A prominent order of catholic priests vowed last year to raise $100 million to atone for its participation in the American slave trade. At the time, church leaders and historians said it would be the largest effort by the Roman Catholic Church to make amends for the buying, selling and enslavement of Black people in Read more
With summer approaching, and the borders reopened, many motel operators in Marlborough will be gearing up for a busy tourist season. And, while the prospect of visitors returning to Marlborough in their droves would be seen by many as a welcome step forward, it could mean taking a monumental step backwards for those in emergency Read more
Church officials from Atambua Diocese have begun an inquiry into the cancellation of a wedding that sparked outrage among catholics in Indonesia’s Christian-dominated East Nusa Tenggara province. Social media posts expressed outrage over the priest cancelling the marriage reportedly because the bride and groom focused on the celebrations rather than spiritually preparing themselves for the Read more
A criminal case has been filed against 16 people, including several nuns, for allegedly financing terrorists and violating the Philippines’ anti-terrorism law. The case was filed by the Justice Department on August 15 with a trial court in Iligan City in Mindanao. It accuses them of financing the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and Read more
The Vatican reported that projections of an expected deficit of 33.4 million euros for 2021 ended in a shortfall of just 3.3 million euros. “We are not looking for surpluses but for sustainability of the Holy See’s service,” Jesuit Father Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves, prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy, told Vatican News on Read more
Every weekday, come rain or shine, you can find Taka Peters posted up at his local shops, giving back to his local community with a healthy meal – and a serving of old-school values. Residents of Beach Haven, on Auckland’s North Shore, have become used to the daily social media updates from 64-year-old Peters (Ngātiwai, Read more
For the first time since records began, more babies were born out of wedlock in England and Wales in 2021. New statistics reveal the number born to mothers who were unmarried or not in a civil partnership has overtaken the number being born to mothers in such relationships. However, the count coincided with the Covid-19 Read more
Ukraine’s health minister has accused Russian authorities of committing a crime against humanity by blocking access to affordable medicines in areas its forces have occupied since invading the country six months ago. In an interview with The Associated Press, Ukrainian Health Minister Viktor Liashko said Russian authorities have repeatedly blocked efforts to provide state-subsidised drugs Read more