The life of a spiritual leader
Published: 09 December, 2008, 05:51
Aleksy II will be remembered as the first Patriarch of a new Russia. He led the revival of the Russian Orthodox Church after Soviet repression, and united it with congregations abroad after the 90 year split which followed the Bolshevik Revolution.
09.12.2008, 05:28
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One man’s mission to save rejected babiesA man from Vietnam is on an incredible solo mission to cut the country’s abortion rate, one of the highest in the world. Tong Phuoc Phuc has opened his home as a refuge for abandoned babies and looks after more than 50. He has pledged to care for unwanted |
09.12.2008, 09:39
Australia gets the hump with camelsA three-year study has revealed that Australia’s camel population is out of control. More than a million of the beasts, known as ships of the desert, are hoovering up scarce resources. But boffins down under have tabled a solution to the problem, which m |
