August, 2014
Cooperation with Aetas – Resistance, nature conservation, and fair trade
August 29, 2014 · By Moritz Weinbeer
Nearly everywhere in the world indigenous people are already extinct or severely threatened by other peoples. Likewise, the native people of the Filipino archipelago, the Aeta, have been reduced over the past centuries to only a few thousand remaining individuals, mainly living in the mountainous regions of Luzon, the largest island of the Philippines. During […]
Read More..."What are you willing to die for"
August 29, 2014 ·
Fr. Shay Cullen “What are you willing to die for “, It was a very challenging question that Pope Francis presented to the thousands of young people gathered for the beatification of the 130 martyrs in Korea last week. And it is also challenging for all of us who claim to be Catholics and Christians. […]
Read More...Shining a light on pedophilia in the Philippines
August 29, 2014 ·
Fr Shay Cullen, Olongapo City Philippines August 1, 2014 The good news is that hundreds if not thousands of children will now be safe from abuse and molestation after some 660 British subjects were arrested in the United Kingdom for accessing images of children on the internet a few weeks ago. Many more suspects […]
Read More...VATICAN CITY
August 29, 2014 ·
The Vatican said Monday that its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic, accused of sexually abusing young boys in the Caribbean country, had lost his diplomatic immunity and could be tried by Dominican courts. The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said in a statement that Josef Wesolowski had ended all diplomatic activity for the […]
Read More...4 college students die in small-plane crash
August 27, 2014 ·
Four college students died Monday after the plane in which they were riding crashed shortly after takeoff from Cuyahoga County Airport, bursting into flames after it hit the ground in suburban Cleveland. VPC
Read More...Rotherham child abuse scandal: 1,400 children exploited, report finds
August 27, 2014 ·
At least 1,400 children were subjected to appalling sexual exploitation in Rotherham between 1997 and 2013, a report has found.
Read More...Rotherham child abuse scandal: The background to the report
August 27, 2014 ·
An independent report has severely criticised South Yorkshire Police and Rotherham Council after finding “at least” 1,400 children were sexually exploited in the town between 1997 and 2013. It follows four years in which both organisations have been under scrutiny.
Read More...An Austrian volunteer visits a Manila Jail with Preda social workers.
August 19, 2014 ·
Pia Nenning from Hittisau, Austria June 2014 Preda Volunteer I joined the trip to Manila to attend the court hearing of Sammy, the home visit of RJ and a visit to the Jail where we rescued four boys. Since I never have been in a jail before, that part already has been very interesting for […]
Read More...Francis 'unblocks' Romero beatification, official says
August 19, 2014 ·
Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador (CNS/Octavio Duran) John L. Allen Jr. | Apr. 22, 2013 A Vatican official responsible for the sainthood cause of Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador announced Sunday that the cause has been “unblocked” by Pope Francis, suggesting that beatification of the assassinated prelate could come swiftly. Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia […]
Read More...Michael Brown: Autopsy reveals unarmed teen shot 6 times by police
August 19, 2014 ·
The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, United States, a suburb of St. Louis. Brown, an 18-year-old man, died after being shot at least six times by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, 28. Brown was unarmed and had no adult criminal record
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