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WHAT GOOD SWEDEN HAS DONE FOR THE REFUGEES.
September 14, 2015 · By Leslie Salzillo for www.dailykos.com
Some countries are doing little to nothing to help Syrian refugees. Other countries are doing quite a bit. What many around the world do not know is Sweden has been going above and beyond. Facebook’s The Christian Left shared a story that reports Sweden was the first country in the EU to offer permanent residency […]
Read More...GLOBAL : “Pope Francis a man of moral voice and purpose”
September 14, 2015 · By World News for Vatican Radio
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nations (Vatican Radio via CNUA) “[Pope Francis] is a man of humility and humanity, and he is a man of moral voice, and purpose.” There were the words with which the UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, described the Holy Father in an exclusive interview with Vatican Radio ahead of […]
Read More...Northern Ireland authorities refuse to reveal details of paedophile with links to former government adviser on national security grounds
September 14, 2015 · By MICK BROWNE , JAMES HANNING for www.independent.co.uk
Authorities in Northern Ireland are refusing to reveal what they know about a notorious convicted paedophile with close links to a former government adviser on the grounds of “national security”, despite official assurances that two major inquiries will uncover the truth about an alleged child sex-abuse ring involving leading members of the establishment. The Police […]
Read More...The bitter story behind the UK’s national drink (Part 1)
September 9, 2015 ·
Several of Britain’s biggest tea brands, including PG Tips, Tetleys and Twinings, have said they will work to improve the tea estates they buy from in India after a BBC investigation found dangerous and degrading living and working conditions. Harrods has stopped selling some tea products in response, and Rainforest Alliance, the ethical certification organisation, […]
Read More...Elation as refugees are received with open arms in Austria and Germany.
September 9, 2015 ·
Austria and Germany threw open their borders to thousands of exhausted refugees on Saturday, bussed to the Hungarian border by a rightwing government that had tried to stop them but was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers reaching Europe’s frontiers. Left to walk the last yards into Austria, rain-soaked travellers, many of them refugees from Syria’s […]
Read More...Pope calls for each European parish to take in refugee family
September 8, 2015 · By Agence France-Presse @afp for www.rappler.com
The pope says the Vatican’s two parishes will lead by example VATICAN CITY (UPDATED) – Pope Francis on Sunday, September 6, called on every Catholic parish in Europe to take in a refugee family, saying the Vatican’s two parishes would lead by example. Calling for a “concrete gesture” ahead of a Jubilee Year of Mercy […]
Read More...Study reveals extent of Kenya child sex tourism
September 8, 2015 · By Nairobi- Kenya (PANA) for www.panapress.com
A recent study reveals has revealed that children in Kenya were actively involved in transactional sex with both local and international tourists, official sources indicate. The study was conducted jointly by the Kenyan home affairs (interior) ministry and the UNICEF in four of the country’s eight coastal districts Sarah Jones, the lead consultant in the […]
Read More...German Government puts its money behind its words.
September 8, 2015 · By The Gurdian www.theguardian.com
The German government will spend an extra €6bn (£4.4bn) to cope with this year’s record influx of refugees, the country’s ruling coalition has said. State and local governments will receive €3bn to help them house the 800,000 people expected to arrive in Germany this year, and central government plans to free up another €3bn to […]
Read More...All Priests can forgive the sin of abortion- Pope Francis.
September 5, 2015 ·
“One of the serious problems of our time is clearly the changed relationship with respect to life. A widespread and insensitive mentality has led to the loss of the proper personal and social sensitivity to welcome new life. The tragedy of abortion is experienced by some with a superficial awareness, as if not realizing the […]
Read More...Alan Kurdi death: A Syrian Kurdish family forced to flee.
September 4, 2015 ·
The drowned boy who washed up on a Turkish beach on Wednesday, whose picture cut through the refugee debate in an instant, was three-year-old Alan Kurdi from Kobane in Syria. Alan set out before dawn that morning in Turkey for the Greek island of Kos with his father Abdullah, mother Rehanna, and five-year-old […]
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