May, 2022
Judges given power to impose tougher sentences on paedophiles caught in stings
May 23, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Judges given power to impose tougher sentences on paedophiles caught in stings Courts are to be given the power to impose tougher sentences on paedophiles caught in stings using “fake children”. Sentencing Council guidance coming into force at the end of this month will clarify how to sentence cases considering “intended sexual harm” – even […]
Read More...Ukraine: The children’s camp that became an execution ground
May 20, 2022 · By Sarah Rainsford, BBC Eastern Europe correspondent, Bucha for www.bbc.com
Since Russian forces were pushed back from Kyiv at the end of March, the bodies of more than 1,000 civilians have been discovered in the Bucha region – many hastily buried in shallow graves. The BBC has learned that around 650 people were shot in what a senior police official has described as executions. Sarah […]
Read More...Suspicious FB page emerges after Robredo bares NGO plan
May 20, 2022 · By Dempsey Reyes - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Suspicious FB page emerges after Robredo bares NGO plan MANILA, Philippines — Just a day after Vice President Leni Robredo announced that she would continue serving Filipinos through a foundation anchored on her landmark “Angat Buhay” (Uplift Lives) program after she steps down, some of her supporters on Saturday flagged what they described as a […]
Read More...‘Vote-buying’ spree drives mobile phone sales
May 20, 2022 · By Chris V. Panganiban - @inquirerdotnet for newsinfo.inquirer.net
‘Vote-buying’ spree drives mobile phone sales SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur, Philippines —Mobile phones are selling like hotcakes after the May 9 general elections, thanks to local politics. For two straight days after the polls, many of the popular mobile phone brands were sold out in the three shopping malls in this province as residents […]
Read More...Church must support law challenging ISPs to protect children
May 20, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Church must support law challenging ISPs to protect children Fr. Shay Cullen 22 May 2022 Online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC) is the shocking reality that all parents, guardians, church leaders, and business corporations have to challenge and confront but they don’t. It is spreading everywhere and trapping children and youth in systems […]
Read More...Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
May 19, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank A veteran Palestinian-American correspondent for Al Jazeera has been killed while covering a raid by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank. The Qatar-based network said Shireen Abu Aqla was shot “deliberately” and “in cold blood” by Israeli troops in Jenin. Her producer was also […]
Read More...Curia reform shows importance of bishops’ conferences, says pope
May 19, 2022 · By Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
Curia reform shows importance of bishops’ conferences, says pope Pope Francis’ reform of the Roman Curia underlines the importance of bishops’ conferences, particularly in fostering communion among the bishops themselves and with the pope, a bishop said. The missionary nature and mandate of the Church is “the backbone” of the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium (Preach the Gospel), […]
Read More...Catholic watchdog finds no Filipino poll foul play
May 19, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
Catholic watchdog finds no Filipino poll foul play There were no discrepancies or evidence of cheating that gave President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr a landslide victory over opposition leader Vice President Leonor “Leni” Robredo in the Philippine election, according to a Catholic poll watchdog. The Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Citizenship (PPCRV) — a Catholic-based […]
Read More...Outspoken Cardinal Zen arrested in Hong Kong
May 19, 2022 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Outspoken Cardinal Zen arrested in Hong Kong The arrest of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen has sparked global outrage about communist China’s iron-fisted grip on freedoms and rights in the former British colony. Hong Kong police granted bail to outspoken Cardinal Joseph Zen and three activists hours after arresting them on charges of “collusion with foreign forces.” […]
Read More...Marcos urged to allow vetting of next CHR execs
May 19, 2022 · By Dempsey Reyes - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Marcos urged to allow vetting of next CHR execs As Ferdinand Marcos Jr. makes his way to Malacañang, he will be met by controversies surrounding the country’s human rights situation, especially the killings during his predecessor’s brutal drug war, and a Commission on Human Rights (CHR) with no chair nor commissioners. The terms of office […]
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