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French bishops angry over abusive bishop allowed to retire
November 7, 2022 · By Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
French bishops angry over abusive bishop allowed to retire The French bishops’ conference overhauled its agenda for its November plenary meeting to deal with the anger, shame, powerlessness (and) incomprehension they and their people felt after discovering that a bishop allowed by the Vatican to retire actually was disciplined for sexual abuse. Archbishop Eric de […]
Read More...In Bahrain, pope calls for full religious freedom
November 7, 2022 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
In Bahrain, pope calls for full religious freedom Commitments to protect tolerance and religious freedom need to be put into practice constantly so that these rights may be fully experienced, Pope Francis said. This is important “so that religious freedom will be complete and not limited to freedom of worship; that equal dignity and equal […]
Read More...Climate change begs for interfaith action in Asia
November 7, 2022 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
Climate change begs for interfaith action in Asia When the representatives of governments gather at Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt on Nov 6 for COP27, they will talk about climate change and will make pledges. They will return to their respective countries, and their governments will continue to do what they do, exacerbating the catastrophe of […]
Read More...Bolsonaro Loses Presidency in Win for the Amazon!
November 4, 2022 · By Camila Rossi for amazonwatch.org
Bolsonaro Loses Presidency in Win for the Amazon! “This is a victory of love, of hope, of truth, of freedom, and of our fragile democracy that is now being strengthened.” In the most important election for the planet, which defined the future of the Amazon and therefore of all humanity, almost 51% of Brazilians chose […]
Read More...Human rights in spotlight as Pope visits Bahrain
November 4, 2022 · By AFP for www.ucanews.com
Human rights in spotlight as Pope visits Bahrain Pope Francis, leader of the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics, flies Thursday to the Gulf state of Bahrain to foster ties with Islam in a voyage overshadowed by criticism of human rights abuses. The second voyage by a pope to the Arabian Peninsula after Francis’ 2019 trip to […]
Read More...Singapore to extradite alleged sex offender to US
November 4, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Singapore to extradite alleged sex offender to US A Singaporean court for the first time has ordered the extradition of a man to the United States following his arrest on the charge of sexual assault against a minor in a church. District Judge Loh Hui-min ordered Chester Yang Jr., also known as Pian He Yang […]
Read More...The EU Should Stop Exporting its Plastic Waste
November 3, 2022 · By Krista Shennum, Fellow, Environment and Human Rights for www.ucanews.com
The EU Should Stop Exporting its Plastic Waste If you live in the EU, chances are your plastic trash might be recycled by child or migrant workers in Turkey. Each year, hundreds of thousands of metric tons of plastic waste from the European Union are shipped to Turkey for recycling. Yet plastic recycling facilities in Turkey are […]
Read More...Nigeria Agrees to End Military Detention of Children
November 3, 2022 · By Jo Becker, Advocacy Director, Children's Rights Division for www.hrw.org
Nigeria Agrees to End Military Detention of Children In 2019, a colleague and I interviewed dozens of children in northeast Nigeria who had been detained in horrific conditions in a military prison for alleged association with the armed group Boko Haram. The children described beatings, overwhelming heat, frequent hunger, and being packed tightly in cells with hundreds […]
Read More...The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million
November 3, 2022 · By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS for www.npr.org
The men exonerated in the Malcolm X killing will receive $36 million NEW YORK — The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions which led to both men spending decades […]
Read More...Lula elected president of Brazil
November 3, 2022 ·
Lula elected president of Brazil Brazil is the latest Latin American country to elect a left-wing president, joining Chile, Mexico, Peru, Colombia, Honduras and Argentina who have all favoured progressive parties over the political right. Leaders from around the world were quick to congratulate Lula on his victory, showing global solidarity and support following Bolsonaro’s […]
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