“I don’t feel at home”: From France to Mali, a deportee’s struggle far from home

SOFIA CHRISTENSEN, JULIETTE JABKHIRO and LAYLI FOROUDI, of Reuters, report on the case of Moussa Sacko…
Jane Austen’s grave may save a troubled Winchester Cathedral

London, UK RNS She was buried there because she was the daughter of a rector – but now the English Regency novelist Jane Austen may prove to be the saviour of a cathedral emerging from its own Austen-worthy drama. Literary fans have long flocked to Winchester, England, and its medieval cathedral to visit the grave […]
Essay: Christ is being crucified around the world

US Catholic commentator THOMAS REESE says they did to Jesus what they do to all troublemakers: They arrested, tortured and killed Him…
Pope puts Sagrada Familia architect Gaudi on path to sainthood

Vatican City Reuters Pope Francis has approved the first step towards sainthood for Antoni Gaudi, the modernist architect behind Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica, the Vatican said on Monday. A worker works on the Passion Facade of the Sagrada Familia Basilica, in Barcelona, Spain, on 4th October, 2024. PICTURE: Reuters/Nacho Doce/File photo Gaudi was a pious […]
Conversations: Darlene Zschech, Australian singer, worship leader and pastor

DAVID ADAMS speaks to Darlene Zschech about her new album and devotional, ‘Testament’, her advice for someone starting out in the music industry and her role as one of the lead pastors at Hope Unlimited Church…
In pictures – Christians celebrate Palm Sunday

AP Christians have celebrated Palm Sunday, the beginning of Holy Week. Penitents of the Estrella brotherhood walk in procession across the so-called Triana bridge during Holy Week in Seville, Spain, on Sunday, 13th April, 2025. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. PICTURE: AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti. Catholics take part […]
Up to 400,000 displaced from Darfur camp after Sudan RSF takeover, UN agency says

Cairo, Egypt Reuters Between 60,000 and 80,000 households – or up to 400,000 people, – have been displaced from Sudan’s Zamzam camp in North Darfur after it was taken over by the Rapid Support Forces, according to data from the UN’s International Organization for Migration. The RSF seized control of the camp on Sunday after […]
El Salvador’s Bukele says he will not return man the US mistakenly deported

Washington DC, US Reuters El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on Monday he had no plans to return a man mistakenly deported from the US, suggesting doing so would be like smuggling a terrorist into the country, as he met President Donald Trump at the White House. During the Oval Office meeting, multiple members of […]
Israeli makes new Gaza ceasefire proposal but prospects appear slim

Cairo, Egypt Reuters Mediator Egypt has presented a new Israeli proposal for a Gaza ceasefire to Hamas, Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on Monday, but a senior Hamas official said at least two elements of the proposal were non-starters. Citing sources, Al Qahera said mediators awaited Hamas’ response. But senior Hamas official Sami […]
Ukraine says new Russian missile, bomb attack hits Sumy, after strike kills 35

Reuters Ukraine’s Air Force said a new Russian missile and guided bombs targeted the city of Sumy in north-eastern Ukraine on Monday evening, a day after a missile strike killed 35 people in the city. Local officials said the missile strike occurred on the outskirts of the city and reported no casualties. Checks were being […]