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Korean Church supports struggling single mothers
February 10, 2022 · By UCA News Reporter for www.ucanews.com
The Catholic archdiocese in South Korean capital Seoul continues to sponsor single mothers struggling to maintain their families as part of its pro-life activities. The Seoul archdiocese will stand with families in their difficult times, its officials said during a ceremony to deliver sponsorship certificates to 20 beneficiaries and heads of single-parent families in the capital […]
Read More...Former priest serving life sentence for sexual exploitation dies in prison
February 10, 2022 · By Catholic News Service for www.ucanews.com
A former priest of the Diocese of Cleveland serving a life term in federal prison for sexually exploiting boys, has died, authorities said. Robert McWilliams, 41, was found unresponsive early Feb. 4 in Allenwood Federal Correctional Institution in White Deer, Pennsylvania, where he was serving his sentence, the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. He was […]
Read More...Priest on leave over decades-old child abuse allegation
February 8, 2022 · By AP News for apnews.com
Priest on leave over decades-old child abuse allegation SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest from Rhode Island has been placed on administrative leave in response to a recently disclosed allegation that he sexually abused a minor about 40 years ago, the Diocese of Providence said in a statement. The Rev. Francis C. Santilli, […]
Read More...Child sexual abuse: Ex-detective criticises failures in protective agencies
February 8, 2022 · By Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse for www.bbc.com
Child sexual abuse: Ex-detective criticises failures in protective agencies A whistleblowing former detective has said there are still “monumental failures” in child protective agencies. Maggie Oliver said an inquiry’s report, which warned police and councils failed to properly investigate grooming gangs, “hit the nail on the head”. The inquiry examined abuse in St Helens and other areas […]
Read More...German cardinal urges lifting celibacy rule for priests
February 7, 2022 · By France 24 for www.france24.com
German cardinal urges lifting celibacy rule for priests Berlin (AFP) – German Cardinal Reinhard Marx, whose archdiocese was the subject of a recent damning report into child sex abuses, said Wednesday he was in favour of lifting the celibacy requirement for priests. “For many priests, it would be better if they were married,” the influential archbishop […]
Read More...Caged in: The truth behind the child sexual abuse conundrum
February 7, 2022 · By Magz Chin, Alessandra Pauleen Gomez, Lizelle Villaflor for thelasallian.com
Caged in: The truth behind the child sexual abuse conundrum The country is suffering from a crisis—one that outstands the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever, Filipino children are increasingly vulnerable to sexual abuse, exploitation, and violence, with over 2.8 million online child sexual abuse cases reported to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2021. […]
Read More...Pope’s comments on gay children win praise in Philippines
February 7, 2022 · By Joseph Peter Calleja, Manila for www.ucanews.com
LGBTQ community says pope urging parents to support gay children offers them comfort Pope’s comments on gay children win praise in Philippines The gay and lesbian community in the Philippines has praised Pope Francis after he urged families to support children if they were gay. In his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Jan. […]
Read More...Filipina groups welcome pope’s anti-servitude stance
February 4, 2022 ·
Filipina groups welcome pope’s anti-servitude stance Two Catholic women’s organizations in the Philippines have welcomed remarks by Pope Francis in which he called on nuns to fight against unfair treatment by clergymen. The Catholic Women’s League and the Catholic Nurses and Physicians Guild on Feb. 2 also said the pope’s message should not only be […]
Read More...Global ban on exporting hazardous waste becomes law today
February 4, 2022 · By RECYCLING Magazine for www.recycling-magazine.com
Global ban on exporting hazardous waste becomes law today The Basel Ban Amendment, adopted by the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous and Their Disposal in 1995, today becomes international law. This amendment, now ratified by 98 countries, and most recently, by Costa Rica, prohibits the export […]
Read More...The free world must act to hold Myanmar’s gangsters to account
February 4, 2022 · By Myanmar for www.ucanews.com
The free world must act to hold Myanmar’s gangsters to account For the past 12 months, a mafioso, criminal, violent cabal of drug-dealing rapists and mass murderers has illegally occupied Myanmar. An army should exist to defend its people and country, but instead, over the past year, Myanmar’s army — known as the Tatmadaw — […]
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