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Pope’s Asia visit ‘shows concern for marginalized’
November 19, 2019 ·
Pope Francis’ visits to Thailand and Japan this month show his love for marginalized communities, says Cardinal Charles Bo of Yangon, president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences.In his fourth visit to Asia, Pope Francis is scheduled to arrive in Bangkok on Nov. 20. Three days later, he leaves for Tokyo and nuclear-bombed Hiroshima […]
Read More...PayPal Cut Ties with the Porn Industry. Thank Them for Doing the Right Thing.
November 18, 2019 · By EndSexualExploitation.org for endsexualexploitation.org
PayPal has ended its payment processing work with the massive and exploitative porn site Pornhub. Making the business decision to cut ties with the incredibly lucrative pornography industry is no easy thing. Many corporations balk at the thought of jeopardizing any source of income, yet even so there are still companies out there who are […]
Read More...Man jailed for 12 years for raping teenage foster daughter
November 14, 2019 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
A man who raped his teenage foster daughter after plying her with alcohol has been jailed for 12 years. Richard Moloney, 41, with an address at Tullaskeagh Drive, Roscrea, Co Tipperary, had been convicted by a jury after a trial at the Central Criminal Court last July. He was found guilty of rape, oral rape […]
Read More...Man and woman charged with over 200 offences – including rape – involving five children
November 14, 2019 · By Anne Lucey for www.independent.ie
A man and a woman have been brought before a court in Kerry charged with over 200 offences involving a total of five children. The garda investigation had taken place over three years and involved a number of locations, the court heard. The matters alleged were “very serious” and the alleged harm “grave”, the District […]
Read More...ICC jails Congo warlord Bosco ‘Terminator’ Ntaganda for 30 years
November 13, 2019 · By DW.com for www.dw.com
The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday sentenced Congolese rebel chief Bosco ‘Terminator’ Ntaganda to 30 years in prison for 18 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including, murder, sexual slavery, and conscripting child soldiers. The court ruled that the time since Ntaganda turned himself in, in March 2013, will be deducted from the sentence. He […]
Read More...Southern Baptists face sex abuse crisis with litany of lament
November 13, 2019 · By Adelle M. Banks for religionnews.com
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (RNS) — The last session of the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention opened with thousands of Baptists lamenting for what their president, J.D. Greear, labeled a crisis of sexual abuse. Following along on large screens around the Legacy Arena, women, men, pastors, lay people and survivors took turns reading words drawn […]
Read More...Mexican Pentecostal church says leader is innocent, denies sex crimes charges
November 13, 2019 · By Aysha Khan for www.religionnews.com
(RNS) — Mexico’s largest evangelical church, La Luz del Mundo, is defending its leader, despite his arrest on a slew of sex crime charges involving minors. The church has denied all charges against Naasón Joaquín García, known by church members as the “The Apostle,” in a statement. Church leaders say they are confident Garcia’s innocence […]
Read More...Irish Government criticised over funding for victims of sexual violence
November 12, 2019 · By Mary Regan for www.rte.ie
The Government has been criticised for giving a comparable level of funding to help victims of sexual or gender based violence as it does to the greyhound industry. Solidarity TD, Ruth Coppinger, said women are wondering why a definition of consent was put in to law because it has not made “one jot of impact” […]
Read More...Don’t use single-use plastic
November 12, 2019 ·
A bishop in the Philippines has called on Catholics to shun single-use plastic in the wake of calls made by more than 11,000 scientists across the globe warning of a climate emergency.Bishop Ruperto Santos of Balanga, north of Manila, said people should take climate change seriously by being responsible stewards of creation. “We have to […]
Read More...Church split over army posts in Mindanao disaster zones
November 12, 2019 · By Joe Torres, Manila for www.ucanews.org
Church leaders in the southern Philippines are divided over a government order to set up military checkpoints in areas affected by a series of recent earthquakes. Catholic Archbishop Martin Jumoad of Ozamiz said that although the move might delay the delivery of relief goods, the checkpoints are needed because Mindanao is a “risky place.” He […]
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