August, 2021
The Loss of Life in a Twenty-Year War
August 27, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Loss of Life in a Twenty-Year War Shay Cullen 27 August 2021 Life is precious and sacred. Many people believe in the sanctity of the human person with rights and dignity to be protected and preserved. This is not true for many more who kill and murder and execute their perceived enemies. Those […]
Read More...Afghanistan: Taliban carrying out door-to-door manhunt, report says
August 27, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Afghanistan: Taliban carrying out door-to-door manhunt, report says The Taliban have stepped up their search for people who worked for Nato forces or the previous Afghan government, a report has warned. It said the militants have been going door-to-door to find targets and threaten their family members. The hardline Islamist group has tried to reassure […]
Read More...In A Message To Americans, Pope Francis Says Getting Vaccinated Is ‘An Act Of Love’
August 27, 2021 · By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS for www.npr.org
In A Message To Americans, Pope Francis Says Getting Vaccinated Is ‘An Act Of Love’ VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is adding his voice to a campaign to overcome vaccine skepticism, issuing a public service announcement insisting that vaccines are safe, effective and an “act of love.” The video message released Wednesday is aimed at […]
Read More...Catholics praise auditor behind report on Philippine Covid funds
August 27, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Catholics praise auditor behind report on Philippine Covid funds Filipino Catholics have paid rich tributes to a state auditor who spearheaded the investigation into the 67.3 billion peso (US$1.35 billion) scam in the country’s Department of Health. Lawyer Jake Cimafranca, 39, died recently of a heart attack possibly caused by stress brought on by working […]
Read More...Catholic conscience in the Philippines is not dead
August 27, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Many Filipino churchgoers were surprised to read the Commission on Audit report that the Department of Health (DOH) had misused billions from funds allocated to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Health authorities said it was demoralizing to learn about the news knowing that many health workers and patients had died due to lack of medical care […]
Read More...Canada’s indigenous schools policy was ‘cultural genocide’, says report
August 25, 2021 · By John Barber in Toronto for www.theguardian.com
Canada’s indigenous schools policy was ‘cultural genocide’, says report Canadian governments and churches pursued a policy of “cultural genocide” against the country’s aboriginal people throughout the 20th century, according to an investigation into a long-suppressed history that saw 150,000 Native, or First Nations, children forcibly removed from their families and incarcerated in residential schools rife […]
Read More...Social media fraud: The influencers promoting criminal scams
August 25, 2021 · By Kafui Okpattah, BBC Panorama for www.bbc.com/
On social media, there’s a new type of influencer. But instead of promoting clothing lines and lifestyle products, they promote fraud. They flash stacks of cash, hide their faces, and some even lure new recruits by selling guides on committing fraud. You’d think these scammers and their illegal products would be hard to find, and […]
Read More...Catholic cardinal who criticized vaccines hospitalized with Covid, breathing with ventilator
August 25, 2021 · By Daniella Silva for www.nbcnews.com
Catholic cardinal who criticized vaccines hospitalized with Covid, breathing with ventilator Cardinal Raymond Burke, an outspoken conservative within the Roman Catholic Church and skeptic of Covid vaccinations, has been admitted to the hospital with the coronavirus and is on a ventilator. Burke’s Twitter account posted Saturday that the cardinal, who has publicly clashed with the views of […]
Read More...Remember six brave heroes of Myanmar’s democracy struggle
August 25, 2021 · By UCA News for www.ucanews.com
Remember six brave heroes of Myanmar’s democracy struggle It is perhaps by serendipity that on the eve of the six-month landmark of Myanmar’s coup yesterday, I started reading economist Amartya Sen’s new memoir, “Home in the World”. He begins by recounting his childhood in Mandalay, his excursions to Maymyo and his reflections on Myanmar’s decades […]
Read More...Philippine bishops welcome halt to mega-dam construction
August 25, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishops welcome halt to mega-dam construction The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has welcomed a decision by the country’s lawmakers to halt construction of a controversial dam project which it says would adversely affect indigenous groups and the environment. The Chinese-funded Kaliwa Dam project in Quezon province, south of the capital Manila, has […]
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