June, 2019
Church leaders pan Philippine same-sex union survey
June 6, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Church leaders in the Philippines have voiced disapproval of an online poll launched by Congress asking people whether they are in favor of or against same-sex unions. The survey, posted on the official House of Representatives website, asks respondents whether it is time to legalize same-sex unions. A disclaimer noted that the poll “does not reflect […]
Read More...Ultraprocessed foods are easy, cheap and could be killing you
June 6, 2019 · By Susan Scutti, CNN for cnnphilippines.com
(CNN) — “Ultraprocessed” describes many foods, including pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cream, sugary cereals and fizzy beverages. Two separate studies published Wednesday in The BMJ link eating the popular factory-made fare with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and an increased risk of early death. While a direct cause-effect […]
Read More...GM fungus rapidly kills 99% of malaria mosquitoes, study suggests
June 6, 2019 · By James Gallagher for www.bbc.com
A fungus – genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin – can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. Trials, which took place in Burkina Faso, showed mosquito populations collapsed by 99% within 45 days. The researchers say their aim is not to make the insects extinct but to help […]
Read More...Survivors Of Sexual Abuse By Nuns Want Greater Visibility For Their Accusations
June 6, 2019 · By LAURA BENSHOFF for www.npr.org
When Patricia Cahill was 15, she received an unexpected request. A nun who taught at a Catholic high school near her home in Ridgewood, N.J., called her at home and invited her to perform at an upcoming “hootenanny” Mass. “This was [the] 1960s, you know. Peter, Paul and Mary and all that,” Cahill said. “I […]
Read More...Concerns grow over Philippine student military training plan
June 3, 2019 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Child rights groups and church leaders in the Philippines have voiced concern over a move to reintroduce compulsory military training for schoolchildren. The Lower House of Congress last week approved a bill making the Reserved Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory for Grade 11 and 12. The proposed law states military training “shall apply to […]
Read More...Caritas Manila welcomes Duterte’s new anti-poverty law
June 3, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
The social action arm of Manila Archdiocese has welcomed the passage of a law that aims to uplift the lives of poor people and address hunger in the Philippines. The government announced last week that President Rodrigo Duterte had signed into law what has been called the “Magna Carta of the Poor” — named after the charter […]
Read More...Imprisoned Vietnamese blogger in solitary confinement
June 3, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter, Hanoi for www.ucanews.com
A jailed Vietnamese blogger who disappeared two weeks ago is now believed to be held in solitary confinement in a prison camp. Imprisoned blogger Nguyen Van Hoa was separated from other inmates in An Diem Prison Camp in Vietnam’s southern-central province of Quang Nam, said his older sister Nguyen Thi Hue, who visited him May 28. She said […]
Read More...Pope’s new laws on sex abuse cannot heal gaping wound
June 3, 2019 · By Virginia Saldanha, Mumbai for www.ucanews.com
We are grateful to Pope Francis for attempting to address sexual abuse by clerics and its covering up in the Catholic Church as well as acknowledging the abuse of women religious by clerics. His motu proprio, a set of binding norms issued on May 7, for reporting clerical sexual abuse to the proper ecclesiastical authorities, should be seen […]
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