August, 2018
The Determination of Pope Francis to Reform the Catholic Church
August 31, 2018 ·
The Determination of Pope Francis to Reform the Catholic Church Fr. Shay Cullen 30 August 2018 Pope Francis, the first South American to become pope is from Argentina. He was born of migrant Italian parents and is the most liked and popular pope in modern times. He replaced the conservative and remote Pope Benedict […]
Read More...Chilean bishops beg forgiveness over sex abuse scandal
August 31, 2018 · By Mélinée Le Priol for international.la-croix.com
Concluding their five day extraordinary assembly, Chile’s 32 Catholic bishops apologized for “failing in their duties” in managing sex abuse cases. “We have failed in our duties as pastors,” Chile’s 32 bishops admitted in a statement issued on Friday following their five day extraordinary plenary assembly at Punta de Tralca in central Chile. “We did […]
Read More...Trump banishes compassion: ‘Zero tolerance’
August 31, 2018 · By Richard Butler, Bangkok for international.la-croix.com
The events at the US/Mexican border of the last days have been marked by a quintessential Trumpian mix of lies, obfuscation, an administration in disarray and, above all, cruelty, with children and infants as its victim. There has been a ruthless manipulation of xenophobia and racism for domestic political purposes. A most fundamental ethical value: […]
Read More...Rodrigo Duterte threatens to kill corrupt police officers
August 31, 2018 · By AP in Manila for www.theguardian.com
The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has threatened to kill corrupt police officers, including those accused of involvement in illegal drugs and other crimes, in an expletives-laden encounter on live TV. More than 100 policemen, many of them facing administrative and criminal complaints including rape, kidnapping and robbery, were escorted to the presidential palace to meet Duterte, […]
Read More...Depraved mother and secret lover jailed for almost 50 years over planned sexual abuse
August 31, 2018 · By Daily Mail for www.nzherald.co.nz
A depraved mother and her lover have been jailed for almost 50 years after they “meticulously planned” to rape her baby son and young daughter. The pair carried out “systematic” sexual abuse on the two youngsters over a period of four months and planned their twisted crimes over a series of 12,400 WhatsApp messages between […]
Read More...Human trafficking: 150 child slave victims identified
August 29, 2018 · By Nicola Bryan for www.bbc.com
Nearly 150 children, some as young as two, were trafficked into Wales with many facing sexual exploitation, anti-slavery officials have said. In the last 18 months, the children aged between two and 17 were identified as potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking and given help. The majority were girls said the Welsh Government’s […]
Read More...Sex Abuse & Clericalism
August 29, 2018 · By The Editors for www.commonwealmagazine.org
It feels as if a lot of time has passed since Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley said in July that a “major gap still exists” when it comes to the Catholic Church’s policies and procedures for dealing with sexual abuse and misconduct by priests, bishops, and cardinals. He was speaking in the wake of emerging details about the […]
Read More...Re-Reading ‘Laudato si’ ’
August 29, 2018 · By Rita Ferrone for www.commonwealmagazine.org
“The environment is part of a logic of receptivity. It is on loan to each generation, which must then hand it on to the next.” “Both everyday experience and scientific research show that the gravest effects of all attacks on the environment are suffered by the poorest.” “Peace, justice and the preservation of creation are […]
Read More...Pope asked to pray for Philippine drug war victims
August 29, 2018 · By Leonel Abasola, Manila for www.ucanews.com
An opposition Filipino senator has asked Pope Francis to pray for the Philippines, especially for poor Filipinos who suffer the brunt of drug-related killings. Senator Bam Aquino presented the pontiff with letters from members of the Philippine clergy, laypeople and church organizations who are asking for prayers. “Holy Father, I have some letters from our […]
Read More...Outrage over release of Philippine massacre suspect
August 29, 2018 · By Bong Sarmiento, General Santos City for www.ucanews.com
The temporary freedom granted by a Philippine court to the main suspect in the 2009 massacre of 58 people, including 32 journalists, has caused uproar among families of victims, media groups and even the presidential palace. President Rodrigo Duterte was reportedly dismayed over the release from jail of Zaldy Ampatuan, one of the principal accused […]
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