April, 2018
Brutal rape of 8-year-old in India: It is time for the Church to speak, says bishop
April 24, 2018 · By Harry Farley for www.christiantoday.com
Asifa Bano was, for several weeks after her death in early January, just another tragic victim of India’s systemic rape problem, where more than 100 women are raped each day. Now she is at the centre of a legal case that cuts to the core of India’s religious and political tensions. She is from the […]
Read More...‘Children’s lives have been taken from them’: Bill proposes to restrict foreign travel of convicted paedophiles
April 24, 2018 · By www.thejournal.ie
TDS HAVE BEEN urged today to support a new bill which proposes to curtail foreign travel of convicted paedophiles. If enacted, Ireland would be the first country in the European Union to restrict travel abroad of convicted child sex offenders. Today the People’s Recovery Empowerment Development Assistance Foundation (Preda) called for support for the bill, […]
Read More...Returning money won’t stop probes vs ex-SAF chief – Dela Rosa
April 23, 2018 · By Rambo Talabong for www.rappler.com
The Philippine National Police has now launched its own probe into the Special Action Force allowances controversy MANILA, Philippines – Even if every peso of the allegedly missing P59.8 million intended for police Special Action Force (SAF) troopers is returned, all probes against the plunder-accused former SAF chief and officers will push through. This was […]
Read More...Holiness means being loving, not boring, pope says
April 23, 2018 · By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service for www.catholicnews.com
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — God calls all Christians to be saints — not plastic statues of saints, but real people who make time for prayer and who show loving care for others in the simplest gestures, Pope Francis said in his new document on holiness. “Do not be afraid of holiness. It will take away […]
Read More...Philippine diocese bids to seek justice for slain priest
April 23, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, San Jose City for www.ucanews.com
A diocese in the northern Philippines has launched a campaign to seek justice for the killing of a Catholic priest in December and to seek an end to killings resulting from political and religious persecution. Human rights and church groups gathered at St. John the Evangelist parish in Nueva Ecija province on April 9 to […]
Read More...US Military Bases Disguised as Philippine Bases are Here Again
April 20, 2018 ·
US Military Bases Disguised as Philippine Bases are Here Again Fr. Shay Cullen 20 April 2018 Last 17 April 2018, the first US-built military facility was begun with a groundbreaking ceremony by Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim. This is being done under an agreement signed in […]
Read More...Legal Success: 40-year Old Man Man Convicted for Child Abuse
April 20, 2018 · By Francisco B. Bermido, Jr.
Legal Success: 40-year Old Man Man Convicted for Child Abuse Francisco B. Bermido, Jr. Then 40-year old Danilo Sumpay was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Violation of Article VI, section 10 (a) of Republic Act 7610 otherwise known as the Anti-Child Abuse Law and was sentenced by Judge Ma. Cristina J. […]
Read More...Trump Signs Bill to Hold Websites Accountable for Sex Trafficking
April 20, 2018 · By Nicholas Wolfram Smith for www.ncregister.com
WASHINGTON — In a victory for prosecutors and victims of sex trafficking, President Donald Trump signed new legislation April 11 aimed at holding companies accountable for facilitating the purchase of human beings for sex. The Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) had bipartisan support in Congress and passed both chambers […]
Read More...Mum-of-three avoids prison after sending child porn clip on WhatsApp to friend
April 20, 2018 · By Sarah-Jane Murphy and Isabel Hayes for www.independent.ie
A mother-of-three who forwarded a child pornography clip, showing an infant being raped by a man, has avoided jail. The recording showed a child, aged between two and five years old being raped by a man, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court heard. Jadesola Agbalade (51) who is in temporary accommodation at Main Street, Ashbourne, Meath, pleaded […]
Read More...Record number of slavery victims referred in UK, says report
April 20, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
More than 5,000 potential victims of modern slavery and trafficking were referred to UK authorities last year, a record number, a report has revealed. The National Crime Agency said British nationals made up the highest number of cases for the first time, followed by people from Albania and Vietnam. The number of children thought to […]
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