December, 2018
Pope Francis condemns world of materialism and poverty
December 26, 2018 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Pope Francis has called on people in developed countries to live a simpler and less materialistic life. He also condemned the huge divide between the world’s rich and poor, saying Jesus’s birth in poverty in a stable should make everyone reflect on the meaning of life. He spoke out while leading a service in St […]
Read More...Toronto police lay new charges, arrest 7th student in St. Michael’s College School investigation
December 21, 2018 · By CBC News for www.cbc.ca
Toronto police have laid new charges, arrested a seventh student, and rearrested four others in connection to allegations of sexual assault and assault at St. Michael’s College School. Police have now investigated a total of eight incidents connected to the all boys’ Catholic private school. Investigators are pursuing criminal charges in three of the eight […]
Read More...‘World’s largest paedophile ring’ uncovered
December 21, 2018 · By Dominic Casciani for www.bbc.com
International police led by a UK team say they shut down the largest internet paedophile ring yet discovered. The global forum had 70,000 followers at its height, leading to 4,000 intelligence reports being sent to police across 30 countries. The operation has so far identified 670 suspects and 230 abused children. Detectives say 184 people […]
Read More...The women killed on one day around the world
December 21, 2018 · By www.bbc.com
An average of 137 women across the world are killed by a partner or family member every day, according to new data released by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). They say it makes “the home the most likely place for a woman to be killed”. More than half of the 87,000 […]
Read More...Jesuit slain in Mindanao moves closer to sainthood
December 21, 2018 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
The bid to make a Jesuit killed in Mindanao in the 16th century a saint has moved a step closer with a Vatican declaration that the investigation into his cause for sainthood is valid. The Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints issued the declaration on Oct. 26, but Dipolog Diocese only received the information last week. […]
Read More...A victory for justice
December 19, 2018 ·
The exemplary life of San Romero de las Americas is worth imitating by church people in the Philippines if they are to become real shepherds to their flock. “In the name of God, and in the name of His suffering people whose cries rise to heaven more loudly each day, I beg you, I implore […]
Read More...Cardinal Quevedo to remain active in retirement
December 19, 2018 · By Bong S. Sarmiento, South Cotabato for www.ucanews.com
Cardinal Orlando Quevedo of Cotabato in the southern Philippines has vowed to remain active, especially in his peace advocacy in Mindanao, after his retirement in January 2019. The prelate who belongs to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate congregation said he will write books on inter-religious dialogue, the peace process, and Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs). “I […]
Read More...Weighing the risks in Philippine gold mining
December 18, 2018 · By Mark Saludes, Paracale for www.ucanews.com
Artisanal mining, better known as small-scale mining, in the Philippines has become synonymous with danger. The methods of extraction do not only threaten people’s health and the environment but in some cases result in disasters. For a family in the small town of Paracale in the southern province of Camarines Norte, the search for gold has […]
Read More...UN slams UK government over ‘great misery’ inflicted by austerity
December 18, 2018 · By Laura Smith-Spark, CNN for edition.cnn.com
London (CNN) – Government austerity policies and the dismantling of the social safety net have entrenched poverty and inflicted unnecessary misery on the poorest people in the United Kingdom, a damning report by a UN human rights expert said Friday. Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, described the situation — in the […]
Read More...Pope calls for universal respect for human rights
December 18, 2018 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
The fundamental rights of all human beings, especially the most vulnerable, must be respected and protected in every situation, Pope Francis wrote on Dec. 10 in a message marking Human Rights Day. “While a part of humanity lives in opulence, another part sees their dignity denied, ignored or infringed upon, and their fundamental rights ignored or […]
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