April, 2015
Attorneys seek lower sentence for UK man charged with child pornography, citing PTSD
April 14, 2015 ·
Attorneys seek lower sentence for UK man charged with child pornography, citing PTSD By Kent Faulk | [email protected] Email the author | Follow on Twitter on April 01, 2015 at 4:23 PM, updated April 01, 2015 at 6:27 PM Victor Gray Dingler (Etowah County Jail)The sentencing has been delayed for an Etowah County man who […]
Read More...EDITORIAL: What service means
April 14, 2015 ·
EDITORIAL What service means Philippine Daily Inquirer 12:09 AM | Monday, April 6th, 20 FOR THE second time in three years, Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday-one of the most important rites in the Catholic Church’s most important season-inside a prison. And for the third year in a row, […]
Read More...Dozens of historical Church of England child abuse allegations made
April 14, 2015 ·
Dozens of historical Church of England child abuse allegations made PENNY MARSHALL SOCIAL AFFAIRS EDITOR An investigation by ITV News has discovered dozens of new allegations of historical child sex abuse within the Church of England have been made in the last few months. This increase in survivors coming forward may reveal a new found […]
Read More...A messy, democratic place is better than a silent cemetery
April 13, 2015 ·
Dear Editor, A messy, democratic place is better than a silent cemetery Carlos Isles . What a very disappointing column (PDI, November 3, 2014) of PDI columnist, Antonio Montalvan III. Of course, anyone may always wish to turn back the hands of time to pleasant memories but Mr. Montalvan III desires to have […]
Read More...Pope Francis: Don’t mess with children
April 13, 2015 ·
Pope Francis: Don’t mess with children April 9, 2015 10:33 pm ROME: Pope Francis said on Wednesday that children are never a mistake, and called adults out for building faulty systems that leave children exploited and abandoned, rather than treated as the blessings they are. “Brothers and sisters, think about this well: You don’t mess […]
Read More...Philippine Land Reform modest progress
April 9, 2015 ·
Philippine Land Reform modest progress Many farmers who have received titled land must still seek outside employment to meet their needs. Salome Gueidon, Manila Philippines March 27, 2015 While it is true that the Philippines’ agrarian reform program has loopholes that have been creating problems for the law’s implementation, the program has also paved the […]
Read More...Philippine military in Mindanao creating humanitarian crisis
April 8, 2015 ·
Philippine military in Mindanao creating humanitarian crisis Civil society network calls for immediate halt to ‘all-out’ attack on Islamic insurgents Bong Fabe, Cagayan de Oro City Philippines March 23, 2015 A network of civil society groups and peace advocates said a “humanitarian crisis” has hit several areas of Mindanao as the Philippine military continued this […]
Read More...UK: Fr Shay contributes to newly published book
April 8, 2015 ·
A new book published April 17, 2015, highlights the role that faith is playing in combatting human trafficking. Over two hundred years ago William Wilberforce felt compelled to fight the evil of slavery that blighted society. Today, people with the same passion and desire for justice are working to fight modern slavery with modern tools […]
Read More...Pope Francis on the Issue of Child Abuse and Zero Tolerance
April 8, 2015 · By Emer McCarthy for Vatican Radio
In a wide-ranging interview with Valentina Alazraki, from the Mexican broadcaster Televisa, Pope Francis has marked the second year of his pontificate by addressing the hot topics that have dominated public discourse since his election to the papacy. On the issue of child abuse and zero tolerance of the phenomenon. The Pope replies that the […]
Read More...Catching A Monster
April 7, 2015 ·
Last month, Australian news show 60 Minutes aired a face-to-face interview with alleged abuser Peter Gerard Scully. The show followed the Filipino police through the moments of arrest to his time in jail. He’s considered Australia’s worst paedophile, and for four years Peter Scully was on the run. He thought by hiding out in a […]
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