May, 2020
Cardinal George Pell Knew of Clergy Sex Abuse, Australian Report Finds
May 12, 2020 · By Livia Albeck-Ripka for www.nytimes.com
The cardinal, whose sexual abuse conviction was overturned last month, knew decades ago that priests had victimized children but failed to take action, a government inquiry concluded. MELBOURNE, Australia — Cardinal George Pell, the Australian prelate whose sexual abuse conviction was overturned last month, knew decades ago that other Roman Catholic priests had sexually abused children […]
Read More...Mark Carney: ‘We can’t self-isolate from climate change’
May 12, 2020 · By Victoria Gill for www.bbc.com
The former governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has added his voice to calls for industrialised nations to invest in a greener economic recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. He shared his comments in an online discussion about climate change with the former Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull. Both called on nations to […]
Read More...The Prayer of the Prodigal
May 8, 2020 ·
The Prayer of the Prodigal 6 May 2020 She bore me in her womb a mother as good as gold She nurtured me with mother’s milk as I grew so big and strong And then the years were passing, and she was growing weak and old, I forgot her love and care and I […]
Elite private school is embroiled in child sex allegations after a senior official was charged with uploading ‘abhorrent’ abuse videos
May 8, 2020 · By LOUISE AYLING FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA for www.dailymail.co.uk
An elite private school has been rocked by child abuse allegations after a senior school official was raided by police. Perth Modern School board member Craig Andrew Donovan, 56, has been charged after officers allegedly uncovered child abuse videos on his mobile phone and desktop computer. The school board secretary could face up to 15 […]
Read More...Call for credit card freeze on porn sites
May 8, 2020 · By Megha Mohan for www.bbc.com
Major credit card companies should block payments to pornographic sites, according to a group of international campaigners and campaign groups who say they work to tackle sexual exploitation. A letter seen by the BBC, signed by 10 campaigners and campaign groups, says porn sites “eroticise sexual violence, incest, and racism” and stream content that features […]
Read More...Murder of radio anchor caps turbulent day in Philippine media
May 8, 2020 · By Ted Regencia for www.aljazeera.com
A Philippine radio broadcaster from the central island of Negros has been shot dead, becoming the third media worker slain in Dumaguete City since 2018 and the 16th nationwide since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office in June 2016. Cornelio Pepino was riding home from work on his motorcycle with his wife late on Tuesday […]
Read More...Over 100 Filipino crew leave virus-hit cruise ship in Nagasaki
May 8, 2020 · By NATIONAL / SCIENCE & HEALTH for www.japantimes.co.jp
NAGASAKI – A group of 130 crew members from the Philippines and other nations left a cruise ship docked in the city of Nagasaki for their countries Tuesday after they tested negative for the coronavirus, the Nagasaki Prefectural Government has said. The group includes 125 Filipinos, according to the local government, which did not disclose the […]
Read More...Set our Children Free
May 7, 2020 ·
Set our Children Free Fr. Shay Cullen 5 May 2020 The Philippine Supreme Court has issued two circulars ordering the release of qualified persons deprived of liberty. These have resulted into the release of almost 10,000 prisoners from the grossly overcrowded Philippines jails. The Preda Foundation launched a campaign last April 17 with […]
Read More...A new normal that experts say looks grim
May 7, 2020 · By Vietname Insider for vietnaminsider.vn
Even so, governors in state after state are easing stay-at-home orders and allowing some businesses to reopen — which public health experts say could put us right back where we were in mid-March, when the virus was raging unchecked. Despite optimistic talk from the White House, the Trump administration is privately projecting that 3,000 people […]
Read More...‘Waiting to die’: Coronavirus enters congested Philippine jails
May 7, 2020 · By Ana P Santos for www.aljazeera.com
Manila, Philippines – Coronavirus has hit Philippine prisons, notorious as the world’s most crowded, heightening fears that jails will emerge as the epicentre of the virus in the Southeast Asian nation. More than 300 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed among those behind bars, most in the detention facilities in Cebu, southern Philippines. At least four detainees […]
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