October, 2021
Philippine bishop renews battle cry against dam project
October 27, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishop renews battle cry against dam project A Catholic bishop in the Philippines has renewed calls for people to step up efforts to protect indigenous people’s lands by opposing a dam project posing a threat to tribal communities in Rizal and Quezon provinces, near Manila. Bishop Valentin Dimoc of Bontoc-Lagawe also warned that ongoing construction of the Kaliwa […]
Read More...The Guardian view on sexual abuse and the Catholic church: contrition is not enough
October 27, 2021 · By Opinion, Catholicism for www.theguardian.com
The Guardian view on sexual abuse and the Catholic church: contrition is not enough The findings of an inquiry into sexual abuse and paedophilia in the French Catholic church, published last week, are difficult to read and painful to contemplate. Over the past 70 years, the Independent Commission on Sexual Abuse in the Church found that at […]
Read More...Hong Kong now under total control of Xi Jinping’s regime
October 25, 2021 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Hong Kong now under total control of Xi Jinping’s regime Exactly four years ago today, I was denied entry to the city that had once been my home, where I had begun my career as both a journalist and a human rights activist. I had lived in Hong Kong for the first five years after […]
Read More...Pope Francis launches consultation on Church reform
October 25, 2021 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Pope Francis launches consultation on Church reform Pope Francis has launched what some describe as the most ambitious attempt at Catholic reform for 60 years. A two-year process to consult every Catholic parish around the world on the future direction of the Church began at the Vatican this weekend. Some Catholics hope it will lead […]
Read More...For Journalists
October 25, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
For Journalists They have stood for truth, a voice for right, a hundred died in the journalistic fight. They challenged wrong and risked all for what is good and bright. Hail the writers, blow the trumpet loud and long, They faced threats, harassment, they never bent or bowed, They stood proud and strong. The tellers […]
Read More...From jail, Leila de Lima files candidacy for senator
October 25, 2021 · By LIAN BUAN for www.rappler.com
From jail, Leila de Lima files candidacy for senator MANILA, PHILIPPINES Senator Leila de Lima, who has spent over four years of her term in a Camp Crame cell, seeks a fresh term at the Senate Reelectionist senator Leila de Lima will have to pull a rare feat of campaigning from jail and seek a […]
Read More...Maria Ressa: Philippine pillar of press freedom
October 25, 2021 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Maria Ressa: Philippine pillar of press freedom Veteran Philippine journalist Maria Ressa, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today, has become a symbol of the fight for press freedom in an era of strongmen leaders. The former CNN bureau chief set up news website Rappler in 2012, bringing together multimedia reporting and social media […]
Read More...Pedophiles Abuse Children while Court of Appeals Sleeps
October 22, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Pedophiles Abuse Children while Court of Appeals Sleeps Shay Cullen 22 October 2021 The recent decision of the Department of Education (DepEd) to dismiss for Grave Misconduct from the teaching profession Franco N. Aranas, a teacher in New Cabalan High School, Olongapo City should have been a swift decision to protect children and see justice […]
Read More...Catholics under attack in China
October 22, 2021 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Catholics under attack in China People in Asian nations strive for freedom, rights and justice as politics, violence and the pandemic cast long shadows on their lives. China’s communist government is accelerating its controversial policy of Sinicization of religions, especially targeting the Catholic Church. Sinicization seeks to impose strict rules on society and institutions based on the […]
Read More...Human rights champion Chito Gascon passes away
October 22, 2021 · By ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
Human rights champion Chito Gascon passes away MANILA (3rd UPDATE)— Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chair Jose Luis “Chito” Gascon has passed away, his brother said Saturday. He was 57. “Sa dami mong laban, sa COVID pa tayo natalo,” Gascon’s brother Miguel said in a Facebook post. Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen, without mentioning […]
Read More...
