January, 2022
Lessons from the Holocaust
January 29, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Lessons from the Holocaust Shay Cullen 29 January 2021 We need to reflect upon ourselves, our species. We, humans with reflective intelligence and knowledge of higher values, must urgently strive to be better human beings. Working together, we can change the world by teaching truth and honesty, giving good example and sharing knowledge and do […]
Read More...Child abuse report: Deaths of Black children up in pandemic
January 28, 2022 · By SALLY HO for apnews.com
Child abuse report: Deaths of Black children up in pandemic The latest national child welfare report shows an increase in the number of Black children who died, even though fewer abuse-related fatalities were investigated in the yearlong period that included the first several months of the pandemic. The findings were released in the 2020 Child […]
Read More...Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe
January 28, 2022 · By Agence France-Presse / for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Ex-pope Benedict under scrutiny in German child abuse probe BERLIN — A potentially explosive report into the handling of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church will on Thursday be published in Germany, with former Pope Benedict XVI among those in the spotlight. The report by law firm Westpfahl Spilker Wastl (WSW) will analyze how […]
Read More...Priests urge Filipinos to shoot down Marcos election bid
January 27, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Priests urge Filipinos to shoot down Marcos election bid Three prominent priests critical of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs have called on Catholics to be mindful not to vote for a corrupt candidate in May’s presidential election. In an apparent swipe at presidential frontrunner Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, Redemptorist priest Father Amado Picardal, Vincentian […]
Read More...Sex trafficking: Children groomed in Romania sent to UK
January 27, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Sex trafficking: Children groomed in Romania sent to UK The BBC has found that children as young as 10 are being groomed in Romania, to be trafficked to the UK. Once they arrive as teenagers, they’re kept captive and pimped out for sex. With police struggling to stop this brutal trade, BBC correspondent Jean Mackenzie […]
Read More...Auschwitz: Dutch tourist fined over Nazi salute at former death camp
January 27, 2022 · By The Holocaust for www.bbc.com
Auschwitz: Dutch tourist fined over Nazi salute at former death camp A Dutch tourist has been detained in Poland for giving the Nazi salute at the site of the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, local police say. The 29-year-old woman made the gesture in front of the Arbeit Macht Frei (Work Sets You Free) gate. The […]
Read More...ICJ to hear genocide case against Myanmar regime
January 27, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
ICJ to hear genocide case against Myanmar regime The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will hold public hearings over the Rohingya genocide in February, starting with preliminary objections raised by Myanmar’s military junta. The main judicial organ of the United Nations said in a press release on Jan. 19 that it will hold public hearings […]
Read More...Philippines kicks off Christian unity week
January 27, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippines kicks off Christian unity week Catholics and Protestants have held an ecumenical prayer service in Manila to mark the 22nd Week of Prayer for Christian Unity from Jan. 16-22. It was attended by Manila‘s archbishop, Cardinal Jose Advincula, and members of the National Council of Churches in the Philippines (NCCP) at Manila Cathedral on Jan. 19. […]
Read More...CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally
January 25, 2022 · By MAUREEN FERRAN for www.rappler.com
CORBEVAX, a new patent-free COVID-19 vaccine, could be a pandemic game changer globally A large US-based clinical trial found the vaccine to be safe, well tolerated and over 90% effective at preventing symptomatic infections. The vaccine received emergency use authorization in India, and other developing countries are expected to follow. The world now has a […]
Read More...Scores killed in Yemen prison air strike carnage
January 25, 2022 · By Yemen crisis for www.bbc.com
Scores killed in Yemen prison air strike carnage At least 100 people have been killed or wounded in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition which hit a detention centre in Yemen. The incident happened when a facility was struck in Saada, a stronghold of the rebel Houthi movement, on Friday. It followed nights of […]
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