October, 2018
Priest takes swipe at Philippine reliance on coal
October 11, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A Catholic priest has raised the Philippines’ “environmental concerns” at an international meeting of experts seeking “solutions for preserving the environment.” Father Edwin Gariguez, executive secretary of Caritas Philippines, raised the “problem and impacts” of coal pollution during the 2018 Green Asia Forum in Korea on Oct. 5. “Environmental pollution is of great concern in the […]
Read More...When truth-telling becomes ‘subversive’
October 11, 2018 · By Inday Espina-Varona, Manila for international.la-croix.com
cted theaters in Manila, it received a thundering ovation. Both young and old erupted into chants of “Never again!” The so-called millennials said the movie had opened their eyes to the realities of the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. Liway was a sleeper hit. Director and screenwriter Kip Oebanda ignored focus group tests done by major film companies […]
Read More...Manila refuses to extend Australian nun’s visa
October 10, 2018 · By Jose Torres Jr., Manila for www.ucanews.com
The Philippines’ Bureau of Immigration has denied “with finality” an appeal by Australian Catholic nun Patricia Fox to extend her missionary visa in the country. In a two-page order release to the media on Oct. 8, the bureau said she had “failed to raise any new and substantial arguments.” It said her motion contains “merely a reiteration […]
Read More...Don’t shoot, I’m disabled
October 9, 2018 · By Aleem Maqbool for www.bbc.com
Hundreds of people are killed by police in the US each year, and much attention has been paid recently to the high proportion that are black. But there’s another disturbing trend that is rarely discussed. It was shortly after 05:00 when three West Milwaukee police officers broke into the home of 22-year-old Adam Trammell to […]
Read More...Bishop regrets Duterte decision to sack labor leader
October 9, 2018 · By ucanews.com reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
A Manila bishop has expressed regret over the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte to dismiss a top labor official for allegedly failing to put a stop to workers’ strikes. Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo of Manila said the president’s decision to fire Joel Maglunsod was “very unfortunate” because the official understood the plight of workers. The […]
Read More...Francis orders ‘thorough study’ of Vatican archives on McCarrick
October 9, 2018 · By Joshua J. McElwee for www.ncronline.org
ROME — Pope Francis has ordered a “thorough study of the entire documentation” present in the Vatican’s archives regarding now disgraced ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, in a move the Catholic Church’s central command said is meant to “ascertain all the relevant facts.” In its first statement on the McCarrick scandal since one of its former ambassadors alleged […]
Read More...Vatican cardinal rebukes Vigano: accusations against Francis ‘political frame job’
October 9, 2018 · By Joshua J. McElwee for www.ncronline.org
ROME — The head of the Vatican office for supervising Catholic bishops globally has issued a scathing response to a former ambassador who alleged a widespread cover-up of allegations against ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, calling the accusations nothing more than a “political frame job.” In an unprecedented three-page missive filled with a kind of forceful language rarely […]
Read More...Final call to save the world from ‘climate catastrophe’
October 9, 2018 · By Matt McGrath for www.bbc.com
It’s the final call, say scientists, the most extensive warning yet on the risks of rising global temperatures. Their dramatic report on keeping that rise under 1.5 degrees C says the world is now completely off track, heading instead towards 3C. Keeping to the preferred target of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels will mean “rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented […]
Read More...Man charged with rape of two-week-old baby
October 8, 2018 · By BRENDAN MCFADDEN FOR MAILONLINE for www.dailymail.co.uk
A man who allegedly raped a two-week-old baby is being kept on 24-hour guard in jail to ‘stop other prisoners from attacking him’. The man, 25, is being held at HMP Maghaberry in Northern Ireland and was arrested last weekend on suspicion of raping the baby at a home. He is being treated as a ‘Special Person […]
Read More...The child is more important than the church
October 8, 2018 · By Clerical abuse for www.thetablet.co.uk
The British home secretary, Sajid Javid, has warned that at least 80,000 individuals are known to the authorities to constitute a risk to children. The alarming truth appears to be that sexual abuse is sweeping the country, though it is uncertain whether this is anything new, or unique to Britain. Such figures put into context […]
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