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Pandemic sparks critical reflection on journalism

AMMAN, Jordan — Earlier this year, as the pandemic was sweeping across the globe, something unusual happened in news reporting—profound ideas about social transformation and acts of solidarity were making headlines worldwide. Although less...

Rahman, stateless, abused, and stuck in limbo

Rahman* was out buying food when Spanish police handed him a 500 euro fine for breaking coronavirus restrictions. “I’ll pay this as soon as I get a residence permit,” he told them. He laughs...

Jews in Europe face new restrictions on religious freedom, says rabbi

Over the course of a single summer in 2020, Jewish graves in Worms, Germany, were vandalised, an Austrian Jew was attacked in the street and a calendar published in the Czech Republic that glorified...

Cardinal Parolin and Vice President Schinas to participate in upcoming EU Bishops Assembly

Cardinal Parolin and Vice President Schinas to participate in upcoming EU Bishops Assembly   The Delegates of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union will gather in Brussels on 28-29October 2020 for the COMECE Autumn Assembly. The progamme will feature the participation of  H.Em. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary...

Who won the debate? Remembering how God measures success

By Jim Denison, Op-ed Contributor | Wednesday, September 30, 2020 The first of three scheduled presidential debates took place last night at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Chris Wallace...

Greece: More than 160 + signatories ask to revoke decision about refugees οn Lesvos

Greece: More than 160 Greek and international organizations, academics and other actors from all over Europe urge the Greek authorities to revoke decision to close dignified alternatives in accommodating refugees οn Lesvos We, the...

EU urges unity among Nigerians, hails COVID-19 response

unity : The European Union Delegation in Nigeria has called on Nigerians to build on things that unite rather than divide the country, in spite of its diverse cultures and religions. The Head of the...

Pompeo presses Vatican to decry China on rights

ROME -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the Vatican on Wednesday to join the United States in denouncing violations of religious freedom in China, saying the Catholic Church should be at the forefront...

U.S. Repatriates Last of Islamic State Suspects Believed Captured in Syria

WASHINGTON — The United States has repatriated and charged the last Americans believed to be detained in Syria and accused of supporting the Islamic State, the Justice Department said on Wednesday. The move could...

European financial-crime evaluators make on-site visit to Vatican

...The tower of the Institute for the Works of Religion, often referred to as the Vatican bank, is pictured in this 2019 photo file photo. European financial crime evaluators from Moneyval began a regularly...

Launch of Khangchendzonga Buddhist University announced

Sikkim: Launch of Khangchendzonga Buddhist University announced ...

Sister Elaine McCarron, an educator, dies at 88

Sr. Elaine McCarron Sister of Charity of Nazareth Elaine McCarron, formerly Sister Michael Maria, died Sept. 21. She was 88 and in her 67th year of religious life. Sister McCarron, a native of Washington, D.C., served...

Vatican accuses Trump aide Mike Pompeo of exploiting Pope Francis

A  Vatican critique of U.S, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is the latest international flare up involving the administration of President Donald Trump which has in recent years lashed out at insitution and allies...

Diaspora Minister confront European leaders with rising antisemitism

Diaspora Affairs Minister, MK Omer Yankelevich, spoke on Tuesday at a special gathering of Jewish community leaders in Europe and addressed the...

Pompeo Thinks Vatican Too Soft on China’s Human Rights Violations

Pope Francis is expected to decline a meeting with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who has accused the Catholic Church of dropping its moral authority and turning a blind eye to China's human rights...

Buddhist Times News – PM Modi says India accords highest priority to Sri Lanka

PM Modi says India accords highest priority to Sri Lanka ...

From the Archives, 1990: Patrick White, author and stirrer, dies at 78

At home, he has generally been recognised as the long-awaited Great Australian Writer, at least since he won the Nobel Prize. Although not a popular writer in the ways that Henry Lawson and Banjo Paterson...

Jaswant Singh Khalra was remembered at the Human Rights Council

Jaswant Singh Khalra was remembered at the Human Rights Council

Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá: construction is approaching a new stage

BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — Abdu’l-Bahá - Following the announcement of the design concept for the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá some months ago, the foundations of the edifice have now been laid and construction is approaching...

Douglas Martin, 1927–2020

The Universal House of Justice has sent a message to all National Spiritual Assemblies on the passing of former House of Justice member Douglas Martin.

How many, like the Church of Scotland, are facing a huge shortfall due to the pandemic?

Many are asking how many churches around the world are facing financial ruin or massive difficulties due to the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic like the Church of Scotland.

Pompeo to criticise Vatican’s renewal of China deal during visit

Mike Pompeo will visit the Vatican to protest against the imminent renewal of a deal between the Catholic church and China, which the US secretary of state claims endangers its moral authority. Pope Francis has...

Trump’s Tax Returns, Coronavirus Deaths, Charlie Hebdo: Your Monday Briefing

(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.)Good morning.We’re covering the takeaways from more than two decades of President Trump’s tax returns, the global death toll from the coronavirus and the death...

COVID-19 corruption kills, say South Africa church leaders at campaign launch

South African church leaders heard that corruption in their country kills when they organized for a campaign against the latest version of pillaging during the fight against the novel coronavirus pandemic. The South African Council...

Scientology requests UN investigate Germany for violating religious freedom

As Scientologists celebrate the 50th anniversary of the German Church of Scientology and its peaceful and fruitful social actions to the benefit of German society, the representative of the European Church requests the UN Human Rights Council to launch an investigation on Germany for violating their Freedom of Religion
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