February, 2020
Manila bishops urge Catholics to stand up for life
February 17, 2020 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Church leaders in the Philippines have called on Catholics to stand up and show their commitment to defending life by joining a nationwide Walk for Life being held on Feb. 15. Archbishop Romulo Valles of Davao, president of the bishops’ conference, expressed hope that Filipinos would show interest and commitment to “respecting life.” “We hope […]
Read More...Paedo couple who dressed toddler up in ‘sexy’ clothing before raping her and taking pictures jailed for 24 years
February 14, 2020 · By Jason Johnson for www.thesun.ie
THE victim of a paedophile couple who photographed themselves while abusing her as a toddler has told of her relief “they have finally faced justice.” Married sickos Gary and Heather Talbot dressed the child up in “sexy” clothing before raping her and taking pictures. Today the pair, from Newcastle, Co Down, were sentenced to a total […]
Read More...Disappointment, outrage over papal document on the Amazon
February 14, 2020 · By Heidi Schlumpf for www.ncronline.org
Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the Amazon disappointed those hoping for an opening of clerical roles to married men and women, with many noting that the pope failed to extend his prophetic voice about environmental injustice to injustices in his own house, the church. Many women were especially outraged over the document’s language of complementarity. Querida Amazonia (“Beloved […]
Read More...Pope names critic of war on drugs to administer Manila Archdiocese
February 14, 2020 · By Catholic News Service for www.ncronline.org
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Pope Francis has appointed a new administrator of the Manila Archdiocese following the Feb. 9 departure of Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle to assume a new post at the Vatican. Manila Auxiliary Bishop Broderick Pabillo, a vocal critic of the Philippines’ “war on drugs,” has been named apostolic administrator of the archdiocese, reported […]
Read More...Overcoming poverty
February 14, 2020 ·
Overcoming poverty Fr. Shay Cullen 14 February 2020 There is extreme poverty in the world, 1% of rich people have more money and wealth than the combined wealth of 4.6 billion people who have almost nothing. Worldwide there are about 735 million people in extreme poverty. In the Philippine there are an estimated 6 million […]
Read More...Identifying and responding to child abuse and neglect
February 13, 2020 · By Sakher AlQahtani, BDS, MClinDent, PhDAmber D. Riley, MS, RDH for www.rdhmag.com
In 1874, neighbors reported the cries of a severely abused orphan named Mary Ellen Wilson to the New York City authorities. A charity worker along with the founder of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) posed as census workers to investigate the allegations of abuse against the nine-year-old. At this time, […]
Read More...Cebu court convicts 22-year-old Filipina for trafficking children
February 13, 2020 · By Ryan Macasero for www.rappler.com
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 22-year-old Filipina from Lapu-Lapu City was sentenced Wednesday, February 5, to 17 years and 4 months in prison for 4 counts of online sex trafficking. She was arrested in August 2017 for offering to exploit a minor online to paying foreign sex offenders. The Lapu-Lapu City Prosecutor’s Office charged the […]
Read More...Former radio presenter admits possessing child abuse images
February 13, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
A former radio presenter caught with more than 600 child abuse images on his computer has been given a community sentence. Paul Brownlee, 47, who previously worked for Wave 102, Radio Forth, and Radio Borders, was caught after police raided his Dundee home. Brownlee was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and […]
Read More...Church of England may have to pay out millions over child sexual abuse
February 13, 2020 · By Harriet Sherwood for www.theguardian.com
The Church of England could face a multimillion-pound bill after its ruling body voted in favour of compensating survivors of sexual abuse. In a debate on the church’s response to recommendations made by the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (IICSA), the General Synod was told by the bishop of Huddersfield, Jonathan Gibbs, that words […]
Read More...New garda initiative blocks access to child abuse websites
February 12, 2020 · By Longford Leader Reporter for www.longfordleader.ie
An Garda Síochána in partnership with BT Ireland, Eir Ireland, Sky Ireland, Tesco Mobile, Three Ireland and Vodafone Ireland have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will block access to websites containing child sexual abuse material. The purpose of preventing access to such pages is to protect consumers, including children, from viewing documented child […]
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