The announcement that a human being has been "cloned" by a group of scientists--a claim for which no evidence has yet been seen--rekindles interest in, and speculation about, how far science can and should go to alleviate human suffering.
A new United Nations campaign to place girls into schools in 25 priority countries drew reactions from Seventh-day Adventist Church leaders last week.
A carpenter in Malawi has given up making cupboards. With a famine hitting his country, he now only builds coffins.
Teaching children about tolerance and respect was the focus of recent discussions with Seventh-day Adventist Church representatives, the International Religious Liberty Association and government officials in Chile.
Reflecting on issues that are a concern to many people around the world, Pastor Jan Paulsen, president of the Seventh-day Adventist world church, expressed his hopes for peace and tolerance and spoke against war and violence.
Roofs, jobs and reconciliation are our response to what the region of Lika needs, said Dragutin Matak, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Croatia.