By Devin Watkins New York, July 14, 2020: The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the health and diets of millions of people around the world. Strict lockdowns have upset all levels of the food chain, from production and distribution to shopping and food consumption. Several United Nations agencies teamedContinue Reading
Johannesburg, July 13, 2020: Zindzi Mandela, daughter of South African liberation hero Nelson Mandela and anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has died, according to officials. She was 59. State broadcaster SABC said on Monday Mandela, who has been serving as South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark since 2015, died in a hospitalContinue Reading
Matters India Reporter Yangon, July 13, 2020 — In a common message released 13 July 2020, Myanmar’s religious leaders have appealed to civilian, ethnic, military and religious leaders to “seize the opportunity” to give peace a chance ahead of country’s November elections. The message was signed by Myanmar’s first cardinalContinue Reading
Vatican City, July 12, 2020: Pope Francis on July 12 said he’s “pained” by Turkey’s decision to convert Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. Speaking at a service in the Vatican, the Pope added that his “thoughts go to Istanbul.” Hagia Sophia was built as a Christian cathedral nearlyContinue Reading
Istanbul, July 12, 2020: The World Council of Churches has called on Turkey”s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to reverse his decision to turn the celebrated Hagia Sophia museum back into a mosque. In a letter to Erdogan, the Council, which counts 350 churches as members, said the move would sowContinue Reading
SAN GABRIEL, Calif, July 12, 2020: A fire early July 11 destroyed the rooftop and most of the interior of a Catholic church in California that was undergoing renovation to mark its upcoming 250th anniversary celebration. Fire alarms at the San Gabriel Mission rang around 4 a.m. When firefighters arrived,Continue Reading
Johannesburg, July 11, 2020: Police in South Africa say five people are dead and more than 40 have been arrested after an early-morning hostage situation at a church near Johannesburg. A statement says police and military who responded to reports of a shooting at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church inContinue Reading
By Massimiliano Tubani and John Newton Königstein (Germany), July 11, 2020: A kidnapped Christian girl in Pakistan has phoned her parents to say she is pregnant after being raped by her abductor, who has imprisoned her in one room of his house. Tabassum Yousaf, the lawyer fighting for the freedomContinue Reading
Paris, July 10, 2020: Paris’ centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before being engulfed in a fire last year, the public body in charge of its restoration said on July 9. The April 15, 2019 blaze destroyed the Gothic landmark and major tourist attraction, destroying the spireContinue Reading
Abu Dhabi, July 9, 2020: A group of youngsters from a church in Abu Dhabi will honor some 40 frontline workers from more than a dozen hospitals and healthcare providers. The Youth Movement of the Church of South India Parish in Abu Dhabi will organize a virtual function through ZoomContinue Reading
