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Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Commentary

Society becoming more brutal, 2

BY SHAY CULLEN INTIMATE partner violence is any kind of abuse that causes psychological harm, sexual aggression and includes physical force and even sexual coercion....

Society becoming more brutal, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN THE HORRIFIC number of sexual assaults, homicides, child sexual abuse and human trafficking of female children and intimate partner violence has reached...

Lackluster ICC

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN  IN ONE of its recent singular success stories, the International Criminal Court (ICC) brought about the arrest, trial and sentencing of...

Prosecute any clergy accused of child abuse, 2

BY SHAY CULLEN CRIMES known to the church authorities must be reported to the civil anchorites, according to Pope Francis, and must not be withheld...

Prosecute any clergy accused of child abuse, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN  POPE Francis’ historic decree, Motu Proprio Vos estis lux mundi, protects child victims and prosecute any clergy accused of child abuse.  It...

Delays in legal process cost child rights NGO huge sums, 2

JUSTICE delivered is punitive but also preventive. The abuser cannot abuse again in prison and conviction is a deterrence for others tempted to abuse...

Delays in legal process cost child rights NGO huge sums, 1

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN IT’S ALWAYS good news when justice is done and seen to be done. Judge Maribel Mariano-Beltran in the Family Court Branch 13...

Inalienable rights, 2

ACCORDING to Human Rights Watch and to research done by Stanford Law School’s Human Rights & Conflict Committee, BBC researchers and documents gleaned from...

Inalienable rights, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN EVERYONE should be aware that every person, according to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has inalienable rights that must...

Resurrection today and a chance to live again, 2

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN THE PREDA team of dedicated professional staff brought new life to thousands of children helping them heal and overcome adversity. Together,...