February, 2023
Two children die in Philippine terror attacks
February 23, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Two children die in Philippine terror attacks Two children were killed and three wounded in two deadly shootings allegedly by Islamist extremists in the insurgency-plagued Mindanao region in the southern Philippines. A 15-year-old child was killed while a 14-year-old was wounded in one shooting on Feb. 16 in Pikit, a town in Cotabato province, military officials said. […]
Read More...Buried memories of clerical sexual abuse revealed
February 17, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Buried memories of clerical sexual abuse revealed Fr. Shay Cullen 17 February 2023 A Catholic Church Commission has concluded after only six months investigating child sexual abuse by priests in Portugal that only 4,815 victims were identified but said that it was the tip of a great iceberg of abuse that has yet to be […]
Read More...Senate to probe new ‘human trafficking’ scheme at NAIA: Poe
February 17, 2023 · By Wilnard Bacelonia for www.pna.gov.ph
Senate to probe new ‘human trafficking’ scheme at NAIA: Poe MANILA – The newly discovered “human trafficking” scheme in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) will soon be looked into by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee (SBRC), Senator Grace Poe on Thursday said. Poe, in a statement, said the SBRC, which is chaired by Senator Francis Tolentino, […]
Read More...Eight billion and the count-up to disaster
February 17, 2023 · By UCANEWS for www.ucanews.com
Eight billion and the count-up to disaster The world’s population exceeds eight billion people, more than the planet can easily bear. The environment, other species, and all of us face a bleak future that calls us to a deeper trust in God’s love that used Jesus’ embrace of the way of the cross to bring […]
Read More...Portugal’s Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors
February 17, 2023 · By AFP, Lisbon for www.ucanews.com
Portugal’s Catholic clergy sexually abused nearly 5,000 minors Catholic clergy in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims’ accounts. Thousands of reports of pedophilia within the Catholic Church have surfaced around the world and Pope Francis is under pressure to tackle the scandal. […]
Read More...Filipino Catholic couples feed orphans on Valentine’s Day
February 17, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Filipino Catholic couples from a global Catholic lay movement visited 12 orphanages and offered food to children on Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14. A total of 123 members of Couples for Christ, an international Catholic lay movement focused on renewing Catholic values in the family, paid visits to abandoned children as part of their ongoing program […]
Read More...Portugal commission reveals ‘full extent’ of clerical abuse
February 16, 2023 · By UCANEWS for www.ucanews.com
Portugal commission reveals ‘full extent’ of clerical abuse A final report of the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse of Children in the Catholic Church in Portugal revealed more than 4,800 children had been victims of clergy sexual abuse in the country from 1950 to 2022. Responding to the report, the president of […]
Read More...CHR probes possible human-rights abuses during anti-mining protests in Sibuyan
February 16, 2023 · By Jean Mangaluz - Reporter for newsinfo.inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday announced that it would investigate the potential human rights violations on Sibuyan Island, Romblon. The decision followed after videos of police dispersing an anti-mining barricade were posted online. Sibuyan residents had been blocking the entry of trucks from the Altai Philippines Mining Company (APMC) […]
Read More...Thousands of children abused by members of Portugal’s Catholic Church over 70 years, report finds
February 16, 2023 · By CNN News for edition.cnn.com
Thousands of children abused by members of Portugal’s Catholic Church over 70 years, report finds At least 4,815 children were sexually abused by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church – mostly priests – over the past 70 years, a report by the commission investigating the issue said on Monday, adding the findings are the tip of the […]
Read More...Entertainer, 39, charged with defilement of child
February 16, 2023 · By Paul Reynolds, Crime Correspondent for www.rte.ie
Entertainer, 39, charged with defilement of child A 39-year-old entertainer and broadcaster has appeared in court charged with three counts of defilement of a child. The offences are alleged to have taken place in Dublin between 12 and 13 years ago. The man was arrested by officers from a Divisional Protective Services Bureau on Tuesday […]
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