July, 2020
Ex-primary school teacher jailed for 3 years over sex assaults
July 15, 2020 · By Paul Reynolds for www.rte.ie
Ex-primary school teacher jailed for 3 years over sex assaults A retired primary school teacher who indecently assaulted his pupils in his classroom in Dublin five decades ago has been jailed for three years. Patrick Harte of Glendown Park, Templeogue, Dublin, was found guilty last March of the abuse of seven primary school boys at Synge […]
Read More...Woman, 22, Gets Two Life Sentences Plus Sixty Years for Trafficking Children
July 15, 2020 · By Preda News
Woman, 22, Gets Two Life Sentences Plus Sixty Years for Trafficking Children Preda news July 2020 The heinous crimes of selling children as sex slaves to foreign pedophiles has brought down one of the heaviest penalties of Philippine law on a 22-year old woman who sold two young children continuously for three years to a […]
Read More...Climate change: ‘Rising chance’ of exceeding 1.5C global target
July 14, 2020 · By Matt McGrath for www.bbc.com
Climate change: ‘Rising chance’ of exceeding 1.5C global target The World Meteorological Organisation says there’s a growing chance that global temperatures will break the 1.5C threshold over the next five years, compared to pre-industrial levels. It says there’s a 20% possibility the critical mark will be broken in any one year before 2024. But the […]
Read More...Philippines sets measures vs. new swine flu strain
July 13, 2020 · By GMA News Online for www.gmanetwork.com
The Philippines has come up with measures to prevent the spread of a new type of swine flu that is allegedly capable of triggering a pandemic. Approved by the Philippines’ COVID-19 task force on Monday, the measures included setting up of inter-agency surveillance mechanisms for swine farms and workers especially those regularly exposed to pigs. […]
Read More...Pneumonia vaccine indirectly strengthens body vs COVID-19, says expert
July 13, 2020 · By JULIA MARI ORNEDO, GMA News for www.gmanetwork.com
Pneumonia vaccine indirectly strengthens body vs COVID-19, says expert Vaccination against pneumonia helps the body indirectly strengthen itself against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a pediatric specialist. Dr. John Ong urged the Philippines to continue using the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) 13 as the country grapples with the coronavirus menace. “If you are […]
Read More...Faith leaders urge president, attorney general to halt federal executions
July 13, 2020 · By Ian Alvano, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Faith leaders urge president, attorney general to halt federal executions Over 1,000 religious leaders have signed a joint statement urging President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr to stop the executions scheduled to take place in July and August at the Federal Correctional Complex in Terre Haute, Indiana. “As faith leaders from a diverse […]
Read More...100-plus bishops demand supply chain due diligence ‘now more than ever’
July 13, 2020 · By Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
100-plus bishops demand supply chain due diligence ‘now more than ever’ More than 100 bishops from around the world have signed on to a statement seeking mandatory due diligence laws and regulations in the international supply chain. As a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic, “particularly vulnerable to the worst impacts of the crisis are the […]
Read More...Indonesian ‘women’s shelter rape’ sparks outrage
July 13, 2020 · By Katharina R. Lestari, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Indonesian ‘women’s shelter rape’ sparks outrage Indonesian police are investigating claims by a 14-year-old rape victim that she was sexually abused by a worker at a government-run women’s shelter in Lampung province. The girl, only identified as NF, was sent to the Integrated Care Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children in East Lampung […]
Read More...Filipino missionary priests test positive for coronavirus
July 10, 2020 · By Angel Tesorero, Staff Reporter for www.ucanews.com
Filipino missionary priests test positive for coronavirus The Philippine health department confirmed on July 7 that two priests from Manila tested positive for coronavirus when swabbed on arrival at Iloilo City airport in the Western Visayas region. Jaro Archdiocese spokesman Father Angelo Colada said the priests were members of a religious congregation assigned to communities in […]
Read More...Does a black Jesus matter?
July 10, 2020 · By Myron J. Pereira for www.heraldmalaysia.com
One of the spillovers of the Black Lives Matter campaign in the US is the aggressive reaction to the names and statues of dead white men whose racist legacies continue in many institutions in the West. Does a black Jesus matter? One of the spillovers of the Black Lives Matter campaign in the US is […]
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