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Cardinal leads Catholic clergy in Sri Lanka protest
April 11, 2022 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Amid a worsening economic crisis in Sri Lanka, Catholic bishops, priests and nuns joined street protests with thousands of people in capital Colombo. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith of Colombo along with two bishops and hundreds of priests and nuns joined protesters seeking the resignation of embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday. Church leaders said they were expressing solidarity with people […]
Read More...The pope apologised for residential school abuses. What next?
April 7, 2022 · By Brandi Morin for www.aljazeera.com
Indigenous leaders in Canada say Catholic Church must take concrete action to support survivors and prevent more harm. The pope apologised for residential school abuses. What next? Warning: The story below contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting. Canada’s Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day […]
Read More...Myanmar’s ‘illegal squatters’ speak out
April 7, 2022 · By Voiceless of Asia for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s ‘illegal squatters’ speak out Slum-dwellers living in makeshift huts face eviction in Myanmar after being branded “illegal squatters” by junta authorities in the conflict-ravaged nation. Radio Free Asia reports in this YouTube video.
Read More...Thai sports coach accused of raping teenage boys
April 7, 2022 · By UCA News reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.com
Thai sports coach accused of raping teenage boys The coach of a skipping rope team has been charged with raping three boys under the age of 15 in the eastern Thai province of Chonburi in a case that has shocked locals. Sitthipan Sawangwan, 41, was arrested late last week by police after a parent of […]
Read More...Indonesian court sentences teacher to death for raping 13 students
April 7, 2022 · By Reuters for www.nbcnews.com
Indonesian court sentences teacher to death for raping 13 students JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the death penalty after he had initially received a sentence of life in prison. The case […]
Read More...US paralegal admits role in smuggling Quiboloy’s church workers – US justice department
April 6, 2022 · By RAPPLER.COM for www.rappler.com
US paralegal admits role in smuggling Quiboloy’s church workers – US justice department Paralegal Maria de Leon agrees to plead guilty for her role in facilitating sham marriages to allow church workers to immigrate to the US to solicit ‘donations’ for pastor Apollo Quiboloy’s ‘bogus charity’ MANILA, Philippines – Los Angeles-based paralegal Maria de Leon […]
Read More...Black History Month: the legends and the lessons
April 5, 2022 · By Justine John Dyikuk for www.ucanews.com
Celebrating the contributions of black people who have trailblazed various fields of human endeavor Black History Month: the legends and the lessons The heroic efforts of Carter G. Woodson (1875-1950), who is described as the “father of black history,” have not gone in vain. Usually, February and March are observed as a time to honor […]
Read More...Cambodia to resume controversial child adoptions
April 5, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
NGOs are ‘deeply alarmed’ by applications pending from the US and Italy without adequate child protection measures in place Cambodia to resume controversial child adoptions Cambodia will shortly resume child adoptions after a decade-long hiatus imposed amid controversy over allegations that not all infants were orphans and some were stolen. The Social Affairs Ministry has […]
Read More...Indonesian activists go national in sex slavery case
April 5, 2022 · By Konradus Epa, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Indonesian activists go national in sex slavery case Nuns, priests and lay activists in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province have called on the national police to help trace four young girls who went missing after the owners of four nightclubs were busted for human trafficking. The girls, originally from West Java, went missing in June last […]
Read More...Indian bishop’s acquittal in rape case challenged in high court
April 5, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Rape accuser, Kerala state say the prosecution has a strong case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal Indian bishop’s acquittal in rape case challenged in high court Indian Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s acquittal in a rape case by a trial court has been challenged by his accuser and the Kerala government in the southern state’s high court. The accuser, a […]
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