World News
Sex abuse scandal threatens to rock Indonesian Church
December 17, 2019 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.org
The Indonesian Church will take serious steps to address claims in a Catholic media report that dozens of people have been abused in Catholic institutions across the country, a bishops’ conference official has said. At least 56 people were abused within Catholic institutions in Indonesia, according to the report titled “Sexual Abuse in Indonesian Churches: […]
Read More...Pope holds historic meeting with Japanese emperor
December 13, 2019 · By Michael Sainsbury - UCAN Tokyo for www.godgossip.org
On a busy final day in Japan, PM Shinzo Abe backs the pope’s call for a world free of nuclear weapons. Pope Francis has revealed more about his lifelong passion for Japan, telling Emperor Naruhito how much his parents cried when he was nine years old in 1945 when they learned about the atomic bombings […]
Read More...Bono of u2, no compromise with Human Rights
December 13, 2019 · By Miriam Grace A. Go for www.rappler.com
The U2 fans in the newsroom never doubted it: Bono, the very political frontman of the phenomenal Irish band, would touch on the issue of human rights violations once in the Philippines. He didn’t disappoint. In a press conference on Tuesday, December 10 – Human Rights Day – a journalist asked what he thought of the […]
Read More...Members of child abuse WhatsApp group arrested in 11 countries
December 13, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Spanish police say 33 people have been arrested globally in connection with a WhatsApp group for images of child sex abuse and other violent content. The many “extreme” images shared in the group had been “normalised by most of its members”, the force said. Arrests were made in 11 different countries across three continents, but […]
Read More...US bishop resigns amid abuse cover-up accusations
December 9, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
The Vatican has announced the resignation of a US bishop who faced widespread criticism for his handling of sexual abuse claims. Bishop Richard J Malone of New York state’s Buffalo oversaw one of the country’s most scandal-hit dioceses. It is facing more than 200 lawsuits and an FBI investigation. In a statement, Bishop Malone said […]
Read More...Joker Using A Gary Glitter Song Was A Mistake
December 9, 2019 · By KAYLEIGH DONALDSON for screenrant.com
As controversies continue to build up around Joker, the inclusion of the Gary Glitter song, “Rock and Roll Part 2”, on its soundtrack has raised many eyebrows. Despite Joker receiving glowing reviews (among some truly poor ones), Joker has had its fair share of controversies. It’s inevitable that a movie like this, one that was designed to push buttons, would get […]
Read More...Forgotten and invisible: modern-day slaves
December 9, 2019 · By Rock Ronald Rozario, Dhaka for www.ucanews.org
In today’s modern world overshadowed by extravagant globalization, materialism and consumerism, it is very common for people to forget about people who are less fortunate. These people with relative fortune and comfort might get a jolt if asked what they think about slavery and slaves. In most cases, the answer is likely to be simple: […]
Read More...Legal breaches allowed Westpac customers to pay for child sexual abuse undetected, Austrac alleges
December 5, 2019 · By Ben Butler for www.theguardian.com
Westpac’s failure to obey anti-money laundering and counter-terror finance laws allowed a customer to make payments to a person in the Philippines who was later arrested for child sex trafficking and livestreaming child sexual abuse, the financial intelligence agency alleges. The allegation is just one of more than 23 million breaches of the law – involving more […]
Read More...Child Marriage Laws in the United States
December 5, 2019 · By Freedom United for www.freedomunited.org
States like New York fear that today’s laws are not doing enough to protect children, so they are looking at making it even harder for child marriages. Virginia state senator, Jill Vogel, was shocked when she heard about a 50+ year old man marrying a teenager. An investigation followed… Vogel is sponsoring a bill that […]
Read More...Tears and cheers for Pope Francis in Hiroshima
December 4, 2019 ·
In a somber and sometimes moving ceremony in Hiroshima, where testimony was heard from survivors of the city’s deadly 1945 atomic blast, Pope Francis stepped up his anti-nuclear weapon campaign, once more branding the very possession of such armaments as immoral. “With deep conviction I wish once more to declare that the use of atomic […]
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