World News
Trump banishes compassion: ‘Zero tolerance’
August 31, 2018 · By Richard Butler, Bangkok for international.la-croix.com
The events at the US/Mexican border of the last days have been marked by a quintessential Trumpian mix of lies, obfuscation, an administration in disarray and, above all, cruelty, with children and infants as its victim. There has been a ruthless manipulation of xenophobia and racism for domestic political purposes. A most fundamental ethical value: […]
Read More...Depraved mother and secret lover jailed for almost 50 years over planned sexual abuse
August 31, 2018 · By Daily Mail for www.nzherald.co.nz
A depraved mother and her lover have been jailed for almost 50 years after they “meticulously planned” to rape her baby son and young daughter. The pair carried out “systematic” sexual abuse on the two youngsters over a period of four months and planned their twisted crimes over a series of 12,400 WhatsApp messages between […]
Read More...Human trafficking: 150 child slave victims identified
August 29, 2018 · By Nicola Bryan for www.bbc.com
Nearly 150 children, some as young as two, were trafficked into Wales with many facing sexual exploitation, anti-slavery officials have said. In the last 18 months, the children aged between two and 17 were identified as potential victims of modern slavery and human trafficking and given help. The majority were girls said the Welsh Government’s […]
Read More...Sex Abuse & Clericalism
August 29, 2018 · By The Editors for www.commonwealmagazine.org
It feels as if a lot of time has passed since Boston Cardinal Sean O’Malley said in July that a “major gap still exists” when it comes to the Catholic Church’s policies and procedures for dealing with sexual abuse and misconduct by priests, bishops, and cardinals. He was speaking in the wake of emerging details about the […]
Read More...Re-Reading ‘Laudato si’ ’
August 29, 2018 · By Rita Ferrone for www.commonwealmagazine.org
“The environment is part of a logic of receptivity. It is on loan to each generation, which must then hand it on to the next.” “Both everyday experience and scientific research show that the gravest effects of all attacks on the environment are suffered by the poorest.” “Peace, justice and the preservation of creation are […]
Read More...Pope asked to pray for Philippine drug war victims
August 29, 2018 · By Leonel Abasola, Manila for www.ucanews.com
An opposition Filipino senator has asked Pope Francis to pray for the Philippines, especially for poor Filipinos who suffer the brunt of drug-related killings. Senator Bam Aquino presented the pontiff with letters from members of the Philippine clergy, laypeople and church organizations who are asking for prayers. “Holy Father, I have some letters from our […]
Read More...‘If a child is old enough to talk it’s old enough to have sex’: Pervert’s sick claim revealed as he loses appeal against travel ban stopping him ‘going to countries where age of consent is lower’
August 28, 2018 · By ALEXANDER ROBERTSON FOR MAILONLINE for www.dailymail.co.uk
A convicted pervert who a court heard wants to travel to other countries to have sex with children has lost an appeal restricting his movements abroad. Jason Leonard, 37, has been described by police bosses at a court hearing as ‘one of the most dangerous’ registered sex offenders in the country. He brazenly admitted to […]
Read More...Dallas priest goes missing after ‘credible’ sexual-abuse allegations, bishop says
August 28, 2018 · By WFAA-TV, Dallas-Fort Worth for www.usatoday.com
DALLAS – A Dallas priest accused of molesting teens and taking at least $60,000 from his parish now is missing, Roman Catholic Church officials said. At St. Cecilia Catholic Church, where the Rev. Edmundo Paredes had served for 27 years, parishioners said Sunday that he may have fled to his native Philippines, where he has been taking […]
Read More...Mother and partner jailed after young boy repeatedly raped and sold on the dark web to other paedophiles
August 24, 2018 · By Associated Press Reporter for www.independent.ie
A German mother and her partner have been convicted over the repeated rape of the woman’s young son and for selling him for sex on the internet. They were sentenced to prison in a case that has horrified the country. News agency dpa reported that the Freiburg state court in southwestern Germany sentenced the woman, […]
Read More...India confirms death penalty for child rapists
August 22, 2018 · By Bijay Kumar Minj, New Delhi for www.ucanews.com
India’s parliament has passed a law allowing the death penalty for raping girls aged under 12, but Catholic Church officials doubt the effectiveness of such a law to curb increasing sexual violence against children across the country. The bill replaces an emergency amendment made to a criminal law on April 21 following the national outcry […]
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