September, 2019
Ex-clergyman says US priest in Philippines a known pedophile
September 10, 2019 · By Associated Press for nypost.com
TALUSTUSAN, Philippines — The American priest’s voice echoed over the phone line, his sharp Midwestern accent softened over the decades by a gentle Filipino lilt. On the other end, recording the call, was a young man battered by shame but anxious to get the priest to describe exactly what had happened in this little island […]
Read More...Charity and police break up UK’s largest modern slavery ring
September 10, 2019 · By Ben Quinn for www.theguardian.com
The largest-ever modern slavery ring uncovered in the UK has been broken up after a three-year investigation into its activities. Some of its 400 victims worked for as little as 50p a day. Their labour earned millions for members of a criminal gang led by a Polish criminal family, which preyed on the homeless, ex-prisoners […]
Read More...US woman who hid baby in bag charged with human trafficking
September 10, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A US woman has been charged with human trafficking in the Philippines after she allegedly attempted to smuggle a newborn baby out of the country. Jennifer Talbot, 43, was arrested at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on Wednesday. A six-day-old boy was reportedly found in her carry-on bag as she attempted to board a […]
Read More...Pope Francis calls it an an ‘honor’ to be attacked by church conservatives
September 10, 2019 · By Louis Casiano | Fox News for www.foxnews.com
Pope Francis told a reporter on Wednesday it was an “honor” to be the subject of attacks from American religious conservatives and their Catholic allies. The pope was speaking with French journalist Nicholas Seneze, the author of “How America Wants to Change Popes,” when he responded to his American critics while heading to Mozambique for a three-day tour […]
Read More...Brave 10-year Old Girl Wins Conviction Against Rapist
September 9, 2019 ·
Brave 10-year Old Girl Wins Conviction Against Rapist By Francis B. Bermido Jr. Judge Gemma Theresa B. Hilario-Logronio of the Regional Trial Court Branch 73 in Olongapo City, in a decision dated 2 September 2019, found Zaldy Valdez guilty of two counts of rape and sentenced him to suffer the penalty of two reclusion perpetua […]
Read More...Father Shay Cullen’s Reflections: Speaking the Truth
September 6, 2019 ·
Speaking the Truth Fr. Shay Cullen 5 September 2019 What greater duty does any person of integrity have than to speak the truth about that which is morally wrong, unjust and despicable? To speak one’s mind, to challenge injustice, abuse, exploitation, torture and the unlawful taking of life is a serious obligation. It is […]
Read More...Preda Foundation Receives Certificate of Accreditation from the Olongapo City Council
September 6, 2019 ·
The Olongapo City Council unanimously approved on September 4, 2019 a resolution granting the accreditation of the Preda Foundation as a civil society organization operating in the city making it possible for Preda to become part of local special bodies as mandated by the Local Government Code otherwise known as Republic Act 7160. The resolution […]
Read More...Amazon fires increase by 84% in one year – space agency
September 6, 2019 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has seen a huge jump in the number of fires this year, new space agency data suggests. The National Institute for Space Research (Inpe) said its satellite data showed an 84% increase on the same period in 2018. It comes weeks after President Jair Bolsonaro sacked the head of the agency amid rows […]
Read More...Cardinal George Pell loses appeal against conviction for child sex abuse
September 6, 2019 · By Hilary Whiteman, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Melbourne (CNN) – Former Vatican treasurer George Pell will remain in prison after an Australian appeals court rejected the disgraced cardinal’s appeal against his conviction for sexually assaulting two 13-year-old choirboys in the mid-1990s. The most senior Catholic official to be convicted of child sexual assault, Pell was sentenced in March to six years in […]
Read More...Mindanao religious leaders adopt pope’s Abu Dhabi document
September 6, 2019 · By ucanews.com reporter, Davao City for www.ucanews.com
Religious leaders in the southern Philippine region of Mindanao adopted a document last week, endorsed by Pope Francis early this year, to foster mutual understanding among different faiths. Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao, president of the Catholic bishops’ conference, said he would recommend the country’s Catholic prelates adopt the document as a “code of conduct.” Pope Francis […]
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