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Thai Catholic youth discuss clerical sexual abuse
June 3, 2022 ·
Thai Catholic youth discuss clerical sexual abuse An online event to inform and raise awareness about protecting minors and vulnerable people from sexual abuse was organized by MAGIS Thailand, a Catholic youth group committed to applying Ignatian spirituality in their daily lives. Angela Rinaldi, a lecturer at the Institute of Anthropology: Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity […]
Read More...Chinese cover up systematic genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang
June 3, 2022 ·
Chinese cover up systematic genocide of Uyghurs in Xinjiang After dilly-dallying for nearly five years, China was well prepared for UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s six-day visit to assess the alleged genocide of Uyghurs and other Turkic-speaking people in Xinjiang province. The Covid-19 pandemic too served as a blessing in disguise for China. In a […]
Read More...Myanmar military accused of ‘new wave of war crimes’
June 2, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
New report says junta is systematically committing widespread atrocities against civilians in Christian-majority regions Myanmar military accused of ‘new wave of war crimes’ Myanmar’s junta has been systematically committing widespread atrocities including unlawfully killing, arbitrarily detaining and forcibly displacing civilians in two Christian-majority regions, Amnesty International said in a new report. The report, “Bullets rained […]
Read More...Ukraine reports 15,000 suspected war crimes
June 1, 2022 · By Russia-Ukraine war for www.bbc.com
Ukraine reports 15,000 suspected war crimes Around 15,000 suspected war crimes have been reported in Ukraine since the war began, with 200 to 300 more reported daily, its chief prosecutor said. Some 600 suspects have been identified and 80 prosecutions have begun, Iryna Venediktova told reporters in The Hague. The list of suspects includes “top […]
Read More...Pope Francis turns east with new cardinals
June 1, 2022 · By Felix Wilfred for www.ucanews.com
Asian cardinals should become the genuine voice of Asia and not become an echo chamber for the Roman Curia Pope Francis turns east with new cardinals One unmistakable pattern in Pope Francis’ creation of cardinals is once again evident in the new consistory to be held on Aug. 27, when 21 prelates will receive red […]
Read More...Rape victims should not be treated as suspects, says data watchdog
May 31, 2022 · By Phelan Chatterjee, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Rape victims should not be treated as suspects, says data watchdog Police and prosecutors should immediately stop collecting large amounts of personal data about rape and sexual assault victims, the UK’s information commissioner says. In a new report, John Edwards says many victims are treated as “suspects”. They are asked for an “extraordinary” amount of […]
Read More...A Dalit cardinal can help end casteism in Indian Church
May 31, 2022 · By Felix Wilfred for www.ucanews.com
With his plan to create a Dalit cardinal, Pope Francis could become a unique champion of India’s former ‘untouchables’ A Dalit cardinal can help end casteism in Indian Church In the following article that appeared in Jeevadhara theological magazine in 2014, Indian theologian Father Felix Wilfred explains the need to create a Dalit cardinal and its pan-Indian […]
Read More...Catholics welcome India’s first Dalit cardinal
May 31, 2022 · By UCA News reporter for www.ucanews.com
Archbishop Anthony Poola of Hyderabad is the first Dalit Christian in India to get the title Catholics welcome India’s first Dalit cardinal Catholics in India have welcomed the Vatican announcement about the appointment of the first Dalit as a cardinal. The elevation of Archbishop Anthony Poola of Hyderabad among 21 new cardinals created by Pope Francis was announced on […]
Read More...Brave Asian cardinals speak truth to power
May 30, 2022 · By UCANews for www.ucanews.com
Hong Kong’s Cardinal Zen and Myanmar’s Cardinal Bo refuse to compromise on fundamental values, basic virtues and core truths Brave Asian cardinals speak truth to power Last night in Hong Kong, after he had appeared in court to face charges, Cardinal Joseph Zen celebrated Mass on the Feast of Mary Help of Christians, which was […]
Read More...Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe says Iran made her confess as condition of release
May 30, 2022 · By Adam Durbin & Andre Rhoden-Paul, BBC News for www.bbc.com
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has said Iran forced her to sign a last-minute false confession at the airport as a condition of her release. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe told the BBC a UK official was there when she signed the statement “under duress” before Iranian authorities would let her fly home. Her lawyers accuse the UK government of “apparent […]
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