July, 2018
Inside Chilean abuse survivor’s meeting with Pope Francis
July 25, 2018 · By Brian Roewe for www.ncronline.org
CHICAGO — On a snowy Saturday in April, Juan Carlos Cruz was at his Philadelphia-area home enjoying a quiet morning in bed, watching Netflix and eating Honey Nut Cheerios, when his cellphone rang with a call from the Vatican. The person on the other end of the line said he was contacting Cruz on behalf of […]
Read More...Laudato Si’ and the urgency of the present moment
July 24, 2018 · By Josiane Gauthier for international.la-croix.com
An international conference on the future of “Our Common Home” was held at the Vatican on July 5-6. During the meeting, Pope Francis called for a greater commitment on the part of polluter nations and from financial bodies. (Photo by VaticanMedia-Foto/CPP/CIRIC/Catholic Press Photo) “The time has come to act immediately. We are calling on decision makers […]
Read More...Philippines targets children in war on drugs
July 24, 2018 · By Ronald Reyes, Palo for www.ucanews.com
A recent proposal by Philippine anti-narcotics officials to test children as young as 10 years old for illegal drugs has rung alarm bells in many circles across the country. A 15-year-old girl named Ruffa said she worries about friends who might be into drugs amid reports that up to 22,000 suspected drug users and peddlers have […]
Read More...Can Norway help us solve the plastic crisis, one bottle at a time?
July 24, 2018 · By Matthew Taylor for www.theguardian.com
Tens of thousands of brightly coloured plastic drinks bottles tumble from the back of a truck on to a conveyor belt before disappearing slowly inside a warehouse on the outskirts of Oslo. As a workman picks up a few Coke bottles that have escaped, Kjell Olav Maldum looks on. “It is a system that works,” […]
Read More...Muslim region of Philippines to have religious freedom
July 24, 2018 · By Jose Torres Jr., Manila for www.ucanews.com
Freedom of religion will be enshrined in a proposed law that will allow the creation of a new autonomous Muslim region in the southern part of the Philippines. A congressional bicameral committee agreed this week to adopt a provision that will allow freedom of religion in the predominantly Muslim territory. The Senate version of the […]
Read More...Our Commitment is Stronger in Critical Times
July 20, 2018 ·
Our Commitment is Stronger in Critical Times Fr. Shay Cullen 18 July 2018 I am writing this as a Christian missionary who came to the Philippines 49 years ago. It was a critical time then as it is now and we have many challenges to our commitment to serve humanity, preserve life, love and protect […]
Read More...Peace group pays tribute to missing Filipino priest
July 20, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Father Rudy Romano is among at least 2,000 people to fall victim to enforced disappearances since the 1970s An ecumenical peace group in the Philippines on July 11 marked the 33rd anniversary of the disappearance of a Redemptorist priest and leading figure in the resistance movement against the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. The Philippine Ecumenical […]
Read More...REJOICE AND BE GLAD! CBCP PASTORAL EXHORTATION
July 20, 2018 · By LEAHNA VILLAJOS for www.veritas846.ph
“Blessed are the peacemakers, they shall be called sons and daughters of God.” (Mt 5:9) Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, do we not all aspire for the grace to be called “sons and daughters of God?” If we do so, then we must constantly strive to be peacemakers in these troubled times in our […]
Read More...Dispatch from a parish on the El Paso-Juárez border
July 20, 2018 · By Arturo J. Bañuelas for www.ncronline.org
EL PASO, TEXAS — The present crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border highlights the inhumane and cruel anti-immigrant policies of our government. It also summons us to consider the fashioning of the future of American life. The very soul of our country is at stake, and the way we respond morally to the immigrant situation in our […]
Read More...Philippine authorities arrest church workers, activists
July 19, 2018 · By ucanews.com reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Several church workers and rights activists were arrested in a joint police and military operation in the southern Philippine city of General Santos on July 4. Reports received by ucanews.com said security forces raided a Franciscan nuns’ spirituality center in the city to arrest two individuals — Francis Madria and Maria Unabia. “Police claimed the people they […]
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