April, 2018
‘He saw our children as possessions’: my husband killed our sons
April 13, 2018 · By Michelle Rawlins for www.theguardian.com
Claire Throssell’s sons were burnt to death by her husband. Now she is campaigning to help prevent others suffering as she has Like many parents, Claire Throssell carries her sons’ sports gear in the back of her car. Paul’s running trainers and Jack’s PE kit sit in the boot – but they have been there […]
Read More...Pope Francis condemns the use of chemical weapons in Syria
April 12, 2018 · By Marilyn Campbell, QUT for ilglobo.com.au
Pope Francis on Sunday condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria after a suspected attack in an opposition holdout in Eastern Ghouta killed dozens of people. “Terrible news comes to us from Syria with dozens of victims, many of them women and children … so many people are struck by the effects of the […]
Read More...Pope Francis urges end to ‘carnage’ in Syria in Easter message
April 11, 2018 · By Agence France-Presse for www.rappler.com
VATICAN CITY (UPDATED) – Pope Francis on Sunday, April 1, called for an end to “carnage” in Syria and “reconciliation” in the Middle East in his traditional Easter message. “Today we implore fruits of peace upon the entire world, beginning with the beloved and long-suffering land of Syria,” the pontiff said in the “Urbi et […]
Read More...Do we save Jesus or another king? – Tagle
April 11, 2018 · By Pia Ranada for www.rappler.com
‘We are being asked again. Do we nail Jesus to the cross? Do we allow Jesus to be crucified? Or maybe we are protecting another king?’ asks the Manila Archbishop during the Good Friday service MANILA, Philippines – Do we condemn Jesus Christ to death and save another king? Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle […]
Read More...More action needed to protect victims of prostitution and trafficking
April 11, 2018 ·
While implementing the law is a good first step, wider Irish society needs to know that it is now illegal to buy sexual access to another person Swifter implementation of the law is needed to protect the victims of prostitution and trafficking, according to ten organisations. On the first anniversary of the commencement of the […]
Read More...Calls to rein in antibiotic use after study shows 65% increase worldwide
April 11, 2018 · By Ian Sample for www.theguardian.com
A dramatic rise in global antibiotic consumption has led public health experts to call for fresh strategies to rein in excessive use of the drugs, and for major investments to provide clean water, sanitation and vaccines in countries where infectious diseases are rife. The unrestrained use of antibiotics is the main driver for the rise […]
Read More...Websites shutting down across the internet after Congress passes sex-trafficking law
April 11, 2018 · By Susan Yoshihara for www.lifesitenews.com/a>
April 4, 2018 (C-Fam) – Many websites are shutting down or curtailing their sex trade just weeks after the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed similar anti-human trafficking bills that would allow victims to sue the websites on which they were bought and sold. “Illegal commercial sex advertising platforms and forums have been blowing […]
Read More...The Planet is our Home
April 6, 2018 ·
The Planet is our Home Fr. Shay Cullen April 5, 2018 It surrounds us, It is in every place we go, on the street, on the beach or the woods. We see it when we climb a mountain or go for a swim. It is there, evidence of our willful neglect or ingenious inventiveness. […]
Read More...Irish Government publishes draft bill on how abortion would be regulated
April 6, 2018 · By Sarah MacDonald
Ireland’s health minister, Simon Harris has published the government’s draft legislation to regulate abortion in Ireland should the upcoming referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment pass. The proposed abortion legislation is expected to achieve a majority backing of the upper and lower houses of parliament this week, enabling the government to set a polling date […]
Read More...Secret world: The women in the UK who cannot report sexual abuse
April 6, 2018 · By Megha Mohan for www.bbc.com
They often fled their homelands to escape sexual abuse – but for many asylum seekers, it continues in the UK. Fear of deportation typically means they don’t tell police, but one effect of the Harvey Weinstein revelations is that they have now begun to talk about their experiences among themselves. At the age of 37, […]
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