December, 2023
Inspiring Hearts and Healing Lives: Sacred Heart College Students Visit Preda Homes, Philippines
December 12, 2023 · By Preda News
Inspiring Hearts and Healing Lives: Sacred Heart College Students Visit Preda Homes A group of 14 Students 4 boys and 10 girls and 3 teachers from the Sacred Heart College in Adelaide South Australia visited the Preda homes last November 22nd. They were guided by Brother Des Howard, a Marist Brother from Australia still on […]
Read More...Mary Robinson accuses Saudi Arabia of holding COP28 talks ‘hostage’
December 12, 2023 · By George Lee, Environment Correspondent, in Dubai for www.rte.ie
Mary Robinson accuses Saudi Arabia of holding COP28 talks ‘hostage’ The Chair of the Elders Mary Robinson has accused Saudi Arabia and its allies of holding the COP28 climate talks hostage. She said she fears the summit is falling short of what is required to stay within the 1.5 degree Celsius warming threshold. Mrs Robinson […]
Read More...UCKG: Church pastor tells boy ‘evil spirit’ hides in him
December 12, 2023 · By Katie Mark, BBC Panorama for www.bbc.com
UCKG: Church pastor tells boy ‘evil spirit’ hides in him A UK branch of a Christian church has been secretly filmed trying to cast out evil spirits from a 16-year-old. A Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) pastor was seen reciting what looked like so-called “strong prayers” to rid the boy of a […]
Read More...Filipina child rights advocate honored in Taiwan
December 12, 2023 · By ABS-CBN News for news.abs-cbn.com
Filipina child rights advocate honored in Taiwan MANILA — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Thursday conferred the Asia Democracy and Human Rights Award (ADHRA) to Filipina child rights advocate Amihan Abueva. Abueva was honored for her 30 years of commitment to fighting child trafficking, sexual exploitation, and all forms of violence against children in Asia. […]
Read More...Concern after deadly bombing at Catholic mass in Philippines
December 12, 2023 · By UCA News Network for www.ucanews.com
Concern after deadly bombing at Catholic mass in Philippines Church leaders in the Philippines have called for security at Christian gatherings in the wake of a deadly bombing at a Mass in the Catholic-majority nation. In a statement, Catholic charity Caritas Philippines said concerted efforts must be made to prevent the recurrence of such violent incidents and […]
Read More...Former minister gets suspended sentence over historical child sex abuse
December 11, 2023 · By Grainne Connolly, BBC News NI for www.bbc.com
Former minister gets suspended sentence over historical child sex abuse A former minister who was extradited from Canada to Northern Ireland has been sentenced to two years in jail, suspended for three years, for a number of historical child abuse offences. James Henry Clarke, 81, with an address at Cloncore Road, Portadown, County Armagh, appeared […]
Read More...Filipino educators worried over ‘dismal’ student performance
December 11, 2023 · By Ronald O. Reyes for www.ucanews.com
Filipino educators worried over ‘dismal’ student performance A senior office-bearer of a teachers’ advocacy group in the Philippines has decried the “dismal” performance of students in the latest edition of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) that tests 15-year-old students’ knowledge of math, reading and science. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) […]
Read More...Philippines still lags behind world in math, reading and science — PISA 2022
December 11, 2023 · By Cristina Chi - Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
Philippines still lags behind world in math, reading and science — PISA 2022 MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:04 pm) — Students in the Philippines remain among the world’s weakest in math, reading and science, new findings by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) showed, with recent test scores showing no significant improvement from the country’s performance in […]
Read More...Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels
December 11, 2023 · By Damian Carrington and Ben Stockton for amp.theguardian.com
Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels The president of Cop28, Sultan Al Jaber, has claimed there is “no science” indicating that a phase-out of fossil fuels is needed to restrict global heating to 1.5C, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal. Al Jaber also said […]
Read More...Israel wages all-out war against the people of Gaza
December 9, 2023 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Israel wages all-out war against the people of Gaza Fr. Shay Cullen 8 December 2023 The massive on-going invasion by Israel of the Gaza Strip and its blockade of humanitarian aid to 2.2 million Palestinian civilians deprive them of the means of survival and force them to live in drastic subhuman conditions. The bombing has […]
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