May, 2022
Prayer for Strength
May 10, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer for Strength The sun rises on our life, may we find the strength in you Lord to shine love and serve the children, care for them, be patient, to have understood that they are hurt and damaged children and I am their hope and friend to heal and mend their broken lives and you […]
Read More...Should Filipinos expect more from their bishops?
May 6, 2022 · By Jose Mario Bautista Maximiano for www.ucanews.com
Should Filipinos expect more from their bishops? Are Catholics on the ground in the Philippines expecting more from their bishops? Once in a while, it might serve church leaders well to hear what the people whisper among themselves. Each bishop is absolutely autonomous in his diocese — that’s a given fact. However, for good reason, […]
Read More...Trees: ‘Our 5,000-year-old yew should be revered – not ignored’
May 6, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Trees: ‘Our 5,000-year-old yew should be revered – not ignored’ Trees believed to pre-date the pyramids are in danger of being lost forever unless they are given special legal protections, campaigners have said. The UK is home to the world’s largest collection of ancient yew trees, with some estimated by researchers to be as […]
Read More...Russia attacking Mariupol steelworks after evacuations, says Ukraine commander
May 6, 2022 · By Russia-Ukraine war for www.bbc.com
Russia attacking Mariupol steelworks after evacuations, says Ukraine commander Attacks have resumed on Mariupol’s steel works, despite hundreds of civilians remaining trapped inside, a Ukrainian officer has said. The Azovstal plant was being shelled by “all kinds of weapons”, National Guard commander Denys Shlega said on Monday. On Sunday a number of civilians who had […]
Read More...Roe v Wade: US Supreme Court may overturn abortion rights, leak suggests
May 6, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Millions of women across the US could soon lose their legal right to abortion, according to a leaked Supreme Court document. The document, published by Politico, suggests the country’s top court is poised to overturn the 1973 decision that legalised abortion nationwide. If the court strikes down the Roe v Wade ruling, individual states would […]
Read More...Philippines fire kills eight, including children
May 6, 2022 · By BBC News for www.bbc.com
Eight people have died, including six children, after a fire tore through scores of homes near the Philippines capital Manila, local officials have said. The blaze, which started around 05:00 local time on Monday (22:00 BST on Sunday), also destroyed 80 homes. It started on the second floor of a house in a crowded settlement […]
Read More...A president that is a compassionate and wise woman
May 5, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
A president that is a compassionate and wise woman Fr. Shay Cullen 7 April 2022 Long-suffering Filipinos have only known poverty since they have had many strongmen as presidents, believing that a man could rule justly with fear and force. They welcomed iron-fisted leaders of the past, hoping they could solve social issues, alleviate poverty […]
Read More...‘Free Leila now’: Leni-Kiko call for De Lima’s release after witnesses retract accusations
May 5, 2022 · By MARA CEPEDA for www.rappler.com
‘Free Leila now’: Leni-Kiko call for De Lima’s release after witnesses retract accusations Vice President Leni Robredo says the retractions in the testimonies against De Lima by star witnesses Kerwin Espinosa and Rafael Ragos proves what they have been saying all along: Leila De Lima is not guilty of the drug charges against her BAGUIO […]
Read More...Another witness retracts accusations vs De Lima, says he was ‘coerced’
May 5, 2022 · By Dempsey Reyes - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
Another witness retracts accusations vs De Lima, says he was ‘coerced’ MANILA, Philippines — Another key witness has recanted his statements accusing Sen. Leila De Lima of involvement in the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). In his affidavit, notarized on April 30, 2022, in Pasig, Rafael Ragos, a former officer-in-charge for […]
Read More...Pontifical Commission given mandate to implement child protection in Church
May 5, 2022 · By Thaddeus Jones for www.vaticannews.va
Pontifical Commission given mandate to implement child protection in Church The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors just concluded its Seventh Ordinary Plenary Assembly, culminating in an audience with Pope Francis on Friday morning. Following that meeting with Pope Francis, the Commission’s president and Archbishop of Boston, Cardinal Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Cap., met with journalists to recount […]
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