November, 2018
The Institutional Church Must Answer for Child Abuse
November 22, 2018 ·
The Institutional Church Must Answer for Child Abuse Fr. Shay Cullen 22 November 2018 The sexual abuse of children is everywhere- in institutions, in schools, gyms and in the institutional church. When children are abused, the people of God are abused too for we are one family of God. Hardly a day passes but […]
Read More...Warriors for women’s dignity
November 22, 2018 · By Priscilla Pinto, Pune for www.ucanews.com
Six years ago, at the age of 26, Laila Talo Khuder Alali was sold as a sex slave eight times to men of different nationalities by militants of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Standing in a hotel auditorium in India’s commercial hub of Mumbai to receive an award in the name of St. […]
Read More...Assembly of Bishops in Lourdes, a meeting eagerly awaited by victims of sexual abuse
November 22, 2018 · By www.archyworldys.com
It took several years, but their request was finally heard. Eight victims of sexual abuse committed by clerics will be received by the bishops in Lourdes, Saturday, November 3, the first day of their Plenary Assembly. “I hope we can look in our eyes. That this meeting will not be an end but the beginning […]
Read More...Filipino Catholics name 2019 as ‘Year of the Youth’
November 22, 2018 · By UCANews.com Reporter, Manila, Philippines for www.cbcplaiko.org
The Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines has announced that it will dedicate 2019 as the “Year of the Youth”. The year-long celebration, which will start on the first Sunday of Advent on Dec. 2, will carry the theme “Filipino Youth in Mission: Beloved, Gifted, Empowered.” It’s observance, which the bishops described as part of […]
Read More...Philippine tribal groups protest visit of Chinese president
November 22, 2018 · By ucanews.com reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Tribal groups in the Philippines have vowed to hold protests when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits later this month. The Chinese leader’s visit is expected to herald more development aid and progress on joint undersea fuel exploration for the Philippines. An alliance of tribal groups, however, called on the Chinese government to pull out of […]
Read More...Paedophile murderer dubbed ‘evil incarnate’ by judge for latest child abuse convictions
A PAEDOPHILE murderer has been branded “evil incarnate”and a “monster” by a judge after his latest convictions for abusing children. Robert Ewing, 64, got 14 years for abusing two kids in the Hereford area in the 1990s. The Preston jury was not told he was already serving life for murdering Blackpool schoolgirl Paige Chivers, 15, […]
Read More...Filipino nun keeps on walking with the impoverished
November 16, 2018 ·
Sister Elenita Belardo of the Religious of the Good Shepherd congregation is continuing her work with poor farmers and tribal people as head of the Rural Missionaries of the Philippines. (Photo by Mark Saludes) The year was 1977 and Elenita Belardo was fresh from formation as a missionary nun. There was excitement in her steps as she walked for […]
Read More...The Online Grooming and Abuse of Children
November 16, 2018 ·
The Online Grooming and Abuse of Children Fr. Shay Cullen 17 November 2018 Nowadays parents, teachers and police have to be alert and aware that there are thousands of pedophiles luring and enticing youngsters on-line over the internet to be their friends and confidants. Sometimes they poise as younger teenagers to attract a […]
Read More...French bishops highlight effort to combat pedophilia
November 16, 2018 ·
Bishop Luc Crepy, president of the permanent office for combating pedophilia, during his intervention at the General Assembly of the French bishops at Lourdes in 2016. (Photo by Pascal Pavani/AFP) The Bishops Conference of France (CEF) has published an interim report on the battle against sex abuse crimes in the Church. Issued on Oct. 30, the […]
Read More...The Church’s hierarchy on trial in France
November 15, 2018 · By Gauthier Vaillant, Orléans for international.la-croix.com
well as three years probation with compulsory care for Father Pierre de Castelet. Father de Castelet, a priest from Loiret, which corresponds to the Diocese of Orléans, was on trial for the sexual abuse of minors. This abuse of young boys occurred during a summer camp of the Eucharistic Youth Movement in 1993. André Fort, […]
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