A female journalist in Saudi Arabia made history as she became the first woman news presenter to deliver an evening newscast on state-owned television. Weam Al Dakheel garnered a lot of attention after she was seen co-hosting the news bulletin alongside a male news anchor. Appearing on Saudi TV alongsideContinue Reading
By Sujata Jena Manila: Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut) struck the Philippines early September 15. It roared across the Pacific; entered the threshold of the Philippines and crossed into China. Provinces seriously affected in the Philippines are the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon Metro Manila, and Ilocos Region. NumbersContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta: A representative group of Asian churches that participated in the Asia regional consultation on upholding the dignity and rights of children proposed that the Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) initiate and facilitate an Asia regional ecumenical advocacy network on dignity and rights of children. InContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bali: The 2018 annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group (WBG) will be held at Bali Nusa Dua, Indonesia. October 12-14. The annual meetings bring together central bankers, ministers of finance and development, private sector executives, civil society, media, and academicsContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Jakarta: As increasing number of children become victims of complex problems in Asia, Churches in the region have to find a new way of working together with increased synergy to uphold their dignity and rights, said Archbishop Willem T. P Simmermata, moderator of the Christian ConferenceContinue Reading
Sujata Jena, SS.CC. Typhoon Ompong (international name: Mangkhut) left such devastation in Baggao, Cagayan, where it made landfall early Saturday at peak winds. It ripped through the Philippines’ main island of Luzon.Officials said 100 percent of the town’s crops and 30 percent of its structures were destroyed. The storm packedContinue Reading
BEIJING: Beijing officials have shut down one of China’s largest “underground” Protestant churches for operating without a licence, the Communist government’s latest move to ramp up control over religious worship. Around 70 officials stormed into the Zion Church – housed on the third floor of a nondescript office building inContinue Reading
Pope Francis has ordered newly ordained bishops to “just say no to abuse – of power, conscience or any type” as he faces allegations that he covered up child sexual abuse. The pontiff told the 75 bishops, hailing from 34 countries of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Oceania, not toContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Washington: India is among countries where religious freedom is infringed and governments tolerate violence, says the US International Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF), a global report into religious freedom. On September 4, USCIRF released its report (2018) into the religious freedom that identified high levels ofContinue Reading
Oppression must come to an endContinue Reading