January, 2022
Philippines lifts open pit mining ban as country reels from Odette’s impact
January 6, 2022 · By RALF RIVAS for www.rappler.com
Philippines lifts open pit mining ban as country reels from Odette’s impact ‘At this time when climate change brings devastating typhoons such as Odette, lifting the ban on open pit mining is a short-sighted and misplaced development priority of the government,’ says Alyansa Tigil Mina MANILA, Philippines – The Duterte administration has lifted the ban […]
Read More...Prayer for New Life
January 5, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer for New Life Fr. Shay Cullen The day has dawned when I commit myself to serve and help all the people and the children that you Lord send to us at Preda, to continue you’re healing and protection. We, Lord, are your presence in the world, to teach your values, to give new life […]
Read More...Cormac O’Keeffe: Kieran Creaven left a trail of destruction with acts of depravity
January 5, 2022 · By CORMAC O’KEEFFE, SECURITY CORRESPONDENT for www.irishexaminer.com
Cormac O’Keeffe: Kieran Creaven left a trail of destruction with acts of depravity The trail of destruction and trauma Kieran Creaven has left behind can’t be erased by any prison sentence. The 10 years he received at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, while, in legal terms, a relatively significant sentence, amounts to a year for each […]
Read More...Philippine priest chides Duterte for mocking clergy
January 5, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine priest chides Duterte for mocking clergy A Divine Word priest in the Philippines has lambasted President Rodrigo Duterte for telling parishioners to ask God why he allowed Super Typhoon Rai to destroy people’s homes before Christmas. Duterte had told victims in Leyte province in the Visayas region they should “pray directly to God, not […]
Read More...MORE GROUPS GIVE THUMBS-UP TO SC RESOLUTION ADDRESSING PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS
January 5, 2022 · By Eco waste Coalition for ecowastecoalition.blogspot.com
MORE GROUPS GIVE THUMBS-UP TO SC RESOLUTION ADDRESSING PLASTIC POLLUTION CRISIS The immediate resolution of a landmark plastic pollution lawsuit filed last October 27 by members of the civil society to compel the government to act on non-environmentally acceptable products and packaging (NEAPP) has received a chorus of approval from environmental health organizations. It […]
Read More...Myanmar: Charity staff missing after deadly ‘army attack’
January 5, 2022 · By Myanmar coup for www.bbc.com
Myanmar: Charity staff missing after deadly ‘army attack’ International charity Save the Children says two of its staff are missing in Myanmar after more than 30 bodies were found following an attack blamed on the military. Troops forced people from their cars, arrested some, killed others and burned their bodies in eastern Kayah state, the […]
Read More...Paedophiles should be banned from travelling to Asia, says charity founder Fr Shay Cullen
January 4, 2022 · By Ali Bracken for www.independent.ie
Paedophiles should be banned from travelling to Asia, says charity founder Fr Shay Cullen For Father Shay Cullen, Kieran Creaven is just another paedophile. He is just one of hundreds of men from Ireland who have visited the Dublin cleric’s adopted home country of the Philippines with the sole purpose of sexually abusing children, often […]
Read More...Obituary: Desmond Tutu – South Africa’s rebellious priest
January 4, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Obituary: Desmond Tutu – South Africa’s rebellious priest Desmond Tutu was the smiling South African archbishop whose irrepressible personality won him friends and admirers around the world. As a high-profile black churchman he was inevitably drawn into the struggle against white-minority rule but always insisted his motives were religious, not political. He was appointed by […]
Read More...Desmond Tutu: Obama joins tributes to South Africa anti-apartheid hero
January 4, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Desmond Tutu: Obama joins tributes to South Africa anti-apartheid hero Former US President Barack Obama has joined the tributes being paid to Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who has died aged 90. Mr Obama described the churchman as “a mentor, friend and moral compass”. A contemporary of Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Tutu was one […]
Read More...Timor-Leste archbishop in plea over ex-priest’s sex abuse case
January 4, 2022 · By Ryan Dagur, Jakarta for www.ucanews.com
Timor-Leste archbishop in plea over ex-priest’s sex abuse case Timor-Leste’s top churchman has called on priests and religious to respect the Vatican’s decision to dismiss a priest for sexual abuse and asked them to support his alleged victims in a case currently on trial. In his July 22 letter to priests, deacons, nuns and seminarians, Archbishop […]
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