Tag: Children
On ‘feast’ of Santo Niño, Manila bishop urges Filipinos to fight...
"If we are really devotees of the Santi Niño we should be united in fighting the exploitation of children" - Bishop Pabillo of Manila
Discovering human dignity
The idea, concept or belief in human dignity as an "inherent or unearned worth of humans" was neglected and ignored for thousands of years
A name ain’t just a label, says Cardinal Tagle
The cardinal said naming a child is an important process because a name is a “sacred” thing
The Christmas of COVID-19
We can have a real Christmas and show the meaning of love and what it means to be a true neighbor by helping others
Bethlehem’s other children, and the home that cares for them
Behind a discreet plaque saying 'Crèche' is a children's home - the only one that many abandoned children brought up there have ever known
Priest welcomes Philippine bill increasing age of sexual consent for minors
The proposed legislation will make it a crime for any adult to have sexual contact with a child under 16 years of age
Philippine Church leaders call for intensified efforts to end child labor
Results of a government survey noted that about 5,000 minors, with ages below 15 years old, are employed as domestic workers
The rape of innocence
Justice is a powerful healing for victims of sexual abuse and just enlightened judges are an essential part of the healing process
Malaysia called to free children from immigration detention
More than 700 children being held in immigration detention facilities nationwide, gov't says
A call for action against abuse of children online
More resources have to be devoted to detecting and apprehending child abusers and increasing the penalties for crimes against children