Catholic Church must bring abusers to justice

Catholic Church must bring abusers to justice

by | Nov 9, 2022 | News

It is vital that the Catholic Church, non-government organisations (NGOs), development agencies and government put children at the heart of national and religious concerns writes Fr Shay Cullen. The Preda Foundation cares for more than 150 child victims of abuse every...
Climate Justice is the Right of the Poor

Climate Justice is the Right of the Poor

by | Nov 3, 2022 | Features

Climate injustice impacts the innocent poor much harder than the guilty rich and the problem is social, environmental and political, writes Fr Shay Cullen. When I hike into the hills and mountains of Zambales with the Aeta indigenous farmers, their children and...
Speaking Truth to Power is a Moral Obligation

Speaking Truth to Power is a Moral Obligation

by | Oct 19, 2022 | News

In the wake of the recent assassination of journalist Percival Mabasa, Fr Shay Cullen warns that the Philippines is among the most dangerous places in the world to be a journalist apart from war zones. Truth-telling is the work of journalists, writers and broadcasters...
Pandemic made the poor poorer and the rich richer

Pandemic made the poor poorer and the rich richer

by | Jul 13, 2022 | Features

The Covid pandemic has caused great harm, warns Columban missionary Fr Shay Cullen. The rich became richer while the poor became poorer. During the pandemic, an additional 4.27 million Filipinos fell into extreme poverty. People like Maria Mahirap, one of the poorest...
The Colonial Racism We Must Protest

The Colonial Racism We Must Protest

by | Jun 22, 2022 | Features

While Ukrainians are welcomed to Britain, dark-skinned asylum seekers are deported, like 160,000 Irish, writes Fr Shay Cullen. Colonial crimes and atrocities are always with us. Colonial rulers have stamped their cruel laws and vices on the occupied and exploited...