KENSCOFF, Haiti (AP) — For a limestone mantel from the Waldorf Astoria, the church that owns the Olde Good Things antique stores asks for $8,500. But for the death of each child in a fire at a home it ran in Haiti, parents said the same church offered to pay just $50 to $100 in […]
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Rights expert welcomes Pope’s decision to lift ‘veil of secrecy’ on child abuse cases
ROME/GENEVA,20 DECEMBER 2109 — The Vatican must act to ensure justice for people who were sexually abused by priests during childhood, a UN independent human rights expert said on Thursday. Maud de Boer-Buquicchio issued the charge in a statement welcoming the decision by Pope Francis to abolish a Roman Catholic Church policy which maintains secrecy […]
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Presence of Russian Orthodox Church in Palau will encourage more Russian tourists – Russian Ambassador
Russian Federation Ambassador to Palau Igor Khovaev (left) with State Minister Faustina Rehuher-Marugg (right) (Photo Courtesy of the Russian Embassy in the Philippines): File Photo Russian Ambassador to Palau Igor Khovaev told Island Times in an interview that a permanent presence of a Russian Orthodox Church in Palau will encourage flow of Russian tourists to the […]