Tornado brings out the good in neighbours (stuff.co.nz)
After a tornado passes through, says Dennis Owens, as he takes a break on the curb of a street in Moore, Oklahoma, everyone who can move becomes a rescuer.
Read more > 22/05/2013DR Congo fighting: Goma clashes 'kill 19' (BBC)
Fighting between government and rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has continued for a second day, near the regional capital, Goma.
Read more > 22/05/2013Pope Francis slams global financial system's 'Cult Of Money' tyrannizing the poor (HP)
Pope Francis has denounced the global financial system, blasting the "cult of money" that he says is tyrannizing the poor and turning humans into expendable consumer goods.
Read more > 20/05/2013Captive in Iran: Women share horrors of Evin prison (CBN)
Two Iranian women tell their story of persecution.
Read more > 20/05/2013Ultra-Orthodox Jews in mass protest against Israel army draft (BBC)
Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews have protested in Jerusalem against plans to force members of their community to serve in the Israeli military. Several people were arrested after bottles, stones and a smoke grenade were thrown at police. P...
Read more > 17/05/2013Brazilian Indians forced to leave mega-dam site (Ekklesia)
The Brazilian authorities have evicted Indians from the Belo Monte dam site, where they were protesting for their land rights.
Read more > 17/05/2013For the first time in more than 50 years, Mass celebrated at Shanghai's Orthodox cathedral (AsiaNews)
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, which is trying to reassert its influence in the Orthodox community in the People's Republic, thanked all the faithful, who have contributed to the life of this church and "especially the two priests...
Read more > 16/05/2013Archbishop: Everyone is called to be a disciple (Christian Today)
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby opened up about his conversion, losing his daughter Johanna, and what he learned from working in the oil industry in a wide-ranging interview at Holy Trinity Brompton's Leadership Conference on Mond...
Read more > 16/05/2013British church attendance stabilizes after years of decline (HP)
Annual statistics reveal a substantial increase in attendance at the country’s storied cathedrals: Christmas churchgoing rose by 14 percent, christenings were up 4.3 percent and adult baptisms were up 5 percent. The number of weddings...
Read more > 14/05/2013Pakistan elections: Sharif 'ready to hit ground running' (Guardian)
Next prime minister set to push through plans to curb power of generals, bolster economy and improve relations with India.
Read more > 13/05/2013Bangladesh's 'blasphemy' divide (Aljazeera)
Is freedom of speech at risk in the ongoing conflict between religious fundamentalists and secular voices in the media?
Read more > 13/05/2013Archbishop of Canterbury urged to scrap most bishops' seats in House of Lords (Telegraph)
A senior MP has called for most of the 25 bishops who sit in the House of Lords to lose their seats because they play "gesture politics" but rarely turn up to vote.
Read more > 10/05/2013