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Tens of thousands of grooming crimes recorded in wait for online safety bill
August 16, 2023 · By The Guardian for www.theguardian.com
Tens of thousands of grooming crimes recorded in wait for online safety bill Tens of thousands of online grooming crimes have been recorded during the wait for updated online safety laws. The online safety bill is expected to become law in the autumn, but has faced a lengthy route to the statute book with repeated […]
Read More...Pope urges Koreans to become ‘prophets of peace’
August 14, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Pope urges Koreans to become ‘prophets of peace’ Pope Francis has called on Koreans for “a complete cessation of hostilities” and to become “prophets of peace” in his message on the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. “I want to encourage all Koreans to become prophets of peace,” the pope said in […]
Read More...So, Not a Conspiracy Theory? – Almost 100 Arrested in Global Pedophile and Child Sex Trafficking Ring
August 14, 2023 · By The Last Refuge for theconservativetreehouse.com
According to most western media, to say there is a vast global network of pedophiles and perverts who traffic children is akin to believing in some Q-minded conspiracy. Apparently, with headlines that appeared on AOL News today, the conspiracy is not a theory. So, Not a Conspiracy Theory? – Almost 100 Arrested in Global Pedophile […]
Read More...Sexual abuse: sin, crime and sickness
August 14, 2023 · By Father Myron J. Pereira, S. J. for www.bishop-accountability.org
Sexual abuse: sin, crime and sickness So enmeshed is the Catholic Church in a culture of denial that no public discussion can even be contemplated on this issue There are at least three ways in which Catholics look at wrongdoing, and each of these corresponds to the dominant attitude in society. In this article, I […]
Read More...Mother sues Southwest Airlines after human trafficking accusation
August 8, 2023 · By Gloria Oladipo for www.theguardian.com
Mother sues Southwest Airlines after human trafficking accusation A white mother who was accused of human trafficking by a Southwest Airlines employee because the woman was traveling with her biracial daughter has filed a lawsuit accusing the company of racial discrimination. Mary MacCarthy was traveling with her 10-year-old daughter on 22 October 2021 on a Southwest flight […]
Read More...Catholic archdiocese may declare bankruptcy over child abuse lawsuits in SF: archbishop
August 8, 2023 · By Bay City News for www.kron4.com
Catholic archdiocese may declare bankruptcy over child abuse lawsuits in SF: archbishop (BCN) — The Catholic archbishop of San Francisco says the Archdiocese may seek bankruptcy protection because of claims for child sexual abuse filed against it. Rev. Salvatore J. Cordileone, in a letter to parishioners posted Friday on the archdiocese’s website, said that a […]
Read More...Australian police arrest 19 for child sex abuse offences after FBI tip-off
August 8, 2023 · By Aljazeera News for www.aljazeera.com
Australian police arrest 19 for child sex abuse offences after FBI tip-off Australian authorities have announced child sex abuse charges against 19 men after a tip-off from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) uncovered a “sophisticated” international paedophile network. Australian Federal Police Commander Helen Schneider said on Tuesday that 13 children had been […]
Read More...Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents
August 8, 2023 · By Kathleen Magramo, CNN for edition.cnn.com
Dozens arrested over alleged child sex abuse following murder of two FBI agents CNN — A total of 98 people have been arrested in connection with child sex abuse, and 13 children rescued from harm, US and Australian authorities said Tuesday, more than two years after two FBI agents were killed investigating an alleged international pedophile ring. […]
Read More...Not exactly Michelangelo, Pope Francis tries his hand at mural painting
August 7, 2023 · By REUTERS for www.rappler.com
Not exactly Michelangelo, Pope Francis tries his hand at mural painting LISBON, Portugal – Pope Francis, whose predecessors commissioned the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel centuries ago, tried his hand at painting on Thursday, August 3, when he put the final touches on a 3-kilometer long mural while visiting a school west of Lisbon. The mural is […]
Read More...Pope in World Youth Day: Real charity should ‘get hands dirty’
August 7, 2023 ·
Pope in World Youth Day: Real charity should ‘get hands dirty’ LISBON, Portugal – Pope Francis visited a Church-run social center in a low-income Lisbon neighborhood Friday, August 4, urging young people to shun “distilled,” orderly lives where everything seems perfect but to “get your hands dirty” by helping the needy. During his address at […]
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