December, 2012
Religious teacher molests child, gets 9 months jail
December 10, 2012 · , Alice Chia | Posted: 07 December 2012 1439 hrs
SINGAPORE: A 38-year-old religious teacher has been sentenced to nine months’ jail for molesting a child in March 2007. He was found guilty of one charge of committing an indecent act with a child. The court heard that he had asked the child, who was nine years old at the time of the incident, to […]
Read More...The Great and the Good Defenders of Children
December 7, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Great and the Good Defenders of Children by Fr. Shay Cullen Email: [email protected] (Fr. Shay’s columns are published in The Manila Times,in publications in Ireland, the UK, Hong Kong, and on-line.) It’s great to have the good news of the rescue of children from sexual exploitation. The rescue this week of six trafficked […]
Read More...Women's groups urge EU ban on prostitution
December 7, 2012 · , Sapa-AFP | 05 December, 2012 12:07
“Prostitution is a form of violence, an obstacle to equality, a violation of human dignity, and of human rights,” the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), the largest umbrella group of women’s rights groups in the 27-nation bloc, said at a conference in the European parliament. The EWL called on the bloc to seek inspiration from Sweden, […]
Read More...Child’s battered body found in Cavite
December 6, 2012 · , Maricar Cinco, Inquirer Southern Luzon
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna—The naked body of a female child, possibly around 7 years old, was found on a roadside in Kawit, Cavite Wednesday morning, the local police said. Police said the girl was found with a thin rope still tied around her neck, leading them to suspect she was strangled to death. She also […]
Read More...6 minors working as prostitutes rescued in Quirino, Isabela
December 6, 2012 · , Matikas Santos, INQUIRER.net
MANILA, Philippines—Seven victims of human trafficking, six of whom were minors, have been rescued by authorities in remote towns in Quirino and Isabela provinces, police said Tuesday. Police Director Samuel Pagdilao Jr., Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief, said they were able to arrest the owners of two brothels known as Rose-Janet Videoke Bar […]
Read More...Padre Cullen in oratorio
December 4, 2012 · , Salesian Youth Center of Bra.
Domenica 18 novembre, dopo la conferenza tenuta a S. Giovanni il 16, padre Cullen ha celebrato l’eucarestia in oratorio raccontando la propria esperienza e toccando i cuori di tutti i fedeli che hanno avuto modo di conoscere questo sacerdote che si occupa dei minori che hanno subito abusi e violenze. Candidato al Premio Nobel per […]
Read More...L'economia solidale e quegli uomini di Chiesa
December 4, 2012 · , di Pietro Raitano - 29 novembre 2012
Un sabato di novembre è passato a trovarci in redazione Shay Cullen. Il nome forse non vi dice niente. Shay -che compirà 70 anni a marzo- è un irlandese dal volto simpatico, e di mestiere fa il missionario. Da oltre 40 anni vive nelle Filippine,dove nel 1974 ha contribuito a fondare Preda (People’s Recovery Empowerment […]
Read More...Royal commission investigates institutional Child abuse
December 4, 2012 ·
THE Australian Catholic Bishops Conference will set up a new Council for the Royal Commission the Bishops Conference announced this morning. Australia’s Catholic Bishops see the Royal Commission as an opportunity for the Church’s processes to be scrutinised with greater objectivity.In order to work as effectively as possible with the Royal Commission, the Bishops have […]
Read More...Fr. Shay & Emmanuel Drewery at Fairtrade Towns Conference
December 4, 2012 ·
Travel Note Blog
December 3, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen, Journalist, Author
I did not expect trouble with our trip to Poland with Cathay Pacific and Lufthansa. Lufthansa Star Alliance for frequent travelers is the best choice with its good service, multiple destinations and efficient and effective onboard service. Due to rising fuel charges, strikes and threats thereof (but solved quicker than British Airways), prices have risen. Food […]
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