Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi Eleven cow protection vigilantes in the Indian state of Jharkhand have been sentenced to life in prison for killing a Muslim man who was […]
Source: Wall Street Journal By Josh Chin and Eva Dou BEIJING—Members of Congress are pressuring the Trump administration to confront Beijing over the mass roundup of Muslims in internment camps, urging travel […]
Source: NPR By SYLVIA POGGIOLI For centuries, the words “Vatican” and “intrigue” have gone hand in hand. But the Holy See’s centuries-old code of secrecy ensured that scandals and conspiracies usually […]
Source: The Guardian By Michael Safi in Delhi India’s supreme court has struck down a law allowing men to have sex with children as young as 15 provided the pair are married. […]
Source: Associated Press By DANICA COTO SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico’s Archdiocese of San Juan filed for bankruptcy on Wednesday after officials embargoed $4.7 million from its […]
Source: CNN By Daniel Burke and Rosa Flores, CNN Washington (CNN)The attorney general for the nation’s capital. The president of a Catholic college. Teachers at a celebrated Catholic elementary school. A former White […]
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi and agencies An Indian chess champion has withdrawn from an international competition in Iran, saying a rule requiring her to wear a headscarf would violate her human […]
Source: The Guardian BY Michael Safi in Delhi India’s minister for higher education has been condemned by scientists for demanding that the theory of evolution be removed from school curricula because no […]
Source: The Washington Post By Philip Rucker and Scott Clement President Trump’s disapproval rating has hit a high point of 60 percent, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll that also finds that […]
Source: Pew Research Center BY RUTH IGIELNIK AND JULIANA MENASCE HOROWITZ Women are running for Congress in record numbers this year, and most Americans say this is a good thing. But there’s little consensus among […]
Source: BBC News By Bryan Lufkin 29 August 2018 If you’ve got a full-time job, chances are you’re working eight hours or more a day, probably Monday to Friday. Of […]
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi ‘should have resigned’ Source: BBC News The outgoing UN human rights chief says Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over […]
Source: CNN By James Griffiths, CNN (CNN)Japan’s space agency will attempt to land a robotic unmanned landing craft on the surface of an asteroid 300 million-kilometers (186.4 million-miles) away from Earth […]
Source: Science Daily Date:August 29, 2018 Source:University of Kent Summary:Biologists have developed a new technique for manipulating small cell structures for use in a range of biotechnical applications including the […]
‘Ain’t nobody been locked up. And they ain’t trying to solve nothing.’ Source: The Washington Post By Wesley Lowery August 30 at 8:00 AM CHICAGO — Deangelo Norwood had been in the […]
Source: BBC News By Adrienne Bernhard 5 January 2018 Rome’s ultra-wealthy took weekend trips here to party. Powerful statesmen built luxurious villas on its beach, with heated spas and mosaic-tiled […]
Source: Time By MARKHAM HEID Look into my eyes. The phrase calls to mind images of a psychotherapist swinging a pocket watch. Or maybe you picture Catherine Keener in the film Get Out, tapping […]
Source: TED Talk Do you recall studying for your exams? You probably do. But do you remember how you studied, how you memorized French words or the year of the […]
Source. CT It is dismaying to see religious freedom struggling for life in the countries which pioneered it. The most important reason must surely be the growth in non-belief and irreligion. For what is the surest foundation on which religious freedom may rest? Is it not the solemn recognition of […]
Source: CT I still hear people wondering why a pastor needs a day off. The comment usually taking the form of ‘I have a full time job outside the church, AND volunteer with my spare time. I don’t get time to myself either.’And therein lies the problem. Ministry brings unique […]