June, 2021
US migrant camp ‘kids feel like they’re in prison’
June 30, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
US migrant camp ‘kids feel like they’re in prison’ An investigation by the BBC has found over 2,000 migrant children are being detained in a camp in the Texan desert that’s been ridden with disease, overcrowded, and plagued by a shortage of clean clothes and medical care for the children. The camp at Fort […]
Read More...Irish missionary champions rights of poor, powerless in South Korea
June 30, 2021 · By Rock Ronald Rozario for www.ucanews.com
Irish missionary champions rights of poor, powerless in South Korea Every year, the South Korean government honors foreign nationals in the country with the Immigrant of the Year award for dedicated services to people in society. This year Father Daniel Brendan O’Keeffe, an Irish missionary priest and a member of the Missionary Society of Saint […]
Read More...Pope in aid plea for Myanmar’s hungry displaced people
June 30, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Pope in aid plea for Myanmar’s hungry displaced people Pope Francis has appealed for aid for thousands of displaced people who are facing starvation in Myanmar after fleeing from their homes as fighting escalates in the beleaguered country. During his Sunday Angelus on June 20, the pope joined bishops in Myanmar who have appealed for […]
Read More...Manila’s new archbishop receives red hat and ring
June 30, 2021 · By Joseph Peter, Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Manila’s new archbishop receives red hat and ring Cardinal Jose Advincula, Manila’s new archbishop, has received his red hat and ring from Philippines’ papal nuncio in his archdiocese in Capiz province in the Visayas region after two postponements. The June 18 event made history as he became the first Manila archbishop to receive the red […]
Read More...Myanmar military wages war against Christian ethnic minorities
June 30, 2021 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar military wages war against Christian ethnic minorities Thousands of people have fled their homes and taken refuge at churches and in the jungle as Myanmar’s military conducts air strikes and indiscriminate attacks in Kachin, Kayah, Karen and Chin states — largely Christian areas. Amid the recent conflict, churches have been raided and shelled and […]
Read More...More than 100 additional ships detected in West Philippine Sea — report
June 29, 2021 · By Patricia Lourdes Viray (Philstar.com) for www.philstar.com
More than 100 additional ships detected in West Philippine Sea — report MANILA, Philippines — A large increase in ships within country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea has been detected this month, according to a report by a US-based geospatial imagery and data analysis company. In its 14-page report released on June 20, US-based […]
Read More...Indonesian bishop in hot water over geothermal plant row
June 29, 2021 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Indonesian bishop in hot water over geothermal plant row Residents of Wae Sano, a village in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province, say they have been stabbed in the back following the loss of a key ally in their fight against a geothermal power plant. Their despair was triggered by a recent letter from Bishop Siprianus Hormat of […]
Read More...U.S. bishops vote to draft Communion statement that may rebuke Biden
June 29, 2021 · By Gabriella BorterJulia Harte for www.reuters.com
U.S. bishops vote to draft Communion statement that may rebuke Biden June 17 (Reuters) – A divided conference of U.S. Roman Catholic bishops announced on Friday that they had voted to draft a statement on Holy Communion that may admonish Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who support abortion rights. The 168-55 decision to draft […]
Read More...Juneteenth Isn’t Just a Celebration of the End of Slavery. We Also Honor the Black Americans Who Helped Create Their Own Freedom
June 29, 2021 · By BY JANELL ROSS JUNE 16, 2021 10:10 AM EDT for https://time.com
Juneteenth Isn’t Just a Celebration of the End of Slavery. We Also Honor the Black Americans Who Helped Create Their Own Freedom If you ask Black people born and raised on the island, Juneteenth marks the day Black soldiers in blue uniforms came with their guns to Galveston. That is the story they have told for […]
Read More...The Unorthodox Priest Leading Poland’s Fight for LGBTQ Rights
June 29, 2021 · By MADELINE ROACHE JUNE 18, 2021 12:37 PM EDT for time.com
The Unorthodox Priest Leading Poland’s Fight for LGBTQ Rights his year, like every year for the past 20, Szymon Niemiec will wear a rainbow-colored stole at the Equality Parade in the Polish capital of Warsaw on June 19. “I won’t have a banner because I will be leading the entire parade. I can’t keep my hands full,” […]
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