May, 2020
Child Abuse over the Internet
May 29, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Child Abuse Over the Internet Fr. Shay Cullen 29 May 2020 Original Article Click Here They are the two latest arrivals at the Preda Foundation’s beautiful home for exploited children set in the countryside surrounded by wooded hills beside a small stream. The children are Pedro, 12, and Angelica, 7, victims of online sexual abuse […]
Read More...Study finds Philippines is a global hot spot for online child abuse
May 29, 2020 · By Associated Press for nypost.com
Study finds Philippines is a global hot spot for online child abuse MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has emerged as a global hot spot for online child sexual exploitation and coronavirus lockdowns that restrict millions to their homes may be worsening the abuses, a US official said Thursday. A new study released by the Washington-based […]
Read More...China’s Mekong dams have grave consequences for SE Asia
May 29, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.com
China’s Mekong dams have grave consequences for SE Asia China’s frenzied damming of the Mekong River upstream for hydroelectricity generation has had devastating consequences for people living alongside Southeast Asia’s longest river, experts say. The authors of a new study explain that the cascade of dams on the upper part of the river has altered […]
Read More...Indian Jesuit network helps migrants stranded by lockdown
May 29, 2020 · By Saji Thomas for www.ucanews.com
Indian Jesuit network helps migrants stranded by lockdown Niranjan Mohanty was stunned when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave only four hours’ notice of the start of a nationwide lockdown on March 24. For the prime minister, it was a measure to contain the spread of Covid-19. For millions like Mohanty, it meant poverty and hunger. The […]
Read More...Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year
May 29, 2020 · By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Vatican announces Laudato Si’ anniversary year The Vatican will commemorate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical on the environment with a yearlong series of initiatives dedicated to the safeguarding and care for the Earth. The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development announced a “Special Laudato Si’ Anniversary Year” from May 24, 2020, to May […]
Read More...Alarm as Covid-19 spreads into Amazon
May 28, 2020 · By Barbara Fraser, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Alarm as Covid-19 spreads into Amazon Catholic leaders warn that as the coronavirus pandemic spreads into the Amazon basin, the region may face a “humanitarian and environmental tragedy.” Indigenous people who suffer violence for their efforts to defend their land against miners, loggers and land grabbers are also at great risk from Covid-19, according to […]
Read More...Jesuits mourn former superior general
May 28, 2020 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Jesuits mourn former superior general The Jesuit General Curia in Rome has announced that its former superior general, Father Adolfo Nicolás, died on May 20 in Tokyo, Japan. He was 84. He was a member of the Jesuit community of Loyola House in Kamishakujii and had been ill for several years. A statement said he is […]
Read More...The curious case of South Asia’s ‘low’ coronavirus deaths
May 28, 2020 · By Asad Hashim for www.aljazeera.com
Islamabad, Pakistan – Scientists and public health experts are continuing to conduct research into why some South Asian countries – despite their ramshackle health infrastructure and dense populations – have witnessed lower coronavirus mortality rates compared with many Western countries. By early May, the world’s richest countries accounted for more than 90 percent of all reported deaths from […]
Read More...A prayer for Demetrius Townsel Jr.
May 28, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
A Prayer for 12 year old Demetrius Townsel Jr. Murdered in Chicago May 2020 A child is killed a life is gone We share the grief and pray that justice will be done We love the right and reject the wrong Jesus help us ban every gun. Most precious is the child above all others […]
Read More...Gov’t fails to assist children orphaned by drug war –Human Rights Watch
May 28, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
Gov’t fails to assist children orphaned by drug war –Human Rights Watch The government has failed to assist the children of victims of its war on drugs, leaving orphans economically, psychologically, and socially hurt and at the mercy of civic groups and the streets, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. In a report, HRW said there […]
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