September, 2020
Pope rejects ‘erosion of multilateralism’ in UN speech
September 30, 2020 · By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE for www.rappler.com
Pope rejects ‘erosion of multilateralism’ in UN speech UNITED NATIONS (UPDATED) ‘We need to break with the present climate of distrust,’ Pope Francis says in a video address to the UN General Assembly Pope Francis warned world leaders on Friday, September 25, against a growing breakdown of multilateralism, appealing in a speech to the United Nations for an […]
Read More...Sir David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston’s Instagram record
September 30, 2020 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Sir David Attenborough breaks Jennifer Aniston’s Instagram record Sir David Attenborough has broken Jennifer Aniston’s record for the fastest time to reach a million followers on Instagram. At 94 years young, the naturalist’s follower count raced to seven figures in four hours 44 minutes on Thursday, according to Guinness World Records. His debut post said: “Saving […]
Read More...In UN Speech, Duterte Stiffens Philippines’ Stance on the South China Sea
September 30, 2020 · By Sebastian Strangio for thediplomat.com
In UN Speech, Duterte Stiffens Philippines’ Stance on the South China Sea President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has taken an outspoken position on disputes in the South China Sea, describing a 2016 arbitral tribunal award that struck down virtually all of China’s claims in disputed waters as “beyond compromise.” In a pre-recorded speech delivered to the […]
Read More...Cardinal Tagle recovers from Covid-19
September 30, 2020 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Cardinal Tagle recovers from Covid-19 Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Filipino prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, has recovered from his brush with Covid-19, according to Catholic officials in the Philippines and Rome. “We are happy to announce that Cardinal Tagle is now free from Covid-19 as was confirmed by swab test […]
Read More...No justice for Rohingya buried in mass graves in Malaysian jungle
September 30, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Kuala Lumpur for www.ucanews.com
No justice for Rohingya buried in mass graves in Malaysian jungle They perished way back in 2015 and were buried in unmarked graves in a jungle by their traffickers. Yet five years on, the Rohingya victims of rights abuses and their relatives are still awaiting justice from Malaysia’s government. That state of affairs is a […]
Read More...Letter from Rome: Confusion over women’s ordination
September 28, 2020 · By Robert Mickens, Romefor www.ucanews.com
Letter from Rome: Confusion over women’s ordination One of the world’s most influential cardinals recently admitted that he is “open” to the idea of ordaining women to the Catholic priesthood. “I am not saying that women have to become priests; I just don’t know. But I’m open to it,” said Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ in […]
Read More...Cambodia’s ‘deep regrets’ over US criticism of clampdown
September 28, 2020 · By Luke Hunt, Phnom Penh for www.ucanews.com
Cambodia’s ‘deep regrets’ over US criticism of clampdown The Cambodian government has hit back at US politicians upset by the jailing of political and environmental activists and their demands that they be immediately released. Foreign Affairs spokesman Koy Koung described comments by US government officials as “politically motivated,” adding that all NGOs, including human rights defenders, were free to […]
Read More...Corruption and Spread of Covid-19
September 25, 2020 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Corruption and Spread of Covid-19 Fr. Shay Cullen 24 September 2020 There are many global threats facing the world today. The most serious in everybody’s mind is the coronavirus pandemic with 200,000 dead in the USA alone and spreading. It is a cause of shock and realization that we humans for all our economic, military […]
Read More...Catholic religious say no to tyranny in Philippines
September 24, 2020 · By UCA News reporter, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Catholic religious in the Philippines have vowed to be vigilant against their country moving toward tyranny as they marked the 48th anniversary of late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos declaring martial law. The Association of Major Religious Superiors in the Philippines and several rights groups said the anniversary of the Sept. 21, 1972, declaration was an occasion […]
Read More...Justice takes time but it comes
September 24, 2020 · By Mary Aileen D. Bacalso, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Justice takes time but it comes Sept. 21, 2020, marks the 48th anniversary of the declaration of martial law imposed by the Philippines’ late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos. The date is reminiscent of victims of human rights violations, thousands of whom tragically perished — tortured, killed, involuntarily disappeared. On the Wall of Remembrance in the […]
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