September, 2018
Bishops distance themselves from ‘Duterte ouster plot’
September 24, 2018 · By Jose Torres Jr., Manila for www.ucanews.com
Catholic Church leaders in the Philippines said they are not part of any “destabilization plot” against the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. A Catholic bishops’ conference official said “if there is such a plan, [church leaders are] not part of it.” “I’m not in the intelligence community, I cannot say if such a plan really exists,” […]
Read More...German Catholic priests ‘abused thousands of children’
September 24, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
More than 3,600 children in Germany were assaulted by Roman Catholic priests between 1946 and 2014, a leaked report has revealed. The study was commissioned by the Church itself, and was due to be published on 25 September. According to the report, some 1,670 clergymen in Germany committed some form of sex attack on 3,677 minors, […]
Read More...This is What Fair Trade is all About
September 21, 2018 ·
This is What Fair Trade is all About Fr. Shay Cullen 18 September 2018 If we believe in equality, justice and happiness for all and that it is right for some of us to be rich and enjoy life and ignore others living in poverty without trying to help them change their unjust […]
Read More...Francis summons world’s bishop presidents to Rome for meeting on clergy abuse
September 21, 2018 · By Joshua J. McElwee for www.ncronline.org
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has called all of the presidents of the world’s various conferences of Catholic bishops to Rome for a February meeting on clergy sexual abuse, in the first such global summons by a pontiff. Paloma García Ovejero, the vice director of the Vatican press office, announced the decision in a Sept. 12 […]
Read More...Kerala nuns seek arrest of bishop accused of rape
September 21, 2018 · By T.K. Devasia, Kochi for www.ucanews.com
Protesting Catholic nuns have gone onto the streets of Kerala’s Kochi city to accuse police and the church of unjustifiably protecting a Catholic bishop accused of raping a nun in the southern Indian state. Thousands of other people joined the nuns of the Missionaries of Jesus congregation on Sept. 8 as a group of activists started […]
Read More...World leaders, faith groups gather for Global Climate Action Summit
September 21, 2018 · By Brian Roewe for www.ncronline.org
In an effort to move beyond promises and pledges, leaders from around the world have joined the faith community and others this week in San Francisco to put on display actions under way to address the global threat of climate change, and to mobilize even more. The three-day Global Climate Action Summit officially opened Sept. […]
Read More...US bishops say meeting with Francis on clergy abuse was ‘lengthy, fruitful’
September 21, 2018 · By Joshua J. McElwee for www.ncronline.org
VATICAN CITY — The highly anticipated meeting between Pope Francis and the leaders of the U.S. bishops’ conference on the continuing clergy sexual abuse scandal resulted in a “lengthy, fruitful, and good exchange,” the American prelates said in a statement afterwards. Galveston-Houston Cardinal Daniel DiNardo said in a release that he and the three others taking part in […]
Read More...Missionary nun vows to fight deportation from Philippines
September 20, 2018 · By Ernesto M. Hilario, Manila for www.ucanews.com
“I’ve done nothing wrong,” she said defiantly soon after being arrested and released a day later by Philippine immigration officials in April this year for alleged anti-government activities. In late August, as the Sept. 5 deadline for her deportation neared, Sister Patricia Fox, an elderly Australian missionary and volunteer for a group of agricultural workers in the Philippines, […]
Read More...Catholic advocates decry proposed new rule for detaining immigrant children
September 20, 2018 · By Maria Benevento for www.ncronline.org
Catholic advocates are decrying a proposed rule from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that would allow immigrant children to be detained with their parents indefinitely while eliminating some licensing requirements for detention facilities that are meant to ensure they receive adequate care. “What we’re talking about is […]
Read More...Syria war: US ‘has seen evidence’ chemical weapons being prepared
September 19, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
The new US envoy for Syria has said there is “lots of evidence” that Syrian government forces are preparing to use chemical weapons in Idlib. Jim Jeffrey said an anticipated offensive against the last major rebel-held area would be a “reckless escalation”, Reuters reported. The Syrian government has repeatedly denied ever using chemical weapons. Russian […]
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