World News
Stop abusing land, scientists warn
August 16, 2019 · By Roger Harrabin for www.bbc.com
How can the land protect us from climate change? Uncultivated land covered with vegetation protects us from overheating because the plants absorb the warming gas CO2 from the air and fix it in the soil. But the scientists meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, will say the way we farm and grow timber often actually increases emissions […]
Read More...Philippine Christians, Muslims pray in Marawi’s ruins
August 13, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter, Marawi for www.ucanews.com
A group of Christians and Muslims held “interfaith prayers” in the ruins of a church and a mosque on July 27 in the southern Philippine city of Marawi, which was devastated by a five-month siege in 2017. The prayers were led by Father Teresito Soganub, parish priest of the Marawi Catholic cathedral who was held hostage by […]
Read More...Thai military pilot ‘sacrificed his life’ for others
August 13, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.com
The Catholic instructor pilot who died while on a training mission in northern Thailand displayed the ultimate self-sacrifice as he faced death, it has emerged. Francis Xavier Narupol Lertkusol, known to his friends as ‘Captain Pete,’ lost his life when the Air Force training jet he was flying crashed July 11 near the city of Chiang Mai. His […]
Read More...Australian man, 62, caught ‘red-handed’ with underage boys: Nepal police
August 9, 2019 · By Agence France-Presse for www.scmp.com
Police in Nepal on Wednesday were investigating whether an Australian man arrested for allegedly abusing two boys had more victims or was part of a network of paedophiles. The 62-year-old paragliding pilot was arrested on Tuesday, after police raided his rented house in the tourist town of Pokhara following a tip-off, making him the latest foreigner […]
Read More...Pictured: Paedophile’s evil lair where 51-year-old livestreamed child abuse from the Philippines for as little as 93p a time as he is jailed for nine years
August 9, 2019 · By AMIE GORDON FOR MAILONLINE for www.dailymail.co.uk
A paedophile who paid to watch horrific images children of being sexually abused in the Philippines has today been jailed for nine years. Matthew Bell is the first person in Scotland to be convicted of livestreaming sexual abuse. The 51-year-old used adults in the Philippines to prey on children and livestreamed the abuse to his […]
Read More...The Washington Post’s new slogan turns out to be an old saying
August 7, 2019 ·
It may be the most widely debated and commented upon newspaper slogan since . . . well, has there ever been a widely debated newspaper slogan? The Washington Post added a new phrase beneath its online masthead this week — “Democracy Dies in Darkness” — and the commentary flowed immediately. The slogan quickly trended on Twitter, drawing tweets […]
Read More...Massive online pedophile ring busted by cops
August 7, 2019 · By NBC News for www.nbcnews.com
An Internet pedophile ring with up to 70,000 members — thought to be the world’s largest —has been uncovered by police, a security official said Wednesday. The European police agency Europol said in a statement that “Operation Rescue” had identified 670 suspects and that 230 abused children in 30 countries had been taken to safety. More children […]
Read More...Pope: Church needs apostolate of prevention to protect minors from abuse
August 7, 2019 · By Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Prevention is key in protecting minors from abuse, Pope Francis has said. The protection of minors is a serious concern and what is needed is “an apostolate of prevention,” he said in a video message to Catholic leaders taking part in a safeguarding course at the Pontifical University of Mexico. The month-long course, ending July […]
Read More...Irish nun’s medal for service to Pakistan
August 5, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter, Lahore for www.ucanews.com
Britain’s St. Mary’s University has announced that it will honor Sister Berchmans Conway with the Benedict Medal. The award ceremony has been set for July 17 at London’s Westminster Cathedral. The prestigious medal will be presented to her by the archbishop of Westminster and chancellor of St. Mary’s, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, during a summer graduation […]
Read More...Novena For Earth Defenders
August 5, 2019 · By Columban Center for columbancenter.org
83 environmental defenders were killed in 2018. 197 were killed in 2017. Many more are being targeted by state forces or corporations and their security guards. We invite you to stand in solidarity with the courageous people who defend our common home, especially indigenous communities, by praying a “Novena for Earth Defenders.”
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