May, 2021
France’s elite confronted by sexual abuse scandals
May 25, 2021 · By Lucy Williamson for www.bbc.com
France’s elite confronted by sexual abuse scandals Anna Toumazoff chose a powerful hashtag to highlight sexual abuse at France’s top political science college. Sciences Po – the training ground for the country’s presidents, politicians and administrators – became #SciencesPorcs (Science Pigs). “This story is very French,” Anna told me. “Because it’s about great schools; it’s […]
Read More...Asia, the hub of modern slavery
May 25, 2021 · By Rock Ronald Rozario for www.ucanews.com
Slavery, one of the worst forms of degenerating human dignity, is part of the modern world despite its abolition more than 150 years ago Asia, the hub of modern slavery No other living beings enslave and abuse their own species, but the tragic story of human slavery continues unabated and spans both centuries and generations. The world has more slaves […]
Read More...Children tell of neglect, filth and fear in US asylum camps
May 25, 2021 · By Hilary Andersson and Anne Laurent for www.bbc.com
Children tell of neglect, filth and fear in US asylum camps The US has a vast system of detention sites scattered across the country, holding more than 20,000 migrant children. In a special investigation, the BBC has uncovered allegations of cold temperatures, sickness, neglect, lice and filth, through a series of interviews with children and […]
Read More...The Mercenary
May 24, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Mercenary You may despise me with disgust for the arms I bear and the wars I wage, For the payment that I earn for the killings and the rage. I carry anger and hate of those who did me wrong, I was beaten and abused and suffered until I was strong. Then with […]
We are one
May 24, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
We are one Shay Cullen Give us the strength of mind and heart, with friendship by our side, Knowing we are not alone but in family love we are grounded and reside. The power to meet the challenges of each and every day. Is within us to endure and heal and overcome the pain no […]
Read More...Ex-prosecutor Nazir Afzal to lead Catholic Church child abuse body
May 21, 2021 · By John McManus for www.bbc.com
US tips prompt German raids over child abuse images The former chief crown prosecutor in the Rochdale grooming gang cases has been appointed as the chairman of the Catholic Church’s new safeguarding body in England and Wales. Nazir Afzal’s appointment was welcomed by two survivors of abuse, who said “a seismic shift in culture” was […]
Read More...US tips prompt German raids over child abuse images
May 21, 2021 · By The Associated Press for abcnews.go.com
US tips prompt German raids over child abuse images BERLIN — German authorities searched more than 40 apartments and other buildings in Berlin on Wednesday in connection with the spread of child abuse images, after receiving tips from the U.S. authorities. The German news agency dpa quoted Berlin’s criminal police office as saying that 250 […]
Read More...Pope deplores deaths of children in Holy Land violence
May 21, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Pope deplores deaths of children in Holy Land violence The deaths of dozens of children in the ongoing violence between Israel and Palestine are “terrible and unacceptable,” Pope Francis said on May 16. The children’s deaths are “a sign that people do not want to build the future but to destroy it,” the pope said as he […]
Read More...Prayer for Peace
May 21, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer for Peace Lord may mortal men and women with courage and concern, stand against the violence and destruction and from their just action we can learn. In the land where you once walked and taught, tolerance and the love of justice and the truth, there is anger and oppression and hatred at the root. […]
Read More...The Good and Bad and the Ugly of the Internet
May 21, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Good and Bad and the Ugly of the Internet Shay Cullen 21 May 2021 There are essentials of life that we all need nowadays: fresh air, food, water, clothes, shelter, health, electricity, and the Internet. The Internet is now an essential means of human interconnectivity and has become a blessing and a blight on […]
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