tagged articles with: justice

'More guns won't help'

'More guns won't help'

Joe Torres - UCA News - JPIC News el Thu, Oct 22nd 2015

The president of a Jesuit university in Mindanao expressed concern over the Philippine government's decision to arm paramilitary groups that double as private armies for mining companies in the restive region.

Catholic bishop urges Government to improve migrant assessment

Catholic bishop urges Government to improve migrant assessment

Liz Dodd-The Tablet - Activities el Tue, Aug 11th 2015

The bishop with responsibility for migrants has called on the Government to recognise the desperation of the thousands of people caught up in the Calais crisis. Bishop Patrick Lynch welcomed an assurance by the Home Secretary, Theresa May, that the international community would provide protection for those migrants fleeing conflict and would “pursue the callous criminals who encourage so many to make this perilous journey”.

Giant cross raises Christian spirits in Karachi

Giant cross raises Christian spirits in Karachi

ucanews.com reporter, Karachi - Activities el Mon, Jun 15th 2015

Pakistan’s tiny and downtrodden Christian community are taking heart from the construction of Asia’s tallest cross in the country’s most populous yet violent city of Karachi. A 42.6-meter-tall concrete and steel cross is being erected at the entrance of Karachi’s largest cemetery — Gora Qabristan — containing thousands of tombstones and graves. 

Why is the UK government so afraid to speak of Armenian genocide?

Why is the UK government so afraid to speak of Armenian genocide?

Giles Fraser-The Guardian - World Issues el Mon, Jun 1st 2015

Britain’s strategic relationship with Turkey has been more important than telling the truth. If Armenians are to find closure, we must recognise their suffering, In the early fourth century, the Armenians were the first people to adopt Christianity as their official religion. In 1914 there were 2 million Armenian Christians living in Turkey. By 1922, there were only 400,000 left.

Raised to the altars: one who fell for the poor

Raised to the altars: one who fell for the poor

Robert Ellsberg-The Tablet - Activities el Fri, May 22nd 2015

Romero, the late Archbishop of San Salvador, was a fearless defender of the poor. He was assassinated by a right-wing death squad while celebrating Mass in 1980 as his country began to descend into civil war. At a press conference in San Salvador on Monday, church spokesman Mgr Rafael Urrutia said that among the 300,000 people expected to attend.

How should Christians vote?

How should Christians vote?

Tim Stanley - The Telegraph - Discernment el Wed, May 6th 2015

 I’ve not decided who to vote for yet and, according to the polls, a lot of you haven’t either. One thing that we Christians have to consider is how the various choices match up to the ideals and aspirations of the Bible. And so I thought it might be helpful to examine where the parties stand on the pertinent issues.

Indigenous turn to ecotourism to protect ancestral forests

Indigenous turn to ecotourism to protect ancestral forests

ucanews.com reporters - Development el Fri, Apr 17th 2015

After two months of living with local families Dewanto, student at the University of Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, has come to appreciate the unique site.“We came here to feel how to live in the middle of ancestral forests and to get to know the local people that have protected the forests for years,” said the 23-year-old. The villagers have banked on eco-tourism, hoping that by attracting students, locals and foreigners alike, they can convince the world of the importance of protecting their land.

London  Band Bring Hope To Terrorised Iraqi Refugee Children

London Band Bring Hope To Terrorised Iraqi Refugee Children

Cherrie Anderson - Ooberfuse - JPIC News el Tue, Apr 14th 2015

Whilst some travel from London to the Middle East to support the brutally intolerant ISIS hate-machine, Woolwich electronica band Ooberfuse have just returned from a different mission to ISIS- frontline town Erbil… they delivered a message of hope to the beleaguered inhabitants of the improvised displacement camps springing up in Erbil’s dusty environs.

There are 35.8 million slaves today

There are 35.8 million slaves today

Guna Subramaniam. - Video el Fri, Apr 10th 2015

 This video by the Walk Free foundation tells the story of one migrant worker who was victim to modern-day slavery within Thailand's fishing industry. Credit: This video has been produced by Walk Free Creative Leader Guna Subramaniam. 

Time running out to save Mekong from destructive dams

Time running out to save Mekong from destructive dams

Niwat Roykaew for Bangkok Post-UCAnews - Development el Wed, Jan 28th 2015

River's abundant food production and diverse ecology should not be traded for a meager amount of electricity. For nearly two decades, the onslaught of the Mekong's development by capitalists has spread its destructive wings with dozens of dams being planned on the lower and upper Mekong River mainstream. 

He can celebrate mass again

He can celebrate mass again

Antonia Blumberg - Huffington Post - Priests el Thu, Aug 7th 2014

Pope Francis has reinstated Father Miguel D'Escoto 29 years after he was suspended from priestly duties for his involvement in Nicaragua's revolutionary government in the 1970s, Catholic News Service reports..

Christians continue to flee Iraq. Is there hope for them?

Christians continue to flee Iraq. Is there hope for them?

Lucy Schouten – The American Spectator - World Issues el Mon, Jul 21st 2014

The Middle East's Christian Diaspora. The Christian population of Iraq, which has its roots in the ancient Assyrians who embraced Christianity in biblical times, numbered 1.3 million before 2003. Over the next decade, nearly a million Christians fled to neighboring countries. Many who became refugees fled to the West if they could.

Cardinal Dolan slams anti-Catholic NY Times ad

Cardinal Dolan slams anti-Catholic NY Times ad

EWTN News/CNA - World Issues el Wed, Jul 9th 2014

“In keeping with a long, shadowy, legacy of antipathy, justices who happen to be Catholics… are branded and bullied by a group who only succeed in providing the latest example of a prejudice that has haunted us for centuries,” Cardinal Dolan said in his July 3 column for Catholic New York