The basis of the index’s measurement is the United Nations’ Human Development Report
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Priests guilty of abusing deaf children at Argentine school
The court also sentenced gardener Armando Gómez to 18 years in prison. The victims are 10 former students.
Secret documents reveal how China mass detention camps work
Taken as a whole, the documents give the most significant description yet of how the mass detention camps work in the words of the Chinese government itself.
Japanese boxer formerly on death row attended Pope Francis’ Mass
Japan, the United States and South Korea are the only nations in the OECD group of developed economies that have the death penalty.
New religious liberty index shows Americans approve of level of freedom
Montse Alvarado, CEO of the Washington-based Becket Fund, said she was not surprised by the overall results.
Good Shepherd sister receives 16th annual Opus Prize for work in Congo
Sister Mutindi’s religious order, the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd, is an international congregation with sisters in 73 countries.
Pope Francis honors Japanese martyrs and celebrates Mass in Nagasaki
The pope also urged prayers for all those who endure persecution because of their faith today.
Report: Catholic review boards, hailed as a fix for sex abuse, often fail
AP: Clergy sex abuse has cost more than $4 billion and implicated at least 5,100 priests by the church’s own count since 2002.
Boston seminary probe finds inappropriate conduct but no evidence of criminal activity
“The seminary is not a den of sexual misconduct fueled by excessive drinking,” the report on the investigation says.
Pope Francis’ cousin takes star turn in Thailand as papal whisperer
Sivori, a 77-year-old member of the Salesian order, is an assistant principal at a Salesian school in Udon Thani, in northeast Thailand.
