July, 2022
Pope Francis to make amends for Church abuse to indigenous children
July 22, 2022 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Pope Francis to make amends for Church abuse to indigenous children Fr. Shay Cullen 23 July 2022 The hurt, pain and damage to the lives of countless indigenous children is at the top of Pope Francis’ visit to Canada this Sunday. The climate change damage to their ancestral lands and environment by the economic activities […]
Read More...Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on extreme weather
July 22, 2022 · By Aljazeera for www.aljazeera.com
The pope says leaders need to heed the Earth’s ‘cries of anguish’ stemming from climate change. Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on extreme weather Pope Francis has called on world leaders to heed the Earth’s “chorus of cries of anguish” stemming from climate change, extreme weather and loss of biodiversity. In a message […]
Read More...Pope Francis set to embark for Canada, on a one-of-a-kind papal visit
July 22, 2022 · By Christopher White for www.ncronline.org
When pope touches down in Edmonton, the first hands he shakes will be those of Indigenous people Pope Francis set to embark for Canada, on a one-of-a-kind papal visit ROME — In 2010, the headline “Why Being Pope Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry,” splashed across the cover of Time magazine, exploring the general reluctance of popes […]
Read More...Australia’s environment in ‘shocking’ decline, report finds
July 20, 2022 · By Tiffanie Turnbull, BBC News, Sydney for www.bbc.com
Australia’s environment in ‘shocking’ decline, report finds Australia’s environment is in a shocking state and faces further decline from amplifying threats, according to an anticipated report. The survey of Australia’s ecological systems – conducted every five years – found widespread abrupt changes. These can be blamed on climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and […]
Read More...2022 CONVENTION STATEMENT OF THE CONFERENCE OF MAJOR SUPERIORS IN THE PHILIPPINES
July 20, 2022 · By CONFERENCE OF MAJOR SUPERIORS IN THE PHILIPPINES
2022 CONVENTION STATEMENT OF THE CONFERENCE OF MAJOR SUPERIORS IN THE PHILIPPINES “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.” (Isaiah 42:1)
Read More...Forced adoptions: Call for government apology to mothers
July 20, 2022 · By Duncan Kennedy, BBC Newsfor www.bbc.com
Hundreds of thousands of unmarried women who were forced to give up their babies for adoption should receive a government apology, a report has said. The inquiry, by the Joint Committee on Human Rights, was set up following a series of reports by BBC News. It says 185,000 women in the 1950s, 60s and 70s […]
Read More...Jayland Walker: Autopsy shows black man ‘shot or grazed’ 46 times
July 19, 2022 · By Sam Cabral, BBC News, Washington for www.bbc.com
Jayland Walker: Autopsy shows black man ‘shot or grazed’ 46 times A 25-year-old black man killed by Ohio police last month had 46 gunshot wounds or graze injuries on his body, an autopsy report has found. The medical examiner said it was impossible to know which bullet killed Jayland Walker, or how many shots were […]
Read More...Ukraine war: Four-year-old Liza killed by Russian attack on Vinnytsia
July 19, 2022 · By Sarah Rainsford, Eastern Europe correspondent, Vinnytsia for /www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: Four-year-old Liza killed by Russian attack on Vinnytsia On a strip of grass in front of the smashed, charred remains of the Jubilee department store there is a pink pushchair lying on its side, smeared with blood. It belonged to a little girl called Liza. The four-year-old was one of three young children […]
Read More...DOJ revises rules on appeals of prosecutor rulings
July 19, 2022 · By Benjamin Pulta for www.pna.gov.ph
DOJ revises rules on appeals of prosecutor rulings MANILA – The Department of Justice (DOJ) will now review appeals on resolutions of the Prosecutor General in cases referred by government agencies and provincial prosecutors in cases cognizable by regional trial courts. It is among the revised rules on appeals from rulings of prosecutors, “in the interest […]
Read More...Hontiveros seeks probe of sexual abuse in PHSA
July 18, 2022 · By Bernadette E. Tamayo for www.manilatimes.net
SEN. Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros has sought a Senate investigation on the reported “culture of abuse”, harassment and violence at the Philippine High School for the Arts (PHSA). Hontiveros filed a resolution to investigate the alleged gender-based sexual harassment, emotional abuse and other violence experienced by alumni and students of the government-run boarding school. The senator also […]
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