February, 2023
Portuguese Church sexual abuse report released
February 15, 2023 · By Linda Bordoni for www.vaticannews.va
Portuguese Church sexual abuse report released The final report of the Independent Commission for the Study of Sexual Abuse of Children in the Catholic Church in Portugal, releases validated testimonies relating to abuse cases that occurred between 1950 and 2022 and points to over 4,800 victims. By Linda Bordoni Reacting to the final report of […]
Read More...Alan Cayetano offers alternative to Maharlika corporation
February 15, 2023 · By Eimor Santos, CNN Philippines for www.cnnphilippines.com
Alan Cayetano offers alternative to Maharlika corporation Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 14) — Instead of putting up a new corporation, Senator Alan Peter Cayetano said the country may test the waters first and let existing government financial institutions manage their own investment funds. “Why not create a Maharlika fund in all government financial institutions na […]
Read More...CHR investigating slay attempt vs Abra lawyer
February 15, 2023 · By Cristina Chi - Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
CHR investigating slay attempt vs Abra lawyer MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday said it is investigating the violent attack on a lawyer and one of his staff in Bangued, Abra. The incident took place January 29 when lawyer Hamilcar Bigornia was stabbed by two unidentified assailants in his office after […]
Read More...Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns
February 15, 2023 · By Damian Carrington, Environment editor for www.theguardian.com
Rising seas threaten ‘mass exodus on a biblical scale’, UN chief warns An increase in the pace at which sea levels are rising threatens “a mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale”, the UN secretary general has warned. The climate crisis is causing sea levels to rise faster than for 3,000 years, bringing […]
Read More...Corruption, freedom suppression plague Asian nations
February 15, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Corruption, freedom suppression plague Asian nations Governments in multiple countries in the Asia-Pacific region suppressed basic freedoms and civic space amid rising authoritarianism and high level of corruption, says a new report from Transparency International (TI). Afghanistan, Cambodia, Myanmar, and North Korea are ranked among the worst Asian nations to curb civic space and basic […]
Read More...Pope urged to sanction Congo priest in child sex abuse case
February 14, 2023 · By Agence-France-Presse for mb.com.ph
Pope urged to sanction Congo priest in child sex abuse case Kinshasa, DR Congo- Congolese and foreign activists on Monday called on Pope Francis to sanction a priest accused of sexually abusing a minor in the Democratic Republic of Congo where he arrives on Tuesday. A girl identified as Marie told reporters by video conference […]
Read More...Asian Church’s ‘sin of omission’ on child porn
February 14, 2023 · By Ben Joseph for www.ucanews.com
Asian teens are known for churning out terabytes of hypersexual content on a daily basis that makes big waves across all social media platforms with consumers, not necessarily all young, located abroad. It adds to the already available child porn on the dark web at people’s fingertips. Less surprisingly, the immortal nature of the videos […]
Read More...Devadasi – Sex slave to Indian goddesses
February 14, 2023 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Devadasi – Sex slave to Indian goddesses “Devadasi” — girls coerced by their parents into an elaborate wedding ritual with a Hindu deity, many of whom are then forced into illegal prostitution. Four decades after the state ban, there are still more than 70,000 devadasis in the Indian state of Karnataka according to India’s human […]
Read More...Over 100 priests, nuns persecuted in 2022, says report
February 14, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Over 100 priests, nuns persecuted in 2022, says report More than 100 priests and nuns were kidnapped, arrested, or killed worldwide in 2022, says a report referring to data from a papal foundation. Nigeria led the list as “one of the most dangerous countries in which to serve the Church” with the brutal murder of […]
Read More...Central Criminal Court hears of rape of siblings aged five and three
February 14, 2023 · By Vivienne Traynor, RTÉ Courts Reporter for www.rte.ie
Central Criminal Court hears of rape of siblings aged five and three The Central Criminal Court has heard how a five-year-old girl and her three-and-a-half-year-old brother were raped and abused at the hands of their mother and her partner. At a sentence hearing, the court also heard how the little girl said she had been […]
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