November, 2021
Prayer of Life
November 12, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer of Life Lord may the power and energy that comes from our faith that good will overcome the evil, that injustice will be replaced by right, that care for each other and the poor is the fuel of Eternal light, that mind and heart is alive and strong when we work to overcome a […]
Read More...Pope ‘shamed’ by church’s failures over child abuse in France
November 12, 2021 · By Angela Giuffrida in Rome for www.theguardian.com
Pope ‘shamed’ by church’s failures over child abuse in France Pope Francis has said he is “shamed” by the Catholic church’s failure to deal with paedophile priests in France, as one of his closest advisers pushed for an inquiry into the sexual abuse of children by clergy in Italy. A landmark report on Tuesday found that at […]
Read More...Horrific on-line sexual abuse turns to physical sexual abuse in the Philippines
November 12, 2021 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Creaven recorded sexual abuse, court hears A former RTÉ Sports producer filmed himself sexually abusing a young child in the Philippines seven years ago while other children were in the room, a court heard today. Kieran Creaven, with an address at Adelaide Street in Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin, has already pleaded guilty to ten charges. […]
Read More...No way out for South Asia’s child laborers
November 11, 2021 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
No way out for South Asia’s child laborers Agricultural technology is the next big thing happening in South Asia — the child labor hotspot of the world that employs most of its teenage workers in farms and allied sectors. India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal have child labor populations of 5.8 million, 5 million, 3.4 million and […]
Read More...French bishops agree to compensate thousands of sex abuse victims
November 9, 2021 · By Aljazeera for www.aljazeera.com
French bishops agree to compensate thousands of sex abuse victims France’s Catholic Church has agreed to financially compensate thousands of people who were sexually abused by priests in what the president of the country’s Bishops’ Conference hailed as a “decisive step”. Eric de Moulins-Beaufort said in a speech on Monday that the church has recognised […]
Read More...Catholic priests in France ‘must report abuse allegations heard in confession’
November 9, 2021 · By Angelique Chrisafis in Paris for www.theguardian.com
Catholic priests in France ‘must report abuse allegations heard in confession’ Catholic priests must report all child sexual abuse allegations to police, including if they hear about it in the secrecy of the confession box, the French interior minister has said after reprimanding France’s top bishop for claiming that the secrecy of the Catholic confessional […]
Read More...The DepEd Must Rid Itself of Child Sexual Abusers
November 9, 2021 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
The DepEd Must Rid Itself of Child Sexual Abusers Francis B. Bermido Jr. Franco N. Aranas, a teacher of New Cabalan High School in Olongapo City who was found guilty of grave misconduct and ordered dismissed from service, is hoping the Regional Director of the Department of Education (DepEd) will reverse, modify and/or set aside […]
Read More...DepEd probes TikTok video of teacher ‘insinuating potential child abuse’
November 8, 2021 · By BONZ MAGSAMBOL for www.rappler.com
DepEd probes TikTok video of teacher ‘insinuating potential child abuse’ MANILA, PHILIPPINES The Department of Education says the teacher will face ‘appropriate sanctions’ if merited The Department of Education (DepEd) on Friday, November 5, ordered its regional unit in Central Luzon to probe the viral TikTok video of a teacher for “insinuating a potential child […]
Read More...UN bid by Duterte spokesman sparks outrage in Philippines
November 8, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
UN bid by Duterte spokesman sparks outrage in Philippines A senior official with the Philippine Church’s social arm has joined rights and law groups in the country in calling on the United Nations to block a bid by President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman to get a job with its International Law Commission (ILC). The nomination of […]
Read More...USAID Launches New Project to Increase Digital Connectivity in the Philippines
November 8, 2021 · By US Embassy in the Philippines for ph.usembassy.gov
Manila, October 29, 2021—The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), formally launched on October 28 a new project to increase digital connectivity in the Philippines. The five-year, Php1.65-billion ($33 million) Better Access and Connectivity (BEACON) project will promote economic growth through better information and communications technology (ICT), helping bridge the digital divide in the Philippines. “The COVID-19 pandemic has […]
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