Mombasa, Kenya — Imam Bukuru Elie Khalfan is very personal about the need for open conversations about sexuality. The Burundian faith leader recalled becoming a father while he and his wife were still young and knew little about sexual and reproductive health. Their limited knowledge left them unsure about contraception and what to do when…
TODAY’S MASS EXPLAINER | Catholics worldwide reflect on faith, service, and seeing God in Jesus at today’s mass Pope ordains four bishops for Rome. PHOTO/VATICAN. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Today, across Catholic churches around the world, millions of believers gathered for Mass, engaging deeply with a message that intertwined faith, service, and the promise of…
TODAY’S MASS SIMPLIFIED | Catholic congregations unite in celebration of faith, hope, and community Pope Leo XIV leads prayer vigil for peace in the world at St. Peter’s Basilica. PHOTO/The Vatican. By PATRICK MAYOYO [email protected] Today, Catholics around the world gathered in churches, from small village chapels to towering cathedrals, to celebrate a Mass that…
Olivia Albert, 19, was subjected to female genital (FGM) mutilation when she was 14. She told the UN sexual and reproductive health agency (UNFPA) that she hid her pain because everyone around her said it was normal. “Deep down, I knew what I had experienced was not something any girl should go through,” she emphasised….
ITWeb contributor Phillip de Wet. What happens if the United Kingdom blocks X? Last week that was a silly question, on which bookmakers offered silly odds. On Monday, a member of Cabinet stood in the UK Parliament and vowed to – within days – activate legislation that would leave X and its users open to…
Faith Burn, chief technology and operations officer of the Land Bank. Technology executive Faith Burn has been appointed as chief technology and operations officer (CTOO) of the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank). Established in 1912 and reconstituted in 2002, the Land Bank is a wholly government-owned agricultural development finance institution,…
Mutare, Zimbabwe — It is a cold morning in eastern Zimbabwe as Lieutenant Colonel Reverend Doctor Samba Mosweu celebrates a glorious moment he has been waiting for all his life. His family has accompanied Lieutenant Colonel Mosweu from the Botswana Defence Forces to this monumental occasion, which marks the culmination of years of hard work…
A group of Dallas-area families and faith leaders have filed a lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that requires copies of the Ten Commandments be posted in every public school classroom. The federal lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims the measure is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of church and state. Texas is the…
