• Prolonged Droughts Add to Woes of Millions in East Africa

  Prolonged drought conditions in East Africa have caused successive crop failure and depleted livestock herds, leaving millions vulnerable to hunger, reported a joint ministry of the two largest Lutheran denominations in the United States.

• Hundreds Kick Off Calvin Quincentenary Celebration in Geneva

  Calvin 500, an international Quincentenary celebration of the 500th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth, opened Sunday at St. Pierre Cathedral in the old town of Geneva.

• Looming Health Crisis in Sri Lanka Sparks 'Grave Concern'

  One of the largest Christian relief and development agencies in the world is “gravely concerned” that impending monsoon rains and inadequate sanitation will place tens of thousands of people at risk from disease in displacement camps in northern Sri Lanka.

• West-Islam Clash 'Not Inevitable', Says Catholic Leader

  A clash of civilizations between the West and Islam is not inevitable, asserts the head of the U.S. Catholic community’s official international humanitarian agency.

  

• Videos Spark More Calls for Pig Slaughter's End

  Calls for an end to the “senseless slaughter” of pigs in Egypt have increased after two graphic video clips were posted in YouTube showing scores of pigs being culled and brutally maimed.