Priest sentenced for stealing church donations
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A priest has been given a suspended prison sentence for stealing money from his own church’s donation plates. Fortunato Pantisano, 44, was caught on CCTV taking about £200 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Fulham, west London, on 7 January. The Italian national pleaded not guilty to a charge of theft by an employee in June but was convicted of the offence following a trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court.
La crisis del porno deepfake que afecta a las escuelas coreanas
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El sábado pasado, en el teléfono de Heejin apareció un mensaje de Telegram de un remitente anónimo. “Tus fotos e información personal han sido filtradas. Discutámoslo”. Cuando la universitaria entró en la sala de chat para leer el mensaje, recibió una foto suya tomada hace unos años, cuando aún estaba en la escuela. Le siguió una segunda imagen con la misma foto, sólo que esta era sexualmente explícita y falsa.
(BBC Sport).
Mohamed Camara has been suspended for four matches after the Monaco midfielder covered up anti-homophobia messages on his shirt. The 24-year-old Mali international placed white tape over the campaign logo on his chest during the club’s 4-0 win over Nantes in Ligue 1 on 19 May. In a statement, the Ligue de Football Professionnel (LFP) said the decision to impose the ban was made after hearing from Camara and considering the player’s refusal “to carry out one or more actions to raise awareness of the fight against homophobia”.
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Pope Francis has apologised following reports that he used extremely derogatory language towards gay men.
A statement from the Vatican said the Pope did not mean to offend anyone and apologised to those who were “hurt by the use of a word”.
At the Italian Bishops’ Conference, the pope reportedly said gay men should not be allowed to train for the priesthood, adding there was already an air of frociaggine, which translates as a highly offensive slur.
This meeting was in private, but has been widely reported.
“Pope Francis is aware of the articles that have come out recently concerning a conversation he had with bishops… behind closed doors,” the statement quoted the director of the Holy See – the Catholic Church’s governing body – Matteo Bruni, as saying.
The Pope’s reported comments were first conveyed to the Italian tabloid website Dagospia, and were soon confirmed by other Italian news agencies.
There has been shock at the reported language, particularly as Pope Francis has often talked publicly of being respectful towards gay people.
Mr Bruni said: “As he [the Pope] has stated on more than one occasion, ‘In the Church there is room for everyone, everyone! Nobody is useless or superfluous, there is room for everyone, just the way we are.’”
(Atahualpa Amerise. Role,BBC News Mundo).
Cuando le comunicaron que no podría celebrar la tradicional procesión de Semana Santa, supo que se había metido en problemas.
Léster Zayas, de 45 años, no es uno de esos curas que se limita a analizar versículos de la Biblia en sus sermones.
Desde el púlpito de la iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, un imponente templo con 132 años de historia en el céntrico barrio habanero del Vedado, prefiere tocar asuntos más mundanos.
“Podría siempre hablar del cielo y olvidar las cosas terrenales, pero el Evangelio y Jesucristo nos llevan directamente a la Tierra, a entrar en contacto con la gente”, explica a BBC Mundo en una entrevista telefónica.
(Nick Beake and Laura Gozzi. BBC).
Brussels police were ordered to shut down a conference for right-wing politicians, including Brexiteer Nigel Farage and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, on Tuesday.
People were stopped from entering the National Conservatism Conference a few hours after it began, organisers said – although it continued for those inside.
The local mayor said he issued the order to ensure public security.
Organisers of the conference said they “overcame attempts to silence” them.