January, 2017
FEATURE: Cardinal Marx Says Pope’s Pronouncements on Death Penalty Are ‘Clear’ and ‘Insistent’
January 4, 2017 · By www.zenit.org
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, archbishop of Munich and president of the so-called C9, the Pope’s advisory council of cardinals, says taking on the issue of capital punishment represents a broader battle for the defense of life. The cardinal said this today at a Sant’Egidio conference held in Rome, titled “A World Without Death Penalty.” It was […]
Read More...A week in the life of an Intern at Preda Foundation.
January 4, 2017 ·
A week in the life of an Intern at Preda Foundation. REBECCA. WRITES; Monday 5/12 – 2016 Studied all day, and I’m finished. It has been a very emotional experience here at Preda. And I’m so thankful for this opportunity, it is hard to describe in words how I feel after this but this has […]
Read More...The Challenges of 2017
January 3, 2017 ·
The Challenges of 2017 Father Shay Cullen December 28, 2016 This coming 2017 will be a momentous year for the political and moral landscape of the planet. There is a rising tide of political and moral challenges facing humanity. Pope Francis will continue his historic reforms of the Church and the Curia, bringing back the […]
Read More...Pope Francis Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty
January 3, 2017 · By KATHLEEN NAAB for www.pagadiandiocese.org
Says jubilee is a time to promote growing maturity in respect for life, dignity Pope Francis today called again for an end to the death penalty, noting a conference on this issue to be held this week in Rome by the Sant’Egidio Community. The Pope noted that public opinion is turning against the death penalty, […]
Read More...Archbishop Soc condemns killings in Christmas message
January 3, 2017 · By www.cbcpnews.com
MANILA, Dec. 25, 2016— Archbishop Socrates Villegas of Lingayen-Dagupan has denounced the spate of summary executions, in his traditional Christmas Day pastoral message. In his seventh Christmas message as Pangasinan prelate, he highlighted how the “ugliness” of extrajudicial killings is destroying Christmas as a feast of “beauty”. “We have Christmas but there is blood spilling […]
Read More...NBI exec disputes Unicef data on PH child porn
January 3, 2017 · By Annelle Tayao-Juego - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
An official of the National Bureau of Investigation took exception to an assessment made by a senior official of the United Nations Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) who described the country as the “epicenter of live-stream sexual abuse.” NBI Cybercrime Division executive officer Victor Lorenzo said Unicef cited figures that were “way too high” compared to […]
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