December, 2022

Pope Francis breaks down and cries while mentioning Ukraine at public prayer

Pope Francis breaks down and cries while mentioning Ukraine at public prayer ROME, Italy – Pope Francis broke down and cried on Thursday, December 8, as he mentioned the suffering of Ukrainians during a traditional prayer in central Rome. The pope’s voice began to tremble as he mentioned the Ukrainians and he had to stop, unable to speak, for about 30 seconds. When he […]

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UNESCO reports continuing ‘misuse’ of judicial system to attack freedom of expression

UNESCO reports continuing ‘misuse’ of judicial system to attack freedom of expression MANILA, Philippines – A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) report published on on Friday, December 9, found that there is a continuing “misuse” of judicial systems around the world to attack press freedom. The UNESCO report, “The ‘misuse’ of the judicial […]

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Pope honors Filipino catechists, lay leaders

Pope honors Filipino catechists, lay leaders The Vatican has conferred a prestigious papal award on 14 Filipino laypeople, mostly catechists and community leaders, for their selfless services to the Church and society. The award, Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice (“for the Church and the Pope”), the highest honor the pope can bestow to Catholic clergy and laypeople, was presented […]

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Filipino women march to end domestic violence

Filipino women march to end domestic violence About 250 women marched on the Philippine capital Manila on Dec. 8 to mark the Catholic Church’s solemnity of the Immaculate Conception by calling for an end to rising domestic violence. Members of the Samahan ng mga Kababaihan Laban sa Opresyon (Women’s Group against Oppression) including those who claimed to have been […]

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[OPINION] Is a global treaty against plastics needed for Filipinos?

[OPINION] Is a global treaty against plastics needed for Filipinos? While the 2022 UN climate negotiations (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt grabbed most of the headlines worldwide in recent weeks, it is only one of several key conferences of global leaders that would drive climate and environmental action for decades to come. The first […]

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Catholic group embraces HIV patients in the Philippines

Catholic group embraces HIV patients in the Philippines A Catholic foundation in the Philippines on Dec. 6 launched a program that would welcome HIV patients by forming support groups and offer guidance counseling while under medication. The Catholics for AIDS Foundation, established by a group of overseas Filipino workers in 1992, opened its first center in Manila […]

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For Palawan IPs, nickel mining is a threat to the community’s survival

For Palawan IPs, nickel mining is a threat to the community’s survival MANILA, Philippines — Indigenous Pala’wans in Brooke’s Point in Palawan said they are at serious risk of losing their lands, livelihoods, and way of life due to the extraction of nickel from their ancestral territory. Mining activities in the southern Palawan municipality threaten […]

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Defending the human rights of children on the Internet

Defending the human rights of children on the Internet Fr. Shay Cullen 9 December 2022 Yesterday was Human Rights Day when everyone should have reflected on their life and dignity and if their rights are respected and upheld. Those doing the upholding are human rights workers that stand for the oppressed and the poor. They […]

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Apple abandons controversial plan to check iOS devices and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery

Apple abandons controversial plan to check iOS devices and iCloud photos for child abuse imagery CNN – Apple is abandoning its plans to launch a controversial tool that would check iPhones, iPads and iCloud photos for child sexual abuse material (CSAM) following backlash from critics who decried the feature’s potential privacy implications. Apple first announced the feature […]

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Twitter Has Cut Its Team That Monitors Child Sexual Abuse

Twitter Has Cut Its Team That Monitors Child Sexual Abuse Even as Elon Musk has said that removing child sexual exploitation content from Twitter was “Priority #1,” the teams charged with monitoring for, and subsequently removing such content have been reduced considerably since the tech entrepreneur took control of the social media platform. Bloomberg reported last […]

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