Cities sprawl past bounds of planning, services all over the world
These urban centres are home to millions and while some neighbourhoods function well, others are desperately short of resources, reshaping the way
United Church supports translation of Bible into Indigenous languages
In a bygone era, the Bible was a tool for subverting Indigenous cultures, but recent translations aim to preserve endangered Indigenous tongues
Suicide rates in Northern Ireland have skyrocketed — since peace
The society has been traumatized by years of sectarian violence, but now that Catholics and Protestants share power, self-harm has struck hard
Iraq hostage James Loney talks to the Observer about gay activism
He had to keep secret the fact that he is gay while he was a captive, and says even now he and
Barack Obama, vying for presidency, names slavery as “original sin”
The Senator from Chicago firmly positioned himself in the African-American experience in a historic speech
Sleep eludes many Canadians, providing grief — or spiritual balm
One in seven Canadians suffers from insomnia, missing out on sleep the body needs to heal muscles and strengthen the immune system
Children in care are looking for homes, love, say adoption organizations
About 8,500 children over the age of three are available to be adopted. Many have special needs and most have endured rejection
United Church members are part of a global system that fails many
That system of domination, also known as "empire," leads ordinary people to be complicit through their role as consumers, says Omega Bula,
The real value of saying “sorry”
Apologies not only help right past wrongs; they can also open a window on the injustices of today
An Indigenous mother searches for answers on B.C.’s Highway of Tears
Some highways have souls; others are merely pavement. The soul of Highway 16, the 720-km-long branch of the Trans-Canada that spans northern
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