April, 2022
Prayer to start the day
April 26, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer to start the day Another day of beauty to be lived in helping those in need of justice and peace of mind and heart, May we lord with your example in word and deed serve the poor with compassion and never fail to do our part. Amen
Read More...Pope: Blood of Bucha massacre victims ‘cries out to heaven’
April 25, 2022 · By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Pope: Blood of Bucha massacre victims ‘cries out to heaven’ Pope Francis once again pleaded for an end to the bloodshed and violence in Ukraine after images of innocent civilians apparently executed in Bucha sparked outrage and horror around the world. “The recent news of the war in Ukraine, instead of bringing relief and hope, attest to […]
Read More...Bishops tell Filipinos not to gamble with nation’s future
April 25, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Bishops tell Filipinos not to gamble with nation’s future Philippine bishops have urged voters not to gamble with the country’s future in national elections in May by voting for corrupt and incompetent candidates. Their call came as senior Catholic officials, together with religious congregations and laypeople, gathered in Manila on April 6 for a solidarity Mass on […]
Read More...UK’s Rwanda asylum plan the ‘opposite of nature of God’ – Welby
April 25, 2022 · By Joseph Lee, BBC News for bbc.com
UK’s Rwanda asylum plan the ‘opposite of nature of God’ – Welby The government’s plan to send some asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda is “the opposite of the nature of God”, the Archbishop of Canterbury has said. In his Easter sermon, Justin Welby said Christ’s resurrection was not the time for “subcontracting our […]
Read More...Pope condemns cruelty of Ukraine war at Easter vigil service
April 25, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Pope condemns cruelty of Ukraine war at Easter vigil service Pope Francis has condemned the cruelty of the war in Ukraine at an Easter vigil Mass he attended but at which he did not preside, presumably because of leg pain that has forced him to curtail activities. The Mass was attended by Ivan Fedorov, the […]
Read More...The Savage War Against Ukraine
April 25, 2022 · By Shay Cullen
The Savage War Against Ukraine April 2022 Cold and callous, destructive anger, With fury and utmost violence they kill, pain inflict, Such evil force unleashed, no one could predict. Protecting families, homeland and their lives They ready bottle bombs, pitchforks, kitchen knives. Defenders resist with courage and bravery untold, Withstand a mighty force, in the […]
Read More...Earth Day is to Protect and Celebrate Life
April 22, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Earth Day is to Protect and Celebrate Life Fr. Shay Cullen 24 April 2022 Earth Day should be every day when we recognize and celebrate the miracle of life itself on this unique planet with millions of diverse amazing creatures making up wondrous biodiversity that exists nowhere else in the known universe. How blessed we […]
Read More...Citizen engagement against the surveys
April 22, 2022 · By Randy David - @inquirerdotnet for opinion.inquirer.net
Citizen engagement against the surveys Those mammoth pink crowds that have materialized almost overnight in various places, in support of the presidential team of Vice President Leni Robredo and Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, appear to be saying only one thing. “The surveys draw a picture that doesn’t include us. Governors pledge our votes as though they […]
Read More...Four convicted of range of sex offences against 17-year-old girl
April 22, 2022 · By Orla O'Donnell, Legal Affairs Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Four convicted of range of sex offences against 17-year-old girl Four young men have been convicted at the Central Criminal Court of a range of sexual offences against a 17-year-old girl in the midlands in December 2016. A fifth man had earlier pleaded guilty to rape. The trial judge paid tribute to the “very, very […]
Read More...Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 80
April 22, 2022 · By AFP, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods rises to 80 The death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 80 on April 13 with scores missing and feared dead, officials said, as rescuers dug up more bodies with bare hands and backhoes in crushed villages. Most of the deaths from Tropical Storm Megi […]
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