December, 2023
How the fossil fuel elites promote global warming
December 30, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
How the fossil fuel elites promote global warming Fr. Shay Cullen 30 December 2023 As we start into the year 2024 after COP28, there is a very troubling realization that the future stability of planet earth’s climate is in the control of very few powerful people. They are the few money moguls and politicians of […]
Read More...Aftercare clients gather at Preda for annual Christmas party
December 22, 2023 · By Preda News
Aftercare clients gather at Preda for annual Christmas party Twenty-seven former residents of the Preda children’s home gathered last 20 December 2023 for their monthly seminar and annual Christmas Party. The activity was organized and facilitated by aftercare social worker Rose G. Casta. Most of the aftercare clients are enrolled in elementary and high school. […]
Read More...Jesus of Nazareth says children are the most important of all
December 22, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Jesus of Nazareth says children are the most important of all Fr. Shay Cullen 22 December 2023 Christmas is to celebrate the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, the greatest man who ever lived, the one man that gives meaning and purpose and values to a more and more secular, materialistic life-style that has alienated children […]
Read More...Christmas Newsletter 2023 from the Preda Foundation for children
December 21, 2023 · By Preda News
Christmas Newsletter 2023 from the Preda Foundation for children Dear friends and supporters, Christmas is really the time to celebrate children’s rights and to renew our commitment and determination to continue taking a stand for them, protecting, rescuing and saving them from harm and advocating protection for all vulnerable children. That’s the mission of Preda […]
Read More...Preda Spreads Christmas Cheer with Gifts and Knowledge in Nagbaculao
December 21, 2023 · By Preda News
Preda Spreads Christmas Cheer with Gifts and Knowledge in Nagbaculao The spirit of Christmas arrived early in Nagbaculao, Olongapo City, as Preda Foundation hosted a special event filled with learning, gifts, and hope. Four days before December 25th, 350 residents and their children from the community gathered at the Preda main building for an informative […]
Read More...Pope Francis takes on unprecedented attacks from American opponents
December 19, 2023 · By Christopher Lamb, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Pope Francis takes on unprecedented attacks from American opponents In one corner: Pope Francis, who insists on a merciful Catholic Church open to everyone, a “field hospital” ready to bind up the wounds of a suffering humanity. In the other corner: a small but vocal minority that has set itself against the Pontiff and his reforms. […]
Read More...Myanmar’s Rohingyas in Indonesia see their future hanging in limbo
December 19, 2023 · By UCANEWS for www.ucanews.com
Myanmar’s Rohingyas in Indonesia see their future hanging in limbo More than 1,000 Rohingya people undertook a weeks-long journey of more than 1,800 kilometers on packed, rickety boats and reached the Aceh province in Indonesia. They say that they have fled escalating brutality in the camps in and around Cox’s Bazar, which hold more than […]
Read More...Korean women want Church reform to end clericalism, gender bias
December 19, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Korean women want Church reform to end clericalism, gender bias The majority of Catholic South Korean women support reforms in the Church, including the end of clericalism, and favor more freedom regarding sexuality, gender equality and pregnancy, says a new survey. About 87.2 percent of 149 respondents said they support Church reforms, according to the […]
Read More...Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions
December 18, 2023 · By War in Ukraine for www.bbc.com
Ukraine war: How TikTok fakes pushed Russian lies to millions A Russian propaganda campaign involving thousands of fake accounts on TikTok spreading disinformation about the war in Ukraine has been uncovered by the BBC. Its videos routinely attract millions of views and have the apparent aim of undermining Western support. Users in several European countries […]
Read More...Hong Kong offers HK$1m bounties on five overseas activists
December 18, 2023 · By Kelly Ng, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Hong Kong offers HK$1m bounties on five overseas activists Hong Kong police have offered rewards of HK$1m (£100,400; $128,000) for information leading to the arrests of five pro-democracy activists. They include Simon Cheng, a former UK consulate employee detained in 2019 in a high-profile case. The others are Frances Hui, Joey Siu, Johnny Fok and Tony […]
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