Pope Francis’ powerful words on protecting children abused by priests, 1
BY FR. SHAY CULLEN
WHILE many good and dedicated bishops and priests in the Philippines and elsewhere are examining their conscience about their responsibility to...
Fair trade prevents human trafficking, 2
IN THE Philippines, a family of five needs at least P13,872 every month for food to survive, according to government statistics. In 2023, the...
Fair trade prevents human trafficking, 1
ALL OF US want to live in a just society where cheating, exploitation and corruption have no place. Almost everyone wants a society that...
Bishops, other clergymen must save child victims and jail abusive priests, 2
THIS WRITER was invited to the Vatican in September 2015 to assist in drafting for Pope Francis the Plan of Action on child protection...
Bishops, other clergymen must save child victims and jail abusive priests, 1
BY FR. SHAY CULLEN
ONCE PRIESTS who are found guilty of child sexual abuse are convicted and jailed like other pedophiles, that is when this...
The lifelong trauma caused by clerical child abuse, 2
THE VICTIMS are “discarded” by the abusive priest and by an uncaring bishop or adult. Not only are these children damaged for life, but...
The lifelong trauma caused by clerical child abuse, 1
THE JANUARY 29 launch of BishopAccountability.org’s database listing at least 82 priests who have been charged or accused of child sexual abuse in the...
Man convicted of nine rapes; a database of Filipino clerics accused of abuse
ON JANUARY 20, 2025, a strong-minded and determined 15-year-old named Jessa (not her real name), who was healed and empowered at the Preda Foundation’s...
What we can learn from the Black Nazarene, 2
CATHOLICISM in the Philippines and some of its leaders have little interest in defending human dignity and against the violations of people's rights —...
What we can learn from the Black Nazarene, 1
COMMENTARY
BY SHAY CULLEN
THIS YEAR’S “Traslacion” or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward...