Sales for popular Dr. Seuss titles have soared on Amazon and Barnes and Noble following the announcement that six of the children’s book author’s titles are no longer being sold because of racist and insensitive imagery. Dr. Seuss books including “The Cat in The Hat,” “Oh, The Places You’ll Go” and “Green Eggs and Ham” Read more
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At age 102, California deacon’s motto remains ‘never retire’
Monday, March 8th, 2021Deacon Albert Graff, who turned 102 on Jan. 23, explains the secret to his longevity in two words: “Never retire.” An engineer by profession, he had scarcely retired after 25 years at General Atomics when he began his more than 30 years of ministry as a permanent deacon. “I retired from General Atomics in April Read more
Nine great apes become first non-human primates vaccinated for COVID-19
Monday, March 8th, 2021Nine great apes at the San Diego Zoo – four orangutans and five bonobos – made veterinary history in recent weeks as the world’s first non-human primates known to be vaccinated against COVID-19, zoo officials said on Thursday. One of the recipients was a 28-year-old female Sumatran orangutan named Karen, who had garnered headlines at Read more
Catholic nun gives Myanmar a ‘Tiananmen moment’
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
A Catholic nun stopped military forces from advancing on protesters by dropping to her knees and pleading with them to refrain from using violence. It has been described as a ‘Tiananmen moment’ in Myanmar. The scene was reminiscent of the 1989 images of a lone man blocking a path of tanks in Beijing. It followed Read more
Female student publishes details of teenage sexual assault
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
More than 1000 graphic allegations of teenage sexual assault in Australian school communities have been published on a new website. Thousands more detailed accounts will be added. The stories appear as a growing movement to improve sex and consent education in Sydney private schools extending across Australia. Former Kambala School student Chanel Contos launched an Read more
Vatican defends pope’s Iraq visit as ‘act of love’
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
Despite concerns over terrorist attacks and a surge in COVID-19 cases, the pope’s Iraq visit will proceed with hopes of promoting peaceful coexistence in the troubled nation. Recent attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, coupled with missile attacks in February on areas the pope will visit, have led some Vatican observers to question the safety Read more
US bishops ‘ethically unhelpful’ and ‘pastorally dangerous’
Thursday, March 4th, 2021
“Pastorally dangerous” and “unhelpful” is how South African ethicist Anthony Egan SJ is labelling the Archdiocese of New Orleans claim the Johnson & Johnson Covid Vaccine is “morally compromised”. He made the claims in America Magazine. Egan’s irritation is that just one day before the US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency authorisation to a Read more
Is Cardinal Cupich on his way to the Vatican?
Thursday, March 4th, 2021On January 30, Pope Francis met with Cardinal Blase Cupich, Archbishop of Chicago, who was in Rome for a meeting of the Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops. The Holy See Press Office did not release any information on the meeting other than that it took place. Much of the press speculated that the meeting was probably Read more
Growing militancy in Pakistan parallels growing religious intolerance
Thursday, March 4th, 2021Violent militancy is on the rise in Pakistan amid an increasing trend of religiosity. While many Pakistani officials have celebrated the growing embrace for adhering to stronger religious ties among the population to unite the country, this increase has actually created further militancy and extremism. This is evidenced by recent attacks from religious extremist cells Read more
Conservative United Methodists announce new name, logo, website for planned denomination
Thursday, March 4th, 2021Conservative United Methodists have chosen a name for the denomination they plan to form if a proposal to split the United Methodist Church is successful: The Global Methodist Church. The Global Methodist Church unveiled its new name, logo and website on March 1, days after the United Methodist Church announced it was once again postponing Read more