May, 2022
Good judges bring justice to child victims of sexual abuse
May 27, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Good judges bring justice to child victims of sexual abuse 27 May 2022 Fr. Shay Cullen The wide extent of child sexual abuse is a shocking and embarrassing reality that no nation wants to admit to. This is why it is largely ignored and family reluctance to report child rape by a family member or […]
Read More...Russian diplomat quits over war in Ukraine
May 27, 2022 · By Flora Drury, BBC for www.bbc.com
Russian diplomat quits over war in Ukraine A Russian diplomat has quit his job in protest at the “bloody, witless” war “unleashed by Putin against Ukraine”. Boris Bondarev, whose LinkedIn says he worked at the Russian mission to the UN in Geneva, told the BBC he knew his decision to speak out may mean the […]
Read More...Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars
May 27, 2022 · By Muhammad Irham, Astudestra Ajengrastri and Aghnia Adzkia, BBC News Indonesia for www.bbc.com
Palm oil firms depriving tribes of millions of dollars Buy something in a supermarket and there’s a good chance it will contain palm oil. Follow it back through the supply chain and eventually you’ll find an oil palm tree, likely in Indonesia. But the companies that sell it to major firms like Johnson & Johnson, […]
Read More...CRN hopes bill on anti-online sexual abuse, exploitation of children be enacted into law
May 27, 2022 · By Jel Santos for mb.com.ph
CRN hopes bill on anti-online sexual abuse, exploitation of children be enacted into law The Child Rights Network (CRN) lauded the passage of House Bill No. 10703 which seeks to provide stronger protection against online and offline child sexual abuse and exploitation. The Senate’s version of the bill, Senate Bill No. 2209, had been passed […]
Read More...Earth is warming faster than previously thought, scientists say, and the window is closing to avoid catastrophic outcomes
May 27, 2022 · By Angela Fritz and Rachel Ramirez, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Earth is warming faster than previously thought, scientists say, and the window is closing to avoid catastrophic outcomes (CNN)As the world battles historic droughts, landscape-altering wildfires and deadly floods, a landmark report from global scientists says the window is rapidly closing to cut our reliance on fossil fuels and avoid catastrophic changes that would transform […]
Read More...The anti-clericalist pope leans on tradition
May 27, 2022 · By Robert Mickens | Vatican City for international.la-croix.com
The backstory to Pope Francis’ recent move to allow “lay brothers” to become heads of religious orders that include ordained priests and why this is a pretty big deal The anti-clericalist pope leans on tradition Pope Francis just took another step forward to de-clericalize the Roman Catholic Church. And what most people probably don’t realize […]
Read More...Numbers don’t always add up in the Philippines
May 25, 2022 · By Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano for www.ucanews.com
Despite leading the world in baptisms, the Catholic country must remember to be faithful and uphold truth Numbers don’t always add up in the Philippines The apostolic nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Charles Brown, made this announcement over Radio Veritas the day after Easter Sunday: “I am glad to share that the Philippines had the highest number […]
Read More...Nature loss: Insatiable greed degrading land around the world – UN
May 25, 2022 · By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for www.bbc.com
Nature loss: Insatiable greed degrading land around the world – UN Human activities are damaging and degrading the lands of the Earth in an unsustainable fashion according to a new UN report. Up to 40% of the global terrain has already been devalued, mainly through modern agriculture. If nothing changes, then an additional area of […]
Read More...Climate change: ‘Fifty-fifty chance’ of breaching 1.5C warming limit
May 25, 2022 · By Matt McGrath, Environment correspondent for www.bbc.com
Climate change: ‘Fifty-fifty chance’ of breaching 1.5C warming limit The likelihood of crossing a key global warming threshold has risen significantly, according to a new analysis. UK Met Office researchers say that there’s now around a fifty-fifty chance that the world will warm by more than 1.5C over the next five years. Such a rise […]
Read More...UN Human Rights Council to examine alleged human rights abuses by Russia
May 25, 2022 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
UN Human Rights Council to examine alleged human rights abuses by Russia The UN Human Rights Council announced it will convene a special session to address alleged Russian human rights violations during its war in Ukraine. More than 50 countries backed a request from Kyiv and demanded an extraordinary meeting of the UN’s top rights […]
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