December, 2018
Former British Airways pilot caught by ‘paedophile hunters’ trying to meet child for sex spared jail
December 6, 2018 · By Independent Staff for www.independent.co.uk
A former British Airways pilot who tried to lure a 14-year-old boy for sex has been spared jail after a judge said losing his job was a “significant punishment”. Gary Morris, 46, met a boy named Tom on dating app Grindr and invited him to his elderly parents’ home in Sunderland. But the teenager’s profile was a […]
Read More...Duterte plans to deploy ‘death squads’ against rebels
December 6, 2018 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s is planning to form “death squads” to go after communist rebels, raising concerns it will only worsen the country’s human rights situation. Human rights groups warned as such following the president’s statement on Nov. 27 that he would create “sparrow units” to hunt the guerrillas. The term “sparrow units” evolved from […]
Read More...Duterte tells Filipinos to stop going to church
December 6, 2018 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed his attacks on Catholic leaders and urged Filipinos to stop going to church altogether. The president, who earlier this year called God “stupid,” suggested that people should instead build their own chapels where they can pray. “You don’t have to go to church to pay for these idiots,” said […]
Read More...After a century, U.S. to return Balangiga Bells
December 5, 2018 · By www.rappler.com
MANILA, Philippines – After more than a century, the United States will return the historic Balangiga Bells to the Philippines, said America’s embassy in Manila. “Secretary of Defense Mattis has notified Congress that the Department intends to return the Bells of Balangiga to the Philippines. No specific date has been identified for the return of […]
Read More...PREDA News
December 5, 2018 ·
To better implement the RA 9344 law protecting children in Conflict with the Law(CICL) a Provincial Board comprising of DSWD members, the Provincial prosecutor and Francis Bermido Jr. Executive Director of Preda and Fr.Shay met in Iba Zambales recently.
Read More...Philippine bishops stand by prelate over Duterte attacks
December 5, 2018 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine Catholic bishops are standing by Bishop Pablo Virgilio David of Kalookan after he was targeted by President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent tirades. Archbishop Romulo Valles, head of the the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines, said church leaders are “saddened and disturbed” by the president’s recent statements. The controversial president has accused the Kalookan prelate of giving church donations […]
Read More...Jessica Scholars reach new heights
December 5, 2018 ·
Jessica Scholars reach new heights Shay Cullen The Jessica Smith Scholarship fund was set up to honor the memory of a dedicated young woman. The selfless volunteering of Jessica Smith has inspired many young Filipino girls to better themselves and go back to school. She had a heart and commitment for the poor and the […]
Read More...NEW IRISH LAW TO PROTECT CHILDREN
December 5, 2018 ·
NEW IRISH LAW TO PROTECT CHILDREN Preda News December 2018 A new law has passed the second reading in the Irish Parliament, Dail Eireann. It is to restrict and curtail International travel of Irish paedophiles convicted of child sexual assault. It will prevent them from abusing children in developing countries where many poor children are […]
Read More...Pope: Marriage Can Only Involve Man and Woman
December 3, 2018 · By Carol Glatz for www.thetablet.org
VATICAN CITY (CNS) – By virtue of its very definition, marriage can only be between a man and a woman, Pope Francis said in a new book-length interview. “We cannot change it. This is the nature of things,” not just in the Church, but in human history, he said in a series of interviews with […]
Read More...The ultimate model of truth is Jesus, pope says
December 3, 2018 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Lying or being inauthentic is seriously wrong because it hinders or harms human relationships, Pope Francis said. “Where there are lies, there is no love, one cannot have love,” the pope said Nov. 14 during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square. To live a life “of inauthentic communication is serious because it obstructs […]
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