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Practice what you preach, pope tells evangelizers
June 2, 2023 ·
Practice what you preach, pope tells evangelizers The most powerful and effective method of evangelization is to live according to what one teaches and preaches, Pope Francis said. “I can recite the Creed by heart, I can talk about everything we believe in, but if your life is not consistent with that, it will get […]
Read More...UN warns of rise in child marriages
June 2, 2023 · By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE for www.rappler.com
UN warns of rise in child marriages The UN Population Fund says that despite efforts to rein in the practice, the frequency of child marriages has been constant in the developing world UNITED NATIONS – The number of girls who marry before their 18th birthday could increase dramatically over the next two decades, a new […]
Read More...Rohingya in Bangladesh face further food ration cut
June 1, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Rohingya in Bangladesh face further food ration cut Thousands of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh still reeling from the loss of shelters by Cyclone Mocha are faced with a grim situation as their monthly food ration is to be slashed again due to funding shortfalls. The funding shortage is forcing the UN World Food Program (WFP) […]
Read More...Millions go hungry amid food crisis in North Korea
June 1, 2023 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Millions go hungry amid food crisis in North Korea A worsening food crisis in North Korea has triggered starvation and malnutrition for millions and disrupted cooperative farming in provinces, forcing people to flee the communist nation illegally, says a report. The situation is worse than the Covid-19 pandemic in 2022, said an economic planner in […]
Read More...A nuclear free world and the realm of realpolitik
June 1, 2023 · By Cristian Martini Grimaldi for www.ucanews.com
A nuclear free world and the realm of realpolitik The devastating bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 left an indelible mark on history and the survivors, known as hibakusha, who bore witness to the catastrophic power of nuclear weapons. Over the years, these brave individuals have become leading voices in the global movement to eliminate […]
Read More...Zelensky says attack on clinic is ‘pure Russian terror’
June 1, 2023 · By RTE News for www.rte.ie
Zelensky says attack on clinic is ‘pure Russian terror’ A Russian missile has hit a clinic in the eastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro, killing at least two people and wounding 30 in an attack that President Volodymyr Zelensky described as a crime against humanity. Video footage showed a devastated building with smoke pouring out of […]
Read More...Singapore must encourage motherhood within marriage
May 26, 2023 · By Dr Alexis Heng Boon Chin for www.ucanews.com
Singapore must encourage motherhood within marriage Recently, the Singapore government extended age limit restrictions on elective egg freezing from 35 to 37 years of age, based on the latest scientific and medical data that showed reasonably acceptable clinical outcomes for egg freezing at this age limit. For older women above 37 years of age, there […]
Read More...Ex-Met officers admit plot to share child sexual abuse images with senior officer
May 26, 2023 · By Nadeem Badshah and agency for www.theguardian.com
Ex-Met officers admit plot to share child sexual abuse images with senior officer Two retired Metropolitan police officers have admitted a three-year plot to share child sexual abuse images with a serving Met chief inspector, who was found dead before he was charged. Jack Addis, 63, and Jeremy Laxton, 62, pleaded guilty at Southwark crown […]
Read More...Survivors call for effective EU law to tackle child sex abuse
May 26, 2023 · By Priyanka Shankar for www.aljazeera.com
Survivors call for effective EU law to tackle child sex abuse Mié Kohiyama was only five years old when she was raped by her 39-year-old cousin in France. “He sexually abused me several times in just one day. But I didn’t end up telling my parents or anyone else about what happened for many years,” […]
Read More...Romeo and Juliet movie child abuse lawsuit to be thrown out by judge
May 26, 2023 · By Benjamin Lee for www.theguardian.com
Romeo and Juliet movie child abuse lawsuit to be thrown out by judge A California judge has signalled she will throw out a child abuse lawsuit put forward by the two lead actors from the 1968 adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. Last December, Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, who were teenagers when making Franco Zeffirelli’s Oscar-winning […]
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