September, 2018
Indian anger over pope’s sex abuse letter
September 12, 2018 · By Rita Joseph, New Delhi for www.ucanews.com
Pope Francis’ call for fasting and prayer to atone for the sexual misdeeds of clergy has evoked angry responses from leading Catholic women in India who are demanding action to stem such crimes. The Aug. 20 papal letter asked for forgiveness for clerical abuse a week after a U.S. court investigation reported that over 300 […]
Read More...Soldiers, cops massacred 7 alleged NPA rebels in Antique, families say
September 11, 2018 · By Nestor P. Burgos Jr. for newsinfo.inquirer.net
ILOILO CITY – Liezl Bandiola’s face was half blown off. Five others had fatal wounds in the head or face. “There was no firefight. They were mercilessly killed, massacred,” said Ruth Salditos, wife of Felix Salditos, one of the seven alleged New People’s Army (NPA) rebels killed in a purported shootout with policemen and soldiers […]
Read More...World faith leaders eye ‘middle path’ to combat extremism
September 11, 2018 · By Konradus Epa, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Religious leaders, scholars and activists from around the globe ended a three-day interfaith forum in Indonesia on Aug. 16 with a message for world leaders to use a “middle path” to overcome poverty, discrimination, and extremism. The middle path refers to positive values such as goodness, tolerance, justice, solidarity, charity, and equality, which was the […]
Read More...Franciscans preach in extremist territory in Mindanao
September 11, 2018 · By Bong Sarmiento, Cotabato for international.la-croix.com
Franciscan Father Elton Viagedor celebrates Mass in a village in the southern Philippine province of Basilan. (Photo supplied) Undaunted by the danger posed by extremists in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao, Franciscan missionaries hold Masses and other church activities in the mountains of Basilan province, home of the bandit Abu Sayyaf group. Franciscan Father Elton Viagedor, pastor […]
Read More...UK public backs tough action on plastic waste in record numbers
September 11, 2018 · By Jessica Elgot for www.theguardian.com
An unprecedented number of people have backed tough action against plastic waste in a government consultation that could pave the way for a series of fiscal measures in the autumn budget. The government will say response is evidence that there is broad public support for reducing single-use plastic waste through measure such as a “latte […]
Read More...Revealed: asylum seekers’ 20-year wait for Home Office ruling
September 10, 2018 · By Kate Lyons for www.theguardian.com
The Home Office has left some people waiting more than 20 years for decisions on their asylum claims, according to data obtained exclusively by the Guardian, in delays charities say are unacceptable and “utterly barbaric”. Seventeen people received decisions from the Home Office last year on claims they had submitted more than 15 years ago, […]
Read More...Philippine diocese to remember drug war victims with trees
September 10, 2018 · By ucanews.com reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A diocese in the central Philippines is holding a tree-planting campaign to remember thousands of people who have died in a two-year government campaign against illegal drugs. The planting of 25,000 trees, supposedly representing the number of deaths in the anti-narcotics war, will mark the start of the “Season of Creation” in San Carlos Diocese […]
Read More...Pope Francis,the radical follower of Jesus
September 10, 2018 ·
If people actually paid attention to what Pope Francis says and writes – that includes bishops and cardinals, even those retired – they would not be at all confused about where he’s trying to move the church. And one thing they’d grasp immediately is that he has little tolerance for clericalism and those ambitious for […]
Read More...When Children are Set Free
September 7, 2018 ·
When Children are Set Free Shay Cullen, Mssc 7 September 2018 Recently, we at the Preda Foundation have opened a new home for troubled boys in Liloan a few kilometers outside Metro Cebu. This was possible with the help of our supporters. The children in the Preda homes can be 10 to 15 […]
Read More...Monsoon rains cause floods in parts of Metro Manila
September 7, 2018 · By Aerol John Pateña for www.pna.gov.ph
MANILA — Parts of Metro Manila have experienced flooding due to heavy rains and thunderstorms this late afternoon until early evening of Thursday according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). In an advisory, the MMDA said that the northbound and southbound portions of Rizal Avenue and R. Papa have chest-deep floods and were not passable […]
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