this year. Volker Turk denounced widespread violations against migrants and refugees […]
Kyiv hospital took direct hit from Russian missile, UN analysis suggests
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A UN rights mission said on Tuesday there was a “high likelihood” that Kyiv’s main children’s hospital took a direct hit from a Russian missile during a series of airstrikes on Ukrainian cities, as the Kremlin continued to deny involvement. Ukraine flew its flags at half mast in a national day of […]
Updated: More than two dozen Gazans killed in Israeli strike as Hamas says truce talks may be in jeopardy
Updated: 12:20pm (AEST) Cairo, Egypt/Gaza Reuters Palestinian officials said an Israeli airstrike in southern Gaza Strip killed more than two dozen people while advancing tanks in Gaza City forced residents to flee under fire as Israel on Tuesday stepped up an offensive that Hamas warned could jeopardise ceasefire talks. The airstrike hit the tents of […]