April, 2021
Prayer for Innocent Detainees
April 8, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Prayer for Innocent Detainees Shay Cullen We recall especially this Easter the unjust jailing and imprisonment and torture of You Lord, because you defended the poor and spoke up for the oppressed and healed and help them. Today the human rights defenders are being arrested and tortured all over the world. They are suffering unjust […]
Read More...Throwaway Children
April 8, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Throwaway Children Why so many walk the empty streets, lost and so alone, On the garbage dumps, in the sewers, they live as Throwaway children without a family or a home. We have a special day, but they need so many more, They are wounded and abused, they are hurt, they are sore. The children […]
Read More...Pope lauds Myanmar youths’ commitment to democracy
April 7, 2021 · By UCA News Report for www.ucanews.com
Pope lauds Myanmar youths’ commitment to democracy As the Myanmar military’s merciless killings of peaceful protesters continue, Pope Francis has spoken out again by praising young people who have made sacrifices in the fight for democracy. Delivering his Easter message at St. Peter’s Basilica on April 4, the pope praised youths in Myanmar who were […]
Read More...Redemptorist priest-lawyer helps poor find justice in Indonesia
April 7, 2021 · By Konradus Epa, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Redemptorist priest-lawyer helps poor find justice in Indonesia Over the last 20 years, Indonesian Redemptorist priest and lawyer Father Paulus Dwiyaminarta has handled more than 1,000 legal cases. They have included criminal and civil cases dealing with environmental destruction, land conflicts, human trafficking, domestic violence and forced marriage, said the 52-year-old priest, who is based […]
Read More...Pope says arms spending amid COVID ‘scandalous’ in Easter message
April 7, 2021 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
Pope Francis denounces how warfare continues to rage while the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause suffering. Pope says arms spending amid COVID ‘scandalous’ in Easter message Pope Francis has urged countries in his Easter message to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world’s poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a […]
Read More...Hit Hard by Covid, Women Demand Fairer Post-Pandemic World
April 7, 2021 · By Heather Barr for www.hrw.org
Hit Hard by Covid, Women Demand Fairer Post-Pandemic World It was clear immediately that the Covid-19 pandemic would hit women hardest. First came the school closures. One point four billion children were sent home from school, and many more from childcare facilities. Who was going to look after them? Who would nag them to attend their online class (if they had […]
Read More...Myanmar coup: More than 40 children killed by military, rights group says
April 7, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Myanmar coup: More than 40 children killed by military, rights group says At least 43 children have been killed by armed forces in Myanmar since February’s military coup, according to rights organisation Save the Children. The group said the South East Asian country was in a “nightmare situation”, with the youngest known victim just six […]
Read More...RACIST DANGEROUS TOXIC CHEMICALS IN SKIN WHITENING CREAMS
April 6, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
RACIST DANGEROUS TOXIC CHEMICALS IN SKIN WHITENING CREAMS The toxic chemicals in racist skin whitening are one grave danger to the health of Filipinos, mercury is strongly present in the creams and it damages skin and internal organs. There is the grave psychological and emotional damage to Filipinos or people of colour since the manufacturers […]
Read More...EcoWaste Coalition call to save the Philippines from destructive plastic
April 6, 2021 ·
EcoWaste Coalition call to save the Philippines from destructive plastic Pro-Environment Groups Call on the Faithful to Give Mother Earth a Breather from Garbage this Holy Week Two pro-environment organizations prodded the faithful to give Mother Earth a breather from garbage as the Holy Week is commemorated for the second time amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
Read More...Catholics look to new Manila prelate to champion human rights
April 6, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Catholics look to new Manila prelate to champion human rights Catholics in the Philippines say they hope Manila’s newly appointed archbishop will live up to his billing as a passionate rights advocate and be a voice for the poor in fighting for human rights. Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Jose Advincula of Capiz as the new […]
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