April, 2021

Claims of sexual misconduct lead to exodus of Singapore altar servers

Claims of sexual misconduct lead to exodus of Singapore altar servers The Straits Times, the top English newspaper in Singapore, published an investigative report on April 12 that detailed how Catholic altar servers in an unnamed parish were involved in “inappropriate behaviors” for years, triggering shock waves among the Catholic community. The report said that inappropriate behaviors […]

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Hospital bed shortage sparks outrage in Philippines

Hospital bed shortage sparks outrage in Philippines Catholics in the Philippine capital Manila have called on the country’s Health Department to ensure proper and humanitarian treatment for the sick after photos appeared online showing patients lying on the ground outside a hospital building. Crispin Reyes and other parishioners from Saint Peter’s Shrine in Quezon City expressed their anger […]

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To Walk the Earth

To Walk the Earth Shay Cullen I walk the earth and see that life is everywhere, In every plant and insect, in the forests, in the woods, Where the rocks are laid and seem so bare yet there the moss still grows. In the water of the streams, in the ponds and rivers fish have […]

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Bill Raising Age of Consent Must be Passed Soon

Bill Raising Age of Consent Must be Passed Soon Fr. Shay Cullen 23 April 2021 It is only a few weeks ago when Annalisa (not her real name), 14 years, was rescued by the social workers and police and brought to the Preda home for abused children. We learned that Annalisa was from a broken […]

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The global fight against snake bites

Venomous snake bites are responsible for 138,000 deaths every year around the world, but could some disarmingly simple interventions help to save lives? “In the monsoon, the fields are overgrown with weeds,” says Tukaram Rao, a farm labourer from the village of Rathnapuri in Karnataka, south-west India. “We have to walk out in the midst […]

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[OPINION] An appeal to PH banks to stop investing in coal

[OPINION] An appeal to PH banks to stop investing in coal ‘If not for the money [these banks] invested and lent to power companies, these coal projects will not exist and torment both the people and the environment’ “Young people demand change. They wonder how anyone can claim to be building a better future without […]

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Quarantine policies should protect, not harm, minors, CHR says after death of 12-year-old boy in

Quarantine policies should protect, not harm, minors, CHR says after death of 12-year-old boy in Quarantine policies are in place to protect minors and not to harm them, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Wednesday following the death of a 12-year-old boy who was chased for violating stay-at-home orders in Pasay City. “Protecting children […]

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Philippine priests blast red-tagging of pantry organizer

Philippine priests blast red-tagging of pantry organizer Churchmen have condemned a social media post, allegedly from police, accusing a community pantry organizer in the Philippine capital of supporting the outlawed Communist Party. Community pantry organizer Ana Non said she was forced to shut down aid efforts to help the urban poor in a community in […]

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The protein-rich superfood most Europeans won’t eat

The protein-rich superfood most Europeans won’t eat Insects are a rich, nutrition-dense source of protein embraced by much of the world. Why is the West so squeamish about eating them? The idea of biting into a burger made from crushed crickets or mixing mealworms into your fried rice may take a little getting used to. […]

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Facebook downplays data breach in internal email

Facebook downplays data breach in internal email An internal Facebook email, accidentally sent to Belgium-based Data News, has revealed its strategy for dealing with the leaking of account details from 533 million users. It suggests the social network expected more such incidents and was planning to frame it as an industry problem that was a normal occurrence. […]

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