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‘Connecting with God by caring for the environment’: Franciscan monk in Kenya shares Christmas message

The World

December 24, 2020

Pope Francis's teachings about the moral urgency of the climate crisis are being spread from the Vatican all around the world by the Global Catholic Climate Movement. 

Education

After months of closure, Kenya's schools adjust to sudden reopening

The World

October 16, 2020

In July, Nairobi announced that schools across the country would stay closed for the rest of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic. This week's last-minute reopening is a pleasant surprise for many teachers, parents and students.

Migrant workers stuck in Beirut in wake of blast

The World

August 14, 2020

Dozens of domestic workers have been stranded in Lebanon since last week's blast. Many have lost their jobs and homes. They say they have no money for plane tickets back to their countries. The coronavirus pandemic has made the situation even more complicated.

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Symbols of 'racist past' topple amid global BLM protests; New Zealand reports no active COVID-19 cases

The World

June 08, 2020

A statue of a British slave trader in the UK and confederate statues in the US have been toppled or defaced as protesters demand a reckoning on systemic racism. Some Minneapolis City Council members said they will “begin the process of ending the Minneapolis Police Department." New Zealand has no active cases of COVID-19 in the country. Brasilia has become a new hotspot for the virus.