March, 2024
Saint Patrick escaped slavery and freed thousands
March 19, 2024 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Saint Patrick escaped slavery and freed thousands Fr. Shay Cullen 17 March 2023 Christians and Irish people around the world will celebrate today, 17th March, the life, words and deeds of a great man of courage, true Christian faith and a man of action, Saint Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland yet he was not […]
Read More...DOJ orders filing of charges vs Quiboloy, 5 others a day before Senate hearing
March 14, 2024 · By BBC News for www.rappler.com
DOJ orders filing of charges vs Quiboloy, 5 others a day before Senate hearing CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Department of Justice (DOJ) ordered the filing cases of child abuse and human trafficking against the leader of the Davao City-based Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KOJC) church and five of his associates. The DOJ’s move, […]
Read More...What do we celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day?
March 12, 2024 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
What do we celebrate on St. Patrick’s Day? We recently celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day, let’s think about what we ought to celebrate. Who was the man, Patrick? He was a teenager grabbed by a slave raiding party from his community a victim of human traffickers and slavery. He was kidnapped when 16-years-old by Irish slave […]
Read More...5 senators want to block contempt order vs Quiboloy
March 12, 2024 · By Cristina Chi - Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
5 senators want to block contempt order vs Quiboloy MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:12 p.m.) — Five senators are now trying to block the contempt ruling issued by the Senate women and gender equality committee against controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy, with some arguing that he should not face arrest for snubbing Senate hearings due to his right to […]
Read More...US judge orders ‘unsealing’ of arrest warrant vs Quiboloy
March 12, 2024 · By Ian Laqui - Philstar.com for www.philstar.com
US judge orders ‘unsealing’ of arrest warrant vs Quiboloy MANILA, Philippines — A judge from the California Central District ordered the arrest warrant of doomsday preacher Apollo Quiboloy and his co-accused to be “unsealed”. According to a report of GMA News, the unsealing was ordered by Judge Terry Hatter Jr. following a request from the United States […]
Read More...One in five older children in Philippines suffer online sexual abuse, study says
March 12, 2024 · By Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent for www.theguardian.com
One in five older children in Philippines suffer online sexual abuse, study says One in five children aged between 12 and 17 were subjected to grave instances of online sexual abuse while using the internet in the Philippines in 2020, research suggests. The study adds to concerns that the pandemic has heightened the vulnerability of children in the […]
Read More...VETERANS DEMAND TERMINATION OF WEAPONS TO ISRAEL
March 12, 2024 · By Veterans for Peace for www.veteransforpeace.org
VETERANS DEMAND TERMINATION OF WEAPONS TO ISRAEL Letter calls on State Department Inspector-General to investigate illegal shipments and numerous violations of Federal law In a letter to the Inspector-General of the U.S. State Department, a national veterans’ organization today demanded the State Department terminate weapons shipments to Israel and called on the Inspector General to investigate alleged […]
Read More...Former nuns in Rupnik abuse case reveal identities while calling for ‘complete transparency’
March 11, 2024 · By Elise Ann Allen/ Crux for catholicherald.co.uk
Former nuns in Rupnik abuse case reveal identities while calling for ‘complete transparency’ ROME – Two former nuns in the sexual abuse case involving former Jesuit priest Marko Ivan Rupnik, the famed Catholic artist, have revealed their names publicly for the first time while demanding complete transparency in the Vatican investigation as it moves forward. […]
Read More...Alexei Navalny: UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist’s death
March 11, 2024 · By James Gregory & James Landale, diplomatic correspondent, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Alexei Navalny: UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist’s death The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic penal colony where opposition leader Alexei Navalny died. They will also be banned from travelling to the UK, which the Foreign Office says is the first country to impose […]
Read More...Ruby Franke: Parenting advice YouTuber given maximum sentence for child abuse
March 11, 2024 · By Mike Wendling, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Ruby Franke: Parenting advice YouTuber given maximum sentence for child abuse A Utah mother whose harsh parenting advice made her a YouTube influencer has been sentenced to at least four years in prison for child abuse. Ruby Franke, 42, tearfully apologised in court as she learned her fate. She previously pleaded guilty to starving and […]
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