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President Joe Biden is nominating longtime former senior State Department official...

The path of union with God, and ubuntu, is Desmond Tutu’s way, writes John D. Davies

(RNS) — Much has been written about the Nobel Peace Prize-winning South African Anglican bishop Desmond Tutu, revered by generations as a kind of elder statesman for his efforts to peacefully end apartheid and bring justice and reconciliation to that country he calls a “rainbow nation.” But Michael Battle, a professor at New York’s General Theological Seminary who directs the Desmond Tutu Center there, wanted to draw attention to the particular Christian vision that animates Tutu. It’s a subject Battle has devoted much of his professional life to — ever since he was a Ph.D. stude...

Print Kate Amara, WBAL-TV Thousands more COVID-19 shots are being administered at state-run mass vaccination sites as more retail pharmacies are coming online to offer the shots. As more shots are being made available in more places, money is on the way from the federal government to help providers push the shots out. President Joe Biden signed the stimulus bill into law Thursday afternoon, and U.S. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, said it includes millions of dollars for local jurisdictions to distribute and administer coronavirus vaccines. "This bill contains substantial reso...

Ambassador Michael Battle joins the growing calls for the African Union and the greater international community to work towards achieving peace in Ethiopia