March, 2015
Holy Week 2015: The Love That Can Change The World
March 31, 2015 ·
What brought about the shameful torture, humiliation and excruciating execution, as a criminal on a Roman cross is what we need to ask and answer everyday not just during Holy Week. Hundreds of thousands of true Christians around the world suffer persecution, torture and death these days because they are disciples of Jesus of Nazareth […]
Read More...Support From an Irish Soccer Hero!
March 31, 2015 ·
If you watched the most recent European qualifier between Ireland and Poland, you would have seen Irish soccer hero Shane Long score the equalising goal which he describes as a goal which keeps Ireland in with a chance of qualifying for the Euro 2016 championship. But, did you know Shane Long is also a big […]
Read More...Report: Mindanao Mango Growers Monitoring 2015
March 27, 2015 ·
Between March 4 and March 7, 2015, Mr. Donard Angeles, PREDA Pro Fair Trade Producer’s Development Officer, together with Mr. Francis Bermido, PREDA’s Executive Director, conducted a monitoring visit to Davao mango growers. Among the activities conducted were the following: ORIENTATION ON CHILDREN AND WOMEN’S RIGHTS MONITORING OF MANGO DELIVIERIES AWARDING OF FAIR TRADE PREMIUM […]
Read More...Ireland is eking out a new layer of human rights
March 27, 2015 · By Mark Kelly for the Irish Examiner
Slowly and forensically, layer by granular layer, the human rights treaty bodies have been building a three-dimensional model of Ireland’s compliance with its international obligations, writes Mark Kelly. Every successive European and global monitoring process has added further grains of truth, until the contours of our State’s respect for human rights have become clear. Viewed […]
Read More...SC suspends Olongapo judge over attempted bribery
March 26, 2015 · By Ina Reformina for ABS-CBN
The Supreme Court preventively suspended an Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Judge on allegations of attempted bribery, inefficiency, and engagement in activities that presented conflict-of-interest. In a resolution (A.M. No. 15-02-49-RTC) dated March 9, 2015, the Court held that the preventive suspension against Judge Norman V. Pamintuan of Branch 73, Regional Trial Court, Olongapo City, […]
Read More...“Emulate Romero and remember the poor”
March 26, 2015 · By Cardinal Vincent Nichols
The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster, Vincent Nichols, urged Christians to emulate Oscar Romero by making the cries of the poor central to their prayers during an ecumenical homily at St Martin in the Fields in London on 21 March.: Excepts from Cardinal Nichols’ homily: On 23rd May, in the city of San Salvador, Oscar Romero […]
Read More...Congratulations Graduates!
March 25, 2015 ·
Today, 25 March 2015, two of the scholars supported by the Preda Foundation graduated from high school. One of them is the class salutatorian. In her salutatory speech, she encouraged everyone in the audience to pursue their dreams despite the many challenges in life! Congratulations to this year’s graduates and many thanks to all who […]
Read More...Ethical Fair Trade fashion is growing up.
March 25, 2015 · By CBI News Letter
“The clean clothes camping for Fair traded clothes made in dignity is gaining ground and many more customers. Exploitation is still the norm but good people are pushing back to end it by demanding fair traded and ethical garments.” – Fr Shay Cullen ———– Eco and Ethical fashion has continued to be a growing […]
Read More...203 Runners Join PREDA in Race for Freedom
March 24, 2015 ·
The Irish sun warmed the Ballybrit Racecourse in Galway, Ireland last Saturday, March 21, 2015 and warmed the hearts of the organizers and the 203 runners who signed up and ran the annual 5 kilometer Run for Freedom marathon race for the Preda Foundation. The event was organized by Preda Ireland chairperson Philip Cribbin and […]
Read More...Pope: Church must rid itself of the scourge of child sexual abuse.
March 24, 2015 · By Vatican Radio
Pope Francis has sent a letter to the Presidents of Episcopal Conferences and Superiors of Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life to ask for their complete co-operation with the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors, in order to insure that everything possible is done to rid the Church of “the scourge” […]
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