Associate Health Minister Ayesha Verrall says transformation of abortion services to better cater for Māori and Pasifika needs is long overdue. The Health Ministry is seeking expressions of interest from health providers to improve accessibility to abortion services for Māori, Pacific, and disabled people. Dr Verrall says many Māori, particularly younger women, are put off Read more
Atlanta pastor Michael Youssef shared a powerful warning this week to evangelical churches to watch out for “woke” pastors who hide from telling the hard truths, as well as far-left ideology that is making its way to the pulpit. The insidious theology that is creeping into the church is “deadly as far as the Gospel Read more
Pornhub, the company that has recently been exposed for having reportedly been complicit in sex trafficking operations by The New York Times, has not left the frying pan even after deleting the videos that were believed to be a part of sex trafficking operations. In February, the website’s owners, MindGeek’s senior staff, stood before Canadian Read more
A community of Benedictine nuns from France are using their God-given talents to spread their love of Gregorian chant. Since 2019, they have been recording every plainchant of the liturgical calendar and making them accessible on a brand new app, Neumz. More than just a music streaming service, Neumz offers invaluable educational elements to learn Read more
The Government is being challenged on its spending on renewable energy after the revelation that coal imports last year passed a point not seen in New Zealand in 15 years. Newly released data shows close to 1.1 million tonnes of coal was imported into New Zealand last year. That’s higher than the total of coal Read more
Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than 1,000 Islamic schools in the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population. Minister for Public Security Sarath Weerasekera said he had signed a paper on Friday for cabinet approval to ban the full-face covering worn by some Muslim women on “national Read more
The Lifewise fundraising drive for donations to keep open Merge Cafe, a haven for Karangahape Road’s homeless community, has hit its target. But criticisms have been levelled at the transparency of the appeal, and questions asked about whether the property trust also owned by the Methodist church could be picking up the tab. Two weeks Read more
A Polish cardinal, former secretary to St. John Paul II, could face jail time after a Polish state commission accused him of ignoring sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. Poland’s State Commission on Pedophilia said it would initiate procedures against bishops “for not notifying law enforcement authorities, despite their knowledge that minors were being harmed by Read more
The Vatican warned that it has nearly depleted its financial reserves from past donations to cover budget deficits over recent years. It urged continued giving from the faithful to keep the Holy See afloat and Pope Francis’ ministry going. The Vatican published its 2021 budget in its latest effort at greater financial transparency amid a Read more