According to Vatican News, a number of poets, writers and film directors from around the world attended a conference with a Jesuit-run journal. The Vatican has confirmed that the pope will preside over Pentecost Mass on Sunday. Source link
Read More »‘I didn’t know’: Johnny Kitagawa’s niece says sorry over uncle’s sex abuse
Kitagawa was never criminally charged over the accusations. Julie Fujishima, Kitagawa’s niece and the current president of Johnny and Associates, addressed the matter in a video and written statement published on Sunday evening. In the video, she apologised “sincerely” for trouble caused in connection to the allegations, and to the …
Read More »Pope Francis complains about unfounded accusations against John Paul II
A documentary recently caused an uproar in Poland, as the film accuses the late pope of knowing about allegations of abuse by priests in the 1960s and 1970s. Source link
Read More »‘Indiscreet prostitute’: woman undressing in changing room spied on and insulted
A woman trying on clothes in China caught a boy pulling up her cubicle curtain was abused by the child’s mother and had her phone taken when she started filming. Source link
Read More »Former Pope Benedict has died aged 95
Ex-Pope Benedict, 95, was the first pontiff in 600 years to resign, leaving behind a Catholic Church battered by scandal and mismanagement. Source link
Read More »Nursery school in Japan searched over abuse of toddlers
Search came less than a week after the city in Shizuoka Prefecture disclosed that three female teachers at a private nursery were involved in 15 cases of abuse between June and August. Source link
Read More »LGBTQ Icelanders face ‘dehumanising’ new form of abuse – barking
Iceland is ranked as one of the world’s most progressive nations in terms of LGBTQ rights, but the unusual form of abuse have raised fears of an upswing in homophobic and transphobic sentiment. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong lawmakers: proposed penalties in new child abuse law too lenient
Labour and welfare secretary defends three-month maximum jail sentence and says it is in line with offences of similar gravity. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong charity steps up inspections at children’s home after abuse cases
Charity raises number of daily inspections to six, and spot checks one hour of closed-circuit television footage a day. Source link
Read More »Hong Kong leader to increase inspections at childcare homes after latest arrest
John Lee to ask Labour and Welfare Bureau to look into strengthening inspection and supervision capabilities on such residential homes. Source link
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