The Church of England is facing a long overdue reckoning in Africa. Its leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, announced his resignation in November after an independent review brought attention to his failure to report to the authorities the barrister John Smyth, a prolific abuser of children. Smyth is found to have physically, sexually and […]
Lama Baldan Bazarov headed a Buddhist community in the mountainous Tunkinsky district in Russia’s Siberian republic of Buryatia for many years. His service to his native community had to come to an end when Moscow sent troops over the border with Ukraine in 2022. Bazarov decided to leave Russia over his firm anti-war stance, becoming […]
When the Cathedral of Notre-Dame reopens this week, the clergy will be wearing new liturgical garb designed by Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. Source link