October, 2018
Philippine church groups honor tribal people
October 19, 2018 · By ucanews.com reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Church groups in the Philippines marked this year’s “Indigenous Peoples Sunday” on Oct. 14 with symbolic rituals signifying their commitment to “accompany” or support tribal people in the country. At the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, representatives of displaced tribal people from the southern Philippines spoke to churchgoers during a Mass. “It is the […]
Read More...When children are set free
October 19, 2018 · By Father Shay Cullen, Manila for www.ucanews.com
We at the Preda Foundation, a rights’ protection organization, recently opened a new home for troubled boys in Liloan, a few kilometers outside Metro Cebu in the central Philippines. This was made possible by help from our supporters. The children in Preda homes can be from 10 to 15 years old. Even when they have not reached […]
Read More...Yemen could be ‘worst famine in 100 years’
October 19, 2018 ·
The United Nations is warning that 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. It’s calling on the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to halt air strikes which are killing civilians, and contributing to what the UN says could become “the worst famine in the world in 100 years”. Yemen’s civil war began three […]
Read More...Children of Philippine drug war victims join global prayer
October 18, 2018 ·
Children of victims of the war against drugs in the Philippines are joining a global campaign to pray the rosary for peace on Oct. 18. The international Catholic pastoral charity Aid to the Church in Need said at least 1,200 parishes and 700 Catholic schools from 41 Philippine dioceses are also participating in the “One […]
Read More...The Five-Year-Old Who Was Detained at the Border and Persuaded to Sign Away Her Rights
October 18, 2018 · By Sarah Stillman for www.newyorker.com
Helen—a smart, cheerful five-year-old girl—is an asylum seeker from Honduras. This summer, when a social worker asked her to identify her strengths, Helen shared her pride in “her ability to learn fast and express her feelings and concerns.” She also recounted her favorite activities (“playing with her dolls”), her usual bedtime (“8 p.m.”), and her professional aspirations […]
Read More...Inspire courage, take action
October 18, 2018 ·
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Read More...Pope Francis accepts resignation of D.C. archbishop Wuerl, amid criticism of the cardinal’s handling of abuse claims
October 18, 2018 · By Michelle Boorstein, Chico Harlan and Julie Zauzmer for www.washingtonpost.com
Pope Francis on Friday accepted the resignation of Washington’s archbishop, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, a trusted papal ally who became a symbol among many Catholics for what they regard as the church’s defensive and weak response to clerical sex abuse. But even as Wuerl becomes one of the highest-profile prelates to step down in a year […]
Read More...When truth-telling becomes ‘subversive’
October 18, 2018 · By Inday Espina-Varona, Manila for international.la-croix.com
Activists stage a protest in Manila to denounce “red tagging” by authorities who claim that communist rebels aiming to oust President Rodrigo Duterte) When the movie Liway was first shown in August at the Cultural Center of the Philippines and a few selected theaters in Manila, it received a thundering ovation. Both young and old erupted into chants of […]
Read More...Philippine bishops warn priests against running for office
October 17, 2018 ·
A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has warned priests against seeking public office after candidates began this week filing their intention to run in mid-term elections next year. Politics is not part of a priest’s task, said Bishop Buenaventura Famadico of San Pablo, head of the Episcopal Commission on Clergy. “Let us leave the task of […]
Read More...Canada cannabis legalisation: ‘We know the world is watching’
October 17, 2018 · By Joshua Cheetham for www.bbc.com
For many Canadians, the idea of legal cannabis once seemed a pipe dream. But from 17 October, Canada will become the first G7 country to give recreational cannabis the green light. It’s following a trail first blazed by Uruguay in 2013. “It’s becoming a serious industry,” says one entrepreneur. Supporters say legalisation will bring new […]
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