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Nepali political parties and security forces who are accused of war crimes during the country's decade-long civil war are hampering efforts to bring justice to tens of thousands of victims and their families, a study said on Thursday.   More than 17,000 people were killed and more than 1,300 went missing during the conflict between government forces and Maoist rebels in the Himalayan nation. The war ended more than 10 years ago but families and victims are still waiting to find out what happened to their loved ones and see those responsible punished.The study, by the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ), found there was a "widespread misunderstanding" of transitional justice in Nepal, with policy often motivated by the interests of political leaders and the army.  "There continues to be resistance to criminal investigations and prosecutions of conflict-related human rights violations by the main political parties and the security f...
The Apostolic Vicariate of Meki, in Ethiopia, has inaugurated the newly built Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, this week on Wednesday, during the feast day of Kidanemihret (Our Lady of Perpetual Help) according to the Ethiopian Liturgical Calendar. The Cathedral was blessed by His Eminence Cardinal Berhaneyesus the Metropolitan Archbishop of Addis Ababa and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ethiopia. This was during Holy Mass concelebrated by Archbishop Luigi Bianco, the Apostolic Nuncio to Ethiopia; Catholic Bishops of Ethiopia and priests. The completion of the Cathedral that can hold more than 1500 congregants coincides with the Silver Jubilee of the Apostolic Vicariate of Meki since it was elevated from the status of a Prefecture. The foundation for the construction of a bigger Cathedral was laid six years ago with the hope that Meki town, which is centrally located among cities of the southern part of Ethiopia would become a pilgrimage centre...
(Vatican Radio) “There’s a great sense of tension” on the Philippine island of Mindanao, according to Seán Patrick Lovett, the head of Vatican Radio’s English Section. In a telephone interview from Davao City, Lovett describes the situation in Mindanao under martial law: “We are under a state of martial law. Martial law means that there is a curfew… the mayor of Davao has put out a warning to foreigners not to go outside, because of fear and abductions and kidnappings; there are military checkpoints at different places around the city.” The city, he said, “is literally in lock down.”Listen: The president of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, declared martial law in the southern region of Mindanao on Thursday, after militants linked with the so-called Islamic State attacked the city of Marawi, about 250 km northwest of Davao City. The militants burned buildings in Marawi and taken about a dozen hostages, including the rec...
Baton Rouge, La., May 26, 2017 / 03:33 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The numbers are staggering. Each year in the U.S. alone, some 300,000 minors are victims of sex trafficking.In Louisiana, state estimates indicate that about 40 percent of juvenile victims are being trafficked by their primary care giver: a mother, father, foster parent, uncle, a mother’s boyfriend.Father Jeff Bayhi has heard unspeakable stories of sex trafficking victims over the years.That’s why the pastor of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Zachary, La. has worked to open Metanoia Home, a Baton Rouge-area shelter for sixteen women under age 21.Caring for the victims are four Hospitaler Sisters of Mercy from India, Nigeria, the Philippines and Madagascar.“They’re not there as social workers or therapists,” but as mother figures, Fr Bayhi said. “They’re going to be there, and be a safe place for these children to be. To be loved, to be nurtured, to be made felt special again...
Cairo, Egypt, May 26, 2017 / 09:56 am (CNA/EWTN News).- An attack on a bus carrying Christian pilgrims in Egypt on Friday killed at least 28 people, including children, and injured at least 22 more.The AP reported that, according to the Egyptian government, the bus was stopped and attacked by gunmen in the desert south of Cairo, en route to St. Samuel the Confessor monastery in Minya, Egypt. Witnesses reported seeing eight to 10 gunmen wearing masks and military uniforms, who fired on the bus.Bishop Angaelos, general bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church of the UK, tweeted on Friday that he had spoken to the Bishop of Menia, and confirmed the attack.The May 26 attack is the latest in a string of violent incidents where Coptic Christians in Egypt have been targeted. Twenty-nine were killed when a chapel adjacent to St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo was bombed in December.The Islamic State released a threatening video message after that attack, saying, “Oh crusa...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ruthie Robison, Mississippi CatholicBy Ruthie RobisonDURANT, Miss. (CNS) -- Adownpour of rain didn't dampen a dedication and blessing ceremony of a monumentto honor the lives of Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill, who were slainin their Durant home Aug. 25, 2016. They were both 68.A crowd of about 100 gatheredthe afternoon of May 20 in Durant's Liberty Park to pay tribute to the two sisters,who both made a lasting impact on the community in which they resided for the last 15 years of their lives.Sister Merrill was a member ofthe Sisters of Charity of Nazareth based in Nazareth, Kentucky, and Sister Heldbelonged to the School Sisters of St. Francis congregation based in Milwaukee. Thetwo nurse practitioners worked at Lexington Medical Clinic and attended St.Thomas Catholic Church in Lexington, located about 10 miles west from theirhome."It was wonderful to see so manypeople come here from around the country," said Franciscan Father Greg Plata, pastorof St. Thoma...
IMAGE: CNS/Tyler OrsburnBy Dennis SadowskiWASHINGTON(CNS) -- President Donald Trump's proposed fiscal year 2018 budget sent shiversthrough social service, education and environmental communities, prompting churchleaders and advocates to question the administration's commitment to people inneed.Theleaders repeated in interviews with Catholic News Service that a budget is a moraldocument that reflects the nation's priorities and that they found that the spendingplan revealed May 23 backs away from the country's historical support for children,the elderly and the poor, and protecting the environment.Theirconcern focuses on the deep cuts -- totaling $52 billion in fiscal year 2018 and $3.6trillion over the next decade -- in international aid, senior services, healthcare, hunger prevention, job training, air and water protection, and climatechange research. The cuts essentially are paying for a corresponding $52billion boost in military spending."Wesay there's a human component here. It...
CHICAGO (AP) -- How can you get a gourmet Italian pizza delivered right to your door for no more than $7? Get locked up at Cook County Jail in Chicago....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Warthog is sitting pretty....
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