February, 2022
The Idiot Who Ruined Britain
February 3, 2022 · By umair haque for eand.co
The Idiot Who Ruined Britain Has a Prime Minister ever held on to power so desperately? There’s Boris Johnson, rocked by scandal after scandal. What the Brits call Partygate means that Boris’s administration made the lockdown rules — and then proceeded to violate them time after time, boozing it up at parties, while the nation couldn’t see […]
Read More...Philippine bishops vow to refuse mining firm donations
February 3, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishops vow to refuse mining firm donations Catholic leaders in the Philippines have vowed never to accept donations from exploitative industries such as mining as part of their efforts to fight climate change. The vow came in a Jan. 28 pastoral letter issued by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). They said […]
Read More...Dominican priest murdered while hearing confessions in Vietnam
February 2, 2022 · By UCA News reporter, Ho Chi Minh City for www.ucanews.com
Dominican priest murdered while hearing confessions in Vietnam A young Dominican priest who was devoted to serving ethnic groups in Vietnam’s Central Highlands has been killed in a knife attack. An informed source from Kontum Diocese said Dominican Father Joseph Tran Ngoc Thanh, who provided pastoral care for Sa Loong Subparish in Kon Tum province, was stabbed […]
Read More...A month after Typhoon Odette, Dinagat governor still lives in tent
February 2, 2022 · By HERBIE GOMEZ for www.rappler.com
A month after Typhoon Odette, Dinagat governor still lives in tent Like Governor Arlene Bag-ao, thousands of Dinagat islanders continue to live in tents, mostly made out of tarpaulins sent by donors CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – When a group from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Philippines went to Dinagat Islands to assess […]
Read More...The increasing woes of Asia’s Christians
February 2, 2022 ·
The increasing woes of Asia’s Christians Changing global sociopolitical equations have increased the hostility that Christian communities face in Asia more than ever before. The combined effects of religious fanaticism, narrow political exegesis and the indifference of a self-centered world are pushing Asian Christians to the brink of extinction. The Central Asian nation of Afghanistan […]
Read More...Philippine bishops’ chief lashes out at fake election news
February 2, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja for www.ucanews.com
Philippine bishops’ chief lashes out at fake election news A senior church official in the Philippines has urged Catholics to arm themselves with facts to fight those who spread fake news and disinformation ahead of the May elections. The real election battle for politicians is on social media rather than on the traditional soapbox, according […]
Read More...Prince Andrew, Bob Dylan, Catholic priests and the Child Victims Act
February 2, 2022 · By Ritu Prasad & Holly Honderich, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Prince Andrew, Bob Dylan, Catholic priests and the Child Victims Act A change in law in New York has allowed for the filing of more than 9,000 child abuse claims – including cases against Prince Andrew, Bob Dylan and high-profile Catholic priests – previously blocked by the state’s statute of limitations. Warning: The following content […]
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