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Rape-fighting Kerala nuns demand justice for minor victims
November 26, 2019 · By ucanews reporter, Kochi for www.ucanews.org
Five Catholic nuns in Kerala, who hit the headlines with their fight against rape, have joined another campaign demanding justice for two minor girls who were allegedly raped and murdered. The nuns of Missionaries of Jesus joined a public protest on Nov. 18 in Kerala’s commercial capital Kochi. It was part of an ongoing campaign […]
Read More...Pope Francis attacks exploitation of women, children as he begins Thailand trip
November 26, 2019 · By Inés San Martín for www.cruxnow.com
BANGKOK, Thailand – Pope Francis opened his Nov. 20-23 trip to Thailand Wednesday by denouncing exploitation of women and children, urging a welcoming stance to migrants and promising that the Catholic Church is ready to help build a just and inclusive society. Francis said he thinks of “all those women and children of our time, […]
Read More...Keep the faith, pope tells young Thai Catholics
November 26, 2019 · By ucanews reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.org
Pope Francis called on Thailand’s young Catholics to be deeply rooted in their faith as he celebrated Mass at Bangkok’s Assumption Cathedral. In his final public engagement in Thailand on Nov. 22 before flying to Japan today, he read Mass prayers in English but preached in Spanish, with a Thai priest providing a translation. For […]
Read More...Adolescents: health risks and solutions
November 25, 2019 · By World Health Organization for www.who.int
Around 1.2 billion people, or 1 in 6 of the world’s population, are adolescents aged 10 to 19. Most are healthy, but there is still substantial premature death, illness, and injury among adolescents. Illnesses can hinder their ability to grow and develop to their full potential. Alcohol or tobacco use, lack of physical activity, unprotected […]
Read More...End arms race for nuke-free world, pope says in Nagasaki
November 25, 2019 · By ucanews reporter, Nagasaki for www.ucanews.org
Pope Francis called for sustained efforts to end the resource-wasting arms race to create a world free of nuclear weapons as he visited the nuclear-bombed Japanese city of Nagasaki. The head of the Catholic Church made the call on Nov. 24 at the Atomic Bomb Hypocenter Park in Nagasaki, one of two Japanese cities bombed […]
Read More...Age of Child Prostitutes in Israel Dropping, Report Finds
November 25, 2019 · By Vered Lee for www.haaretz.com
Neither government agencies nor welfare organizations have accurate information regarding the scope of youth prostitution in Israel according to a report on prostitution involving minors, submitted recently to the Knesset. The Elem association for youth in distress believes that there are thousands of teenagers involved in prostitution here, yet from 2008 until July 2013, only […]
Read More...Vatican Conference Addresses Scourge of Online Sexual Exploitation of Children
November 25, 2019 · By Edward Pentin for www.ncregister.com
VATICAN CITY — All sectors of society must work to end “horrific crimes” of online sexual abuse, harassment and exploitation of children, Pope Francis told a Vatican conference of tech industry bosses and interfaith and political leaders. His plea, delivered at the Nov. 14-15 conference on “Promoting Digital Child Dignity: From Concept to Action 2017-2019,” came in the […]
Read More...Why the world is running out of sand
November 22, 2019 · By Vince Beiser for www.bbc.com
A South African entrepreneur shot dead in September. Two Indian villagers killed in a gun battle in August. A Mexican environmental activist murdered in June. Though separated by thousands of miles, these killings share an unlikely cause. They are some of the latest casualties in a growing wave of violence sparked by the struggle for […]
Read More...Pope calls for an end to ‘tragic exodus’ of migrants
November 22, 2019 · By ucanews reporter, Bangkok for www.ucanews.org
Pope Francis focused on Asia’s migration crisis today as he made his first public speech on his seven-day visit to Thailand and Japan. After being given an official welcome at Government House in Bangkok and meeting Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, he addressed civil and religious leaders and members of the diplomatic corps. The pope called […]
Read More...Indonesia orders scoutmaster to be chemically castrated
November 21, 2019 · By Konradus Epa, Jakarta for www.ucanews.org
An Indonesian district court has ordered that a teacher be chemically castrated for sexually abusing more than a dozen schoolboys. Rahmat Slamet Santoso, 30, was also sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined US$7,200 for the attacks on 15 boys aged 11-14 in Indonesia’s second-largest city, Surabaya, in East Java. Dwi Purwadi, head of the […]
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