December, 2021
Filipino inmates bake bread to feed thousands
December 6, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino inmates bake bread to feed thousands Inmates of a Philippine district jail in Albay province, south of Manila, baked bread to feed participants in a three-day vaccination campaign in the region. Inmates of Tabaco City prison in Albay province made bread on Dec. 1 to thank medical frontline doctors and nurses who administered Covid-19 […]
Read More...Pope accepts resignation of Paris archbishop over relationship with woman
December 6, 2021 · By INQUIRER.net for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Pope accepts resignation of Paris archbishop over relationship with woman PARIS — Pope Francis has accepted Paris archbishop Michel Aupetit’s resignation, the French Bishops’ Conference said in a statement on Thursday. Last week, Aupetit had sent a letter to the pope offering to resign following French media reports about a relationship with a woman. The bishops’ conference […]
Read More...Preventing Violence against Children and Women
December 3, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Preventing Violence against Children and Women Shay Cullen 4 December 2021 Ever since the story of Adam and Eve, likely written by a man, some men have tended to blame women for male misfortunes, weaknesses and their tendency to violent behavior. Overwhelming research has shown that most violent acts- physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, and verbal- […]
Read More...Buhay Pag-Asa: Good Practices in Implementing the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Law in the New Normal
December 2, 2021 · By Francis B. Bermido Jr.
Buhay Pag-Asa: Good Practices in Implementing the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Law in the New Normal Francis B. Bermido Jr. In celebration of the 2021 Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness, the Regional Juvenile Justice and Welfare Committee recognized the Preda Foundation for its best practices in implementing Republic Act (RA) 9344 as amended by RA […]
Read More...Metamorphosis
December 1, 2021 · By Shay Cullen
Metamorphosis A yellow butterfly by my side, comes fluttering from flower-to-flower, beauty to behold, I see the wonder of the change, from creepy caterpillar to flying wings, nature transforms all living things but not the human kind, I am told. No magical metamorphosis for the Tyrant or a cruel regime, No good can emerge, we […]
Read More...Pope revises Church law, updates rules on sexual abuse
December 1, 2021 · By Philip Pullella for www.reuters.com
Pope revises Church law, updates rules on sexual abuse VATICAN CITY, June 1 (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Tuesday issued the most extensive revision to Catholic Church law in four decades, insisting that bishops take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults, commit fraud or attempt to ordain women. The revision, which has […]
Read More...Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents
December 1, 2021 · By PHILIP PULLELLA, Reuters for www.gmanetwork.com
Catholic nuns lift veil on abuse in convents VATICAN CITY – When young nuns at a convent in Eastern Europe told their Mother Superior that a priest had tried to molest them, she retorted that it was probably their fault for “provoking him”. When African nuns in Minnesota asked why it was always they who […]
Read More...Zubiri hails bicam approval of bill raising statutory rape age
December 1, 2021 · By Jan V. Escosio - Contributor for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Zubiri hails bicam approval of bill raising statutory rape age MANILA, Philippines – The Senate and the House of Representatives on Wednesday had its bicameral conference committee meeting on Senate Bill No. 2332 and House Bill No. 7836, amending the Revised Penal Code to raise the age for determining statutory rape. From the previous 12 […]
Read More...Filipino lay minister gunned down in Cebu City
December 1, 2021 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Filipino lay minister gunned down in Cebu City A Filipino lay minister was shot dead at a public market in Cebu City, located in the Visayas region, around noon on Nov. 28 Danilo Vestil Bacalso, 68, was walking to the market to buy fish when an unidentified man shot him multiple times, hitting him in […]
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