June, 2018
Philippine police offer to help arm priests
June 27, 2018 · By Jose Torres Jr., Manil for www.ucanews.com
Land dispute, aiding rape victims, among possible motives for latest clergyman murder The Philippines’ national police has expressed a willingness to help arm priests who want to carry guns in the wake of recent shootings of clergymen. National police chief Oscar Albayalde said the police are willing to provide priests with the legal means of […]
Read More...Bishop dares Duterte to dish dirt on priestly sex scandals
June 26, 2018 ·
President claims he is being forced by critics to resurrect the issue of illicit priest affairs A Catholic bishop has dared Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to come good on a threat and reveal alleged sex scandals committed by priests, saying it would not ruin the church. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo said church leaders would […]
Read More...Bangladesh wake-up call on sexual abuse for Asia’s bishops
June 26, 2018 · By Father Michael Kelly SJ, Bangkok for www.ucanews.com
The case of Father Walter Rozario bears all the hallmarks of denial, cover-up and silencing victims seen in the West The investigation by ucanews.com into the disappearance of a priest from Bangladesh that uncovered evidence of sexual abuse follows a well-trodden path. It’s one that has been travelled in country after country for 30 years […]
Read More...Over 10,000 migrant children are now in US government custody at 100 shelters in 14 states
June 22, 2018 · By Michelle Mark for www.businessinsider.com
The Trump administration’s new “zero tolerance” policy toward migrants who cross the US border illegally has driven up the number of migrant children held in government custody without their parents, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. The US Health and Human Services Department said it was holding 10,773 migrant children in custody as of Tuesday — up 21% from the […]
Read More...Oxfam GB banned from Haiti after sex scandal
June 22, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
Oxfam GB has been banned from operating in Haiti after its staff were accused of sexual misconduct following the 2010 earthquake. Haiti’s government said the decision was taken because of Oxfam’s “violation of its laws and serious breach of the principle of human dignity”. Oxfam said it understood the decision, adding that the behaviour of […]
Read More...Sex grooming gang who abused girls as young as 13 in car they nicknamed ‘s**g wagon’ jailed for total of almost 90 years
June 22, 2018 · By Thomas Burrows for www.thesun.co.uk
A GROUP of men who abused teenage girls – often in a car they nicknamed the “shag wagon” – have been jailed for a total of nearly 90 years. The twisted gang – aged 36 to 48 – plied vulnerable girls as young as 13 with drink and drugs at “parties” in Oxford. The eight […]
Read More...American convicted in the US for child sex abuse in the Philippines.
June 22, 2018 · By www.justice.gov
A Wisconsin man was charged in an indictment yesterday with the crimes of producing and possessing child pornography and engaging in illicit sexual conduct in a foreign place, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew D. Krueger of the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Jeffrey H. Ernisse, 61, is […]
Read More...Children Abused in Detention
June 22, 2018 ·
Children Abused in Detention Fr. Shay Cullen 21 June 2018 There are thousands of undocumented immigrants that crossed into the United States in the past several months that have had their children forcibly taken from them and placed in cages in detention centers by President Donald Trump. Church leaders of many denominations and political leaders, […]
Read More...American Catholics tell politicians to “Feed the Hungry”
June 21, 2018 ·
American Catholics tell politicians to “Feed the Hungry” From:Faith in Public Life Dear Catholic Senators and Representatives, We write as faithful citizens who feel compelled to express our deep concern over proposed cuts and reckless changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the nation’s most effective food assistance program. We hope you will stand up […]
Read More...Chile sexual abuse scandal: pope accepts resignations of bishops
June 21, 2018 · By Harriet Sherwood for www.theguardian.com
Pontiff says victims of Father Fernando Karadima will ‘never again’ be ignored Pope Francis has accepted the resignations of a Chilean bishop he robustly defended earlier this year despite claims of a cover-up of clerical sexual abuse, a move that later forced the pontiff into making a public apology. In his continuing efforts to show […]
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