In the spirit of ecumenism, which it has learned from the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England’s governing body has given its welcome to proposals which could unite the Church of England and...
The world is closer to nuclear annihilation than at any point since the first hydrogen bombs were tested in the early 1950s, says a group of scientists who monitor global tensions. The Bulletin of the...
Pope Francis sent a message through his emissary Cardinal Peter Turkson at the 48th World Economic Forum meeting and urged participants to build a sustainable human-centered future. The Pope echoed the theme of the...
Sweden’s rapidly disappearing cash is actually a problem, says, said Mats Dillen, the head of a parliamentary review. “If this development with cash disappearing happens too fast, it can be difficult to maintain the...
The study was about terrorism fears. Almost half of respondents said they believe the U.S. government should — in some way — curtail civil liberties for Muslim Americans. These included registration for Muslims, monitoring...
The majority of Americans in 2017 did not identify themselves as Protestants, according to a Gallup surveys conducted during the year, and the differing religious denominations tended to be concentrated in certain geographical areas....
A new study finds that even the best-case scenario of “only” a 1-degree rise in global temperatures could increase the likelihood of extreme weather — including floods, droughts and heat waves — in the U.S. and...
The US is being ravaged by a deadly strain of influenza with over 4,000 deaths a week at the time of this briefing, and rate is still raising. It rivals levels normally seen when...
A special investigation by The Age, Melbourne’s major paper, it has been revealed that the value of the Catholic Church’s wealth in Australia is at least $30 billion, and raises serious questions about compensation payments...
In the weeks after a US air force veteran murdered 26 people with a gun he should not have been able to buy, thousands of records that barred dishonorably discharged service members from buying...
