Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Confessional should not be a 'torture chamber' – Gozo Bishop Mario Grech and other top stories.

  • Confessional should not be a 'torture chamber' – Gozo Bishop Mario Grech

    Confessional should not be a 'torture chamber' – Gozo Bishop Mario Grech
    Priests should be mindful of their language when speaking about relationships that differ from the normally accepted form of marriage and the confessional should not be a “torture chamber,” according to Gozo Bishop Mario Grech. Bishop Grech was delivering a presentation on Amoris Laetitia (The Joy of Love), a post-synodal apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis.  The ground breaking document speaks, among other things, of how divorced and remarried Catholics should be more fully integrated into..
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  • The albino children being killed and sold for body parts

    The albino children being killed and sold for body parts
    ALBINO children in Malawi are being killed and their body parts sold for ritual practices, according to a damning new report by Amnesty International. The report, "We are not animals to be hunted or sold": Violence and discrimination against people with albinism in Malawi", exposes how the wave of violent attacks against people with albinism have increased sharply over the last two years, with four people, including a baby, murdered in April 2016 alone. "The unprecedented wave of brutal..
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  • Istanbul: Four detained after bomb blast kills 11, including 7 police officers

    Istanbul: Four detained after bomb blast kills 11, including 7 police officers
    Istanbul: Four detained after bomb blast kills 11, including 7 police officers Updated June 08, 2016 14:02:44 Turkish police have detained four suspects over a car bombing in Istanbul that killed 11 people, including seven police officers, local media reports say. Key points:There was no early claim of responsibility for the attackThere have been several attacks in Turkish cities in the past yearBlast caused damage to nearby cars and buildings The suspects were taken ..
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  • China slammed over 'unsafe intercept' of plane

    China slammed over 'unsafe intercept' of plane
    A Chinese fighter jet (like the one above) conducted one of many “dangerous intercepts”. Picture: Office of the Defense Secretary/APWHAT is going on in the skies over the South China Sea?If you listen to the Americans, jet pilots behind the controls of Chinese fighter aircraft are consistently engaging them in dangerous manoeuvres.The latest incident took place on Tuesday in international airspace when, according to the US Pacific Command, two Chinese J-10 fighter planes carried out an “unsafe” ..
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  • PNG police shoot students during anti-government protest

    PNG police shoot students during anti-government protest
    PNG police shoot students during anti-government protest Updated June 08, 2016 16:59:13 Police in Port Moresby have opened fire on university students protesting against Papua New Guinea's Government, injuring at least 13 people. Key points:Students say police fired shots when students refused to allow the president of the student council to be arrestedStudent Christopher Kipalan says police still chasing and shooting at students in city's suburbsStudents were protesti..
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  • US Primaries: Hillary Clinton makes history, claims Democratic nomination, wins outright in three states

    US Primaries: Hillary Clinton makes history, claims Democratic nomination, wins outright in three states
    ANALYSIS Hillary Clinton basking in the glow of victory on a primary election night rally. Photo: AP Washington: Hillary Clinton has claimed the Democratic nomination, making her the first female candidate in US history to win the backing of a major political party in a run for president. She chalked up three primary wins outright - in New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota - and looked strong in California with 40 per cent of the vote counted. Trump prevailed ..
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Seven West snaps up stake in Airtasker .Could you be the Coast's next tourism boss? .
Candidates aim to stop Coast's economic slide .Great Barrier Reef: scientists 'exaggerated' coral bleaching .

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