Full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex opens in NYC
New York AP A full-scale replica of the secret annex where Anne Frank penned her famous diary opened in New York City on Monday as the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The exhibit at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan represents the first time the annex has been completely recreated outside of Amsterdam, where the space is […]
Written at Auschwitz, music provides a haunting score to Holocaust remembrance
London, UK RNS When the Roma violinist Jakub Segar arrived at Auschwitz, the concentration camp’s guards ordered him to strip and hand over all his belongings, including his violin. Unable to bear being parted from his precious instrument, he played it for the guards in the hope that he would be allowed to keep it. […]
Nigerian pastor William F Kumuyi prayed for Trump – now has some advice for him
RNS The pastor of one of the world’s largest churches had some advice for President Donald Trump as he begins his second term in office: Don’t settle for just trying to make America great or think of America’s interests only. Instead, work on making the world a better place for everyone, not just Americans. […]
Ukraine’s Zelenskiy says war means mobilisation rules cannot be changed
Reuters Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday that the rigours of nearly three years of war did not allow for changes in mobilisation rules because if soldiers left for home en masse, Russian President Vladimir Putin “will kill us all”. Zelenskiy told Italian journalist Cecilia Sala, who was released this month after being detained […]
US military aircraft with deported migrants lands in Guatemala, officials say
Washington DC, US Reuters US President Donald Trump forged ahead with military deportation flights on Monday, sending another planeload of migrants to Guatemala a day after coming to the brink of a trade war with Colombia after it refused to let C-17 aircraft land. Two US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the aircraft […]
UN chief Guterres calls for more exemptions to US aid pause
United Nations Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for the United States to consider additional exemptions to a 90-day pause on its foreign assistance to “ensure continued delivery of critical development and humanitarian activities”. Just hours after taking office a week ago, US President Donald Trump announced the pause so foreign aid […]
Extreme weather raises hunger risk in Latin America, UN says
Santiago, Chile Reuters Climate variability and extreme weather events stalk at least 20 Latin American countries and increase the risk of hunger and malnutrition in the region, according to a multi-agency United Nations study published on Monday. The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are heavily dependent on farming, ranching, forestry and fishing, agricultural […]
Paraguay’s disappeared: A dictator’s shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight
MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ, of Associated Press, reports from on how the legacy of General Alfredo Stroessner remains a roadblock to finding the missing…
Church of England launches new initiative launched to rekindle faith in the country’s north
Norwich, UK A Church of England initiative to rekindle faith through prayer, storytelling and church planting is underway in northern England. Inspired by the work of the historic northern Christian leaders such as St Cuthbert, Bede, Hild and Paulinus, the Faith in the North initiative – launched late last year – is encouraging churches to engage […]
Essay: Management, not ministry, for Catholic women
PHYLLIS ZAGANO, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says while the Pope is acting on his desire to include women in administrative managerial positions in the church, he seems to have turned a deaf ear to calls for women in ministry…